Chapter 14- The Media | POLS 1101 - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Download Chapter 14- The Media | POLS 1101 - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 "Yellow Journalism" DEFINITION 1 Style of journalism born of intense competition and characterized by screaming headlines and sensational stories. Coined at the end of the nineteenth century, the term referred to the ink in which the New York Worlds comic strips were printed. TERM 2 Beat DEFINITION 2 A regularly assigned venue that a news reporters covers on an ongoing basis. TERM 3 Carrying capacity DEFINITION 3 The amount of information a communication technology can deliver to its audience. Newspapers have much higher carrying capacities than do television news programs. TERM 4 Credibility gap DEFINITION 4 The widespread suspicion among reporters that presidents will lie to the media when doing so serves their interest and they think they can get away with it. TERM 5 Equal time DEFINITION 5 A "fairness" rule established by the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that broadcasters offer balanced coverage of controversial issues. If a radio or television station sells or gives airtime to one candidate for political office, it must provide other candidates with equal time. TERM 6 Fairness doctrine DEFINITION 6 Rule that assures that different points of view on controversial issues have access to the airwaves. TERM 7 Franking privilege DEFINITION 7 The legal right of each member of Congress to send official mail postage-free under his or her signature. TERM 8 Free exercise clause DEFINITION 8 The second clause of the First Amendment. It forbids the national government to interfere with the exercise of religion. TERM 9 Infotainment DEFINITION 9 Increasingly popular, nontraditional source of political information that combines news and entertainment. Examples include talk shows, political comedy, and MTV. TERM 10 Leak DEFINITION 10 Strategically consequential information given to reporters on the condition that its source not be identified by name.