Public Opinion
The term used to indicate peoples' beliefs/feelings about political or civic issues.
What is public opinion?
The meaning of the acronym "IIC".
What is an Information & Influence Campaign?
The term to describe journalists not having any bias or personal viewpoints within their articles.
What is objectivity?
The term for computer programs/codes that sort and prioritize content to users based on their interests/behaviours.
What are algorithms?
The term used to describe how people cognitively link ideas to develop public opinions: ______ networks.
What are associative networks?
The term for an individual/group who launches an IIC.
What is a protagonist?
The concept that analyzes which political issues/topics are most prominent within the media (or society in general). (HINT: two words)
What is agenda setting?
The term for providing advertisements (or content) that is guided by the personal data of individuals.
What is microtargeting?
The term used to describe singular pieces of information/knowledge that people hold.
What are nodes?
The term for an individual/group who is being subject to an IIC.
What is a target?
The type of format that news articles are typically written in. (HINT: it is an object found in Egypt)
What is the inverted pyramid model?
The term used by Saunders (2020) to describe political advertisements that are only shown to certain demographics of the public.
What are dark advertisements?
The broader perspective that someone holds as a result of their identity, life experiences, etc.
What is a worldview? (or political dispositions)
A type of intermediary within an IIC, who is artificially created to further promote the interests of the protagonist.
What is a surrogate?
A type of source (i.e., interviewee) whom traditional journalists have been criticized for heavily relying upon in articles.
What are dominant or elite sources?
The name of a thought experiment presented by Saunders (2020) to explore the potential for a democratic society with no public discussion of political issues. (HINT: two words, Democracy _____)
What is Democracy 2.0?
A particular quality (or tone) of information that is more easily remembered/recalled by people. (HINT: It might be harmful to democracy)
What is negative information?
An approach used by the protagonist of an IIC to best determine the relevant stakeholders within a campaign. (HINT: three words, _______ _______ analysis).
What is a power structure analysis?
The term used by Skinner (2016) to explain that journalism is not a typical commodity, but something that is essential to the public interest. (HINT: two words, ____ good)
What is a merit good?
The name provided by Howard (2020) to describe the existence of "smart" devices that collect personal data from users.
What is the Internet of Things?