Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet and other means of popular communication
What is Mass Media?
100
The largest racial group in america today?
What is caucaians/whites?
100
all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
What is political participation?
100
massive media conglomerates that when LINKED together account for over four-fifths of the nation’s daily newspaper circulation
What are chains?
100
Newspapers and magazines form this kind of media
What is Print Media?
200
Events purposely staged for the media that nonetheless look spontaneous.
What are Media Events?
200
A valuable tool for understanding population changesthat is required every 10 years by the Constitution
What is the census?
200
a small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey to be representative of the whole
What is a sample?
200
Politicians’ appearances and mannerisms have been considered very important since this event
What is the Kennedy-Nixon debate?
200
This is the most important newspaper in the nation
What is the New York Times?
300
People who invest their political “capital” in an issue to get it placed high on governmental agenda
What is a Policy Entrepenure?
300
The metaphor for the mixing of cultures, ideas, and peoples that has changed the American nation
What is the melting pot?
300
the size of this shows the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll
What is the sampling error?
300
the use of in-depth reporting to unearth scandals, scams & schemes putting reporters & politicians opposite each other.
Who are Investigative Jouralism?
300
This kind of media brought government and politics into peoples’ homes. It is made up of free Television and radio networks.
What is Broadcast Media?
400
a sensational style of reporting characterized newspapers at the turn of the century.
What is Yellow Journalism?
400
The political term meaning that non-Caucasians will make up over 50% of the nation?
What is Majority Minority?
400
the process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census
What is reaportionment?
400
Specific locations from which news frequently emanates, such as Congress or the White House
What is a beat?
400
media programming on cable TV or Internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience, e.g., C-SPAN
What is Narrowcasting?
500
The government organization that regulates the use of airwaves in three ways
What is the FCC?
500
What law requires employers document citizenship of employee?
What is the Simpson-Mazzoli act?
500
This a mistake was made in the 2004 exit polls that led some to belive John Kerry won Ohio.
What is oversampling of young women?
500
An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction
What is a Trial Balloon?
500
This is a term discribing the results of Superfical coverage in televison has led to a massive shortening of politicans speaches (from 47 seconds in 1960 to 7 seconds today).