Media Formats
This format of media has become obsolete in the past ten years.
What is a newspaper?
This type of Journalism involves being accurate, fair, and balanced, relying on original sources, and presenting multiple viewpoints.
What is Principled Journalism?
The ownership and control of media by a few large corporations:
What are media monopolies?
Favoring information that confirms a person's existing beliefs and discounting evidence that could challenge those beliefs.
What is Confirmation Bias?
This 1971 court case defended the First Amendment right of freedom of the press.
What is the New York Times vs. The US Government?
Candidates often debate on this form of media.
What is television?
This type of Journalism may adopt a stance of opposition or combative style towards the government or public officials.
What is Adversarial Journalism?
The power of the media to bring public attention to a particular problem or issue is:
What is agenda setting?
Users are exposed to opinions and information that conform to existing beliefs.
What is a Filter Bubble?
***TRIPLE JEOPARDY***
What 1972 court case did the Supreme Court decide that the First Amendment did not grant reporters the privilege to not testify about their source in a grand jury proceeding?
What is Branzburg vs. Hayes?
This form of media was popular in the 50's and 60's.
What is radio?
This type of journalism is news-reported and political commentary distributed by citizens, advocacy groups, and eyewitnesses to crises, often by cell phone images or video and distributed via social media.
What is Citizen Journalism?
What is the presentation of information from a certain perspective to shape the audience's comprehension of that information?
What is Framing?
Closed communications systems in which individual beliefs are amplified or reinforced by repetition.
What are Media echo chambers?
**TRIPLE JEOPARDY***
What 1971 court case upheld the display of profane language in public?
What is Cohen vs. California
This form of media allows candidates to allow candidates to reach the younger demographic.
What is social media?
This type of journalism is political blogs and talk shows where the writer or host provides highly opinionated personal commentary.
What is Opinion-driven Journalism?
Calling attention to some issues and not others when reporting on political events and officials is:
What is Priming?
***BONUS: Double Jeopardy***
What polarized news media outlet used to feature Tucker Carlson?
What is FOX news?
In 1996 Congress passed this Act that loosened the restrictions on media ownership, allowed telephone companies, cable television providers, and broadcasters to compete with one another.
What is the Telecommunications Act of 1996?
What constitutional amendment protects our freedom to press?
What is the first amendment?
These types of journalisms:
- Publish or broadcast information or opinion as quickly as possible, with minimal fact-checking
- Puts forth opinion and information that is consistent with consumer's preexisting beliefs
What are Journalism of Assertion and Journalism of Affirmation?
**BONUS: Double Jeopardy**
What are the disclosures of confidential government information to the news media?
What are Leaks?
If a news source decides to poll only one population of people on abortion this would be:
What is a Sampling Error?
What 1919 court case involved a man being charged with violating the Espionage Act after circulating pamphlets against the war?
What is Schenck vs. United States?