This vocab, key term refers to the two types of one-sided covereage in news coverage. One slant may skew to the left/Democrat and one may skew to the right/Republican.
1. L_________ B_____
2. C___________ B_____
WHAT IS ... ?
1. LIBERAL BIAS?
2. CONSERVATIVE BIAS?
The mainstream media is most likely to cover news on the following four topics.
1. G_________
2. PO____________
3. EC_________
4. CO_________ and SC_____________
WHAT ARE ...?
1. GOVERNMENT?
2. POLITICS?
3. ECONOMY?
4. CONFLICT AND SCANDAL?
These are the four types of media in the news world in America.
1. P___________
2. B_____________
3. I___________
4. SO____
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. PRINT?
2. BROADCAST?
3. INTERNET?
4. SOCIAL?
This F________ C________ C__________ is the independent agency that oversees and regulates the media. Media outlets can only operate if they attain a L___________ and show they are operating in P________ I____________.
WHAT IS ...?
1. FEDERAL COMMUNICAITONS COMMISSION?
2. LICENSE?
3. PUBLIC INTEREST?
These are the four layers of community where the public sphere exists?
1. L_______ Government
2. S____________ Government
3. N______________ Government
4. I____________ or GL_______
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT?
2. STATE GOVERNMENT?
3. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT?
4. INTERNATIONAL or GLOBAL?
These are "the BIG THREE" political news networks in America today.
1.
2.
3.

WHAT ARE ... ?
1. CNN?
2. FOX NEWS?
3. MSNBC?
These are the two different types of distribution of information from government to the media. (One is accidental and one is purposeful).
1. L_______
2. P_______ R____________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. LEAKS?
2. PRESS RELEASES?
These are the different types of ways that media entities raise money.
1.PRO__________A
2. I____________S
3. C______________S
4. B___________S
WHAT IS ... ?
1. PROPAGANDA?
2. INFOMERCIALS?
3. COMMERCIALS?
4. BILLBOARDS?
These are four types of print media sources.
1. N____________
2. M_______________
3. MAI______
4. J_____________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. NEWSPAPERS?
2. MAGAZINES?
3. MAILERS?
4. JOURNALS?
These are the three types of speech that are regulated by the FCC.
1. L __________
2. S____________
3. D_________________
WHAT IS ...?
1. LIBEL?
2. SLANDER?
3. DEFAMATION?
Public opinion operations ask questions to a group of people in a S_______________ and then they acquire D____ to formulate into formal public opinion P______.
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. SAMPLES?
2. DATA?
3. POLLS?
These two media sources are the most trusted / neutral names in broadcasting.

1. P_______ B___________ S__________
2. N__________ P__________ R______
WHAT IS ... ?
1. PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE?
2. NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO?
These vocab./key terms are the two different types forms that respondents in a poll fill out for public opinion polls.
1. S____________
2. Q______________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. SURVEYS?
2. QUESTIONNAIRES?
These are the entities in government that the media covers.
1. P_____________
2. H________ of R__________
3. S______________
4. S_________ C_______
5. ST____ AND L____ GOVERNMENT
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. PRESIDENT?
2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
3. SENATE?
4. SUPREME COURT?
5. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT?
These are four types of broadcast media sources.
1. T___________
2. R__________
3. M____________
4. P___________S
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. TELEVISION?
2. RADIO?
3. MOVIES?
4. PODCASTS?
The FCC can officially fine these three things if they are caught on live-TV.
1. ___ B_______
2. W___________ M_____________
3. Deliberate Acts of V__________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. F BOMBS?
2. WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS?
3. ACTS OF VIOLENCE?
The most ideal sample survey size of people surveyed in a poll is between ___________ and ___________.
The most reliable population of people who respond to traditional polling over the phone is ___________ ______________.
WHAT IS ... ?
1. 1000 - 15000 PEOPLE?
2. SENIOR CITIZENS?
These three TV networks are the foremost channels for catch-all news.

1. N___________ B_________ C_________
2. A_________ B__________ C__________
3. C___________ B_________ S__________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY?
2. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY?
3. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM?
This vocab. key term refers to when the media targets a specific population on purpose. This other vocab. key term refers to a specific population that shares certain traits.
1. N________________
2. D______________
WHAT IS ...?
1. NARROWCASTING?
2. DEMOGRAPHIC?
These are the following people within the news media with clear and defined roles.
1. J____________
2. P__________
3. E_________
4. R_________
5. PU_______
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. JOURNALIST?
2. PUBLISHER?
3. EDITOR?
4. REPORTER?
5. PUNDIT?
These are the types of internet media used today.
1. W__________
2. E___________ M___________
3. B_________
4. M_____ SH_____ SITES
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. WEBSITES?
2. ELECTRONIC MAIL?
3. BLOGS?
4. MEDIA SHARING SITES?
These three rules were incorporated with media regulation over the years (although they are not enforced effectively.
1. E_______ T____ R______
2. F_________ D_____________
3. N___ N_____________
WHAT ARE ...?
1. EQUAL TIME RULE?
2. FAIRNESS DOCTRINE?
3. NET NEUTRALITY?
These are the most important factors to consider when analyzing results of a poll.
1. I__________ TALKED ABOUT
2. NUMBER OF P____________
3. T_____ OF THE POLL
4. POTENTIAL B____
5. VA__________ OF THE POLL
WHAT IS ... ?
1. ISSUES TALKED ABOUT?
2. NUMBER OF PEOPLE?
3. TIMING OF THE POLL?
4. POTENTIAL BIAS?
5. VALIDITY?
These are the six types of bias that exist in the news
1. SP____
2. PLA_____
3. OM_______
4. LAB______
5. SOU_____
6. ST____ SEL______
WHAT IS ...?
1. SPIN?
2. PLACEMENT?
3. OMISSION?
4. LABELING?
5. SOURCING?
6. STORY SELECTION?
These vocab./key terms refer to the types of organizations or people that influence the media THE MOST.
1. I_________ G________
2. POL______
3. BU_____
4. V_______ LIKE YOU!
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. INTEREST GROUPS?
2. POLITICIANS
3. BUSINESSES
4. VIEWERS LIKE YOU!
These are all the roles that the media can play.
1. G____________
2. S_____________
3. W_____________
4. B___________SS
5. B_____
6. A____________ S____________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. GATEKEEPER?
2. SCOREKEEPER?
3. WATCHDOG?
4. BUSINESS?
5. BIAS?
6. AGENDA SETTER?
These are the top five most popular forms of social media.
1. F________
2. T__________ or ___
3. I______________
4. Y_________
5. T____T____
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. FACEBOOK?
2. TWITTER?
3. INSTAGRAM?
4.YOUTUBE?
5. TIKTOK?
Social media can be censored by
1. B________
2. H____ S_______
3. Promoting V_________
4. Promoting I_________ A_________
5. Sharing F______ N _______
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. BULLYING?
2. HATE SPEECH?
3. PROMOTING VIOLENCE?
4. PROMOTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES?
5. SHARING FAKE NEWS?
These are the top SIX ISSUES that are most frequently polled in public opinion political polls.
1. Upcoming E__________
2. Status of the EC__________
3. HEA__________
4. E_________
5. NATIONAL D_________
6. EN_____ AND THE E_____________
WHAT IS ... ?
1. UPCOMING ELECTION?
2. STATUS OF THE ECONOMY?
3. HEALTHCARE?
4. EDUCATION?
5. NATIONAL DEFENSE?
6. ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT?
These are all the following most prevalent propaganda advertising techniques in media advertising.
1. EN_________
2. B____________
3. N_____ C________
4. G_________ G_________
5. P______ F____
6. C____ S___________
7. T__________
WHAT ARE ... ?
1. ENDORSEMENT?
2. BANDWAGON?
3. NAME CALLING?
4. GLITTERING GENERALITIES?
5. PLAIN FOLK?
6. CARD STACKING?
7. TRANSFER?