Media & Journalism Terms: Agencies, Monopolies, Spin, Pundits, Objective Reporting, Agenda, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

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TERM 1

wire service

DEFINITION 1 A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to news organizations: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. (associated press and reuters for example) TERM 2

media monopoly

DEFINITION 2 media corporations are so large, powerful, and interconnected that alternative voices cannot have their views aired TERM 3

spin

DEFINITION 3 when government officials are sometimes able to control what journalists report and how they report it TERM 4

pundits

DEFINITION 4 term for print, broadcast, and radio commentators on the political news TERM 5

objective journalism

DEFINITION 5 news reported with no evaluative language and with any opinions quoted or attributed to a specific source

TERM 6

agenda

setting

DEFINITION 6 influencing what people consider important TERM 7

framing

DEFINITION 7 interpretation of stories TERM 8

fairness doctrine

DEFINITION 8 required that licensees present contrasting viewpoints on any controversial issue of public importance that was discussed TERM 9

equal time provision

DEFINITION 9 required that except for news programs, stations that granted (sold) air time to any one candidate for public office had to grant (or sell) other candidates equal time