Vocabulary
An account of events
news
This is the most recent medium of media delivery
internet
______ has the power to focus the public's attention
media; press; journalists; etc.
This is a non-traditional media option
internet; social media
Social media tends to expose users to more or less diversity in opinion
Less
high-choice media system
This was among the first of the American political newspapers
Gazette of the United States; National Gazette
Occurs when the media serves as a conduit through which political leaders communicate with the public
common-carrier function
These two types of audiences are often closely linked
partisan and traditional
Media, press, journalists, etc. act as these, determining what information and messages will be passed along to the public
gatekeepers
This is the way in which the framing of a message affects how people will interpret it
priming
This kind of journalism used any means necessary to lure the reader in
yellow journalism
Occurs when the media alerts the public to important developments as soon as possible after they happen
signaling function
As a result of the FCC rescinding the Fairness Doctrine, tv and radio have increased their ability to serve this function to the public
partisan function
The audience members of partisan tv and radio shows tend to prefer this in their shows
outrage; name-calling; misrepresentation; negativity; mockery; character assassination; belittling; imagined catastrophe
Reporting of "facts" rather than opinions
objective journalism
This was the first cable news channel
CNN
Occurs when the media exposes incompetent, hypocritical, and corrupt officials (often referred to as the "check" on abuses by those in power)
watchdog function
In recent years, studies have shown that this kind of news delivery is preferred by audiences
entertainment; comedy; novelty; etc.
The FCC rescinded the Fairness Doctrine in this year
1987
A term used when newspapers openly backed one political party or another
partisan press
The FCC imposed this restriction on media broadcasters, requiring that they must offer reasonable opportunity for opposing positions to be discussed
Fairness Doctrine
The circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is an example of this kind of media function
all three functions
*will accept watchdog, common-carrier, and/or signaling
These are the three types of audiences your text highlights
Traditional; Partisan; Inattentive
Access to more information today has made society more or less informed than in the past
less informed