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News/Media Lit
Term | Definition |
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Public opinion | the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues |
Public policy | the deliberate decisions, actions, and laws made and implemented by a government to address public issues and achieve societal objectives |
Mass media | a mechanism of mass communication, including television, radio, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, books, recordings, and movies |
Public agenda | issues considered most significant by government officials |
Watchdog: | the role played by a media organization that exposes illegal practices or waste |
Prior restraint | the act of stopping information from being known by blocking it from being published |
Non-partisan: | Free from party ties |
Partisan | strongly supports one side specifically politically |
Biased | Favoring one view |
Shield Law | that protects a reporter from revealing their sources |
Libel | written untruths that are harmful to one’s reputation |
Lobbyist | a representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making |
Interest Group | a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs |
Leak | to release secret government information by anonymous government officials to the media |