Chp 16 Vocab

a broad term that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet sources, blogs, and social media postings that cover important events

forms of electronic communication that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking

the media’s ability to highlight certain issues and bring them to the attention of the public

sources of information designed to reach a wide audience, including newspapers, radio, television, and internet outlets

an organization that gathers and reports on news and then sells the stories to other outlets

an approach to newsgathering in which reporters dig into stories, often looking for instances of wrongdoing

outlets for news and other content including radio and television that bring stories directly into people’s homes

the concentration of ownership of the media into fewer corporations

the slanting of political news coverage in support of a particular political party or ideology

coverage of political campaigns that focuses more on the drama of the campaign than on policy issues