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  1. 1. journalism- seizing upon any bit of information or rumor that might call into question the qualifications or character of a public official
  2. 5. race- political journalism of elections that resembles coverage of horse races because of the focus on polling data and public perception instead of candidate policy
  3. 6. service - a news agency that supplies syndicated news by wire to newspapers, radio, and television stations.
  4. 7. journalism - journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
  5. 8. press- Penny press newspapers were cheap, tabloid-style newspapers mass-produced in the United States from the 1830s onwards. Mass production of inexpensive newspapers became possible following the shift from hand-crafted to steam-powered printing.
  6. 10. - to distort (information) by rendering it unfaithfully or incompletely, especially in order to reflect a particular viewpoint
  7. 12. presents facts in such a way that implicates a problem that requires a solution
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  1. 2. fairness doctrine- Lawmakers became concerned that the monopoly audience control of the three main networks, NBC, ABC and CBS, could misuse their broadcast licenses to set a biased public agenda. The Fairness Doctrine mandated broadcast networks devote time to contrasting views on issues of public importance.
  2. 3. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, television, satellite and wire. The goal of the Commission is to promote connectivity and ensure a robust and competitive market.
  3. 4. - influence of public opinion that results from the stories reporters choose to report on
  4. 8. when news content suggests to news audiences that they ought to use specific issues as benchmarks for evaluating the performance of leaders and governments
  5. 9. time provision - requires broadcasters to treat a candidate for the same political office identically to every other candidate for that office.
  6. 10. laws - statutes that provide journalists either an absolute or qualified privilege to refuse to disclose sources used or information obtained in the course of news gathering
  7. 11. media - the main means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, considered collectively