AP GOV Chp 16

News media

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

Social media

Forms of electronic communication that enables users to create and share content or to participate in social networking

Agenda setting

The medias ability to highlight certain issues and bring them to the attention of the public

Mass media

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

Wire service

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

Investigative journalism

An approach to news gathering in which reporters dig into stories, often looking for instances of wrongdoing

Broadcast media

Outlets for news and other content including radio and television that bring stories directly into peoples homes

Media consolidation

The concentration of ownership of media into fewer corporations

Partisan bias

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

Horse race journalism

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