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Vocabulary
The Internet & Democracy
How Media impacts the Government
Regulating Print & Broadcasting Media
Chance
100
An early leader in the primaries proclaimed by the media is a ____________.
front-runner
100
Volunteer activities that can only be done on the internet are known as ___________.
cyber-volunteering
100
A ___________is a ready-made story prepared by officials for members of the press.
news release
100
________is government censorship of information before publication.
Prior restraint
100
___________are automated e-mail notifications that provide subscribers with current information on a topic for which they are dedicated to.
Electronic mailing lists
200
The __________used to ban one-sided coverage until Ronald Reagan got rid of it in the early 1980s.
Fairness Doctrine
200
The Supreme Court case, ______________ guaranteed freedom of speech on the Internet.
Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union
200
A_________is when the news media questions high-level government officials regarding a particular topic, policy, or statement made by the government.
press conference
200
The___________ prohibits obscene or harassing conversation of any telecommunications medium.
Telecommunications Act
200
A ________is the release of secret information by anonymous government officials.
leak
300
E-commerce is defined as the __________.
sale of goods and services online
300
____________refers to websites that provide government services online.
E-government
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! Brief, frequent, positive (sometimes negative) descriptions of a candidate are ____________.
spot advertisements
300
_________ protect reporters from revealing their sources.
Shield laws
300
The government maintains national security by classifying sensitive information as "_________."
secret
400
The __________consists of all means for communicating information to the general public.
mass media
400
An electronic petition is _____________.
a message that asks you, along with many people to "sign" your name electronically to a request that is going to an official.
400
___________are important pieces of information that high-level official will give to reporters regarding a particular topic or policy.
Backgrounders
400
In _________the Telecommunications Act was introduced, largely due to the rise of the Internet.
1996
400
What war did reporters (for the first time) roam freely through combat zones to bring coverage of the war to the American people?
Vietnam
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! A program called _________allows public tracking of legislation and officials online.
THOMAS
500
An___________is a message from an interest group to its members that calls upon each member to immediately respond.
an action alert
500
Boring old C-SPAN stands for__________.
Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network
500
What does FCC stand for?
Federal Communications Commission
500
_________or ________means that information and ideas supporting only one point of view are presented.
Partisan or bias