A study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war
Roth v United States
A quote
Existing behaviors and attitudes
Spiral of silence
Stations hired news consultants, who advised them to buy national prepackaged formats.
The public's right to know and a person's right to privacy
It depends...
Espionage Acts
Industry self-regulation
Offending the smallest number of people meant earning the largest profit
espionage for releasing thousands of confidential U.S. embassy documents online
Uses and gratifications
The life of the author plus fifty years, or seventy-five years for a corporate copyright owner
Happy talk
An inverted-pyramid lead, carefully attributed sources, and limited use of adverbs and adjectives
Selective exposure and retention
Social responsibility
Walter Lippmann
parody falls under the opinion and fair comment rule
Experiment
Pseudo-polls
Taking the time to work through several critical thinking steps
Content Analysis
Determine what people will think about
Agenda-setting theory refers to the media's ability to do what?
Why have local TV newscasts developed a similar look since the 1970s?
The U.S. movie rating system is an example of what?
People often expose themselves only to media outlets that express their views. What is this called?
Ad-libbed or scripted banter that goes on among local news anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports reporters before and after news reports is called ______.
The minimal-effects model of mass media research holds that the media reinforce what?
The textbook suggests that the best way for journalists to reach ethical decisions might be ______.
What is the primary method researchers use to measure the amount of violence on network TV
Call-in online, or person-in-the-street polls that the news media use to address a “question of the day” are known as ______.
What case established a standard for obscenity that is the same for all communities in the United States
Which kind of research method employs a control group for comparison?
Which laws, passed in 1917 and 1918, made it a federal crime to disrupt the nation's war effort?
What are the hallmarks of a neutral news story?
Which model of the press is most often associated with today's mainstream U.S. news media?
The question 'Why do we use the media?' is often asked under the which model?
This persons book is considered by academics to be 'the founding book in American media studies?
Journalists routinely straddle a line between what two rights?
Why did the Supreme Court sided with Larry Flynt in his case against Jerry Falwell?
In 1971, President Richard Nixon's administration tried to block publication of what?
In 1976, Congress extended the copyright period to how long?
Which theory contends that people who believe they hold minority opinions tend to keep silent?
Members of U.S. Government wanted to charge founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, with what?
When it comes to how the media affects individuals, the best answer is usually what?
Historically, 'objectivity' became valuable for newspapers and journalists because…?
The sound bite in a TV news report is the equivalent of a ______ in a newspaper story.
