Chapters 4-8 COM 160

Pirate Broadcasters

1960, they were illegally operated stations broadcasting to British audiences from offshore

Exogenous Station

A clandestine broadcast operation that operates outside the region into which it transmits is an:

Surrogate Service

A international broadcasting, an operation established by one country to substitute for another's own domestic services.

Ethical News Values

Accuracy Confirmation Tenacity Dignity Reciprocity Sufficiency Equity Community Diversity

Social Responsibility Theory

An organization's obligation to maximize its positive impact and minimize its negative impact on society

Gatekeeper

As part of public agenda, what is the term used to describe the influence on what subjects become national political issues and for how long

Framing of the News

Creates Good Guys and Bad guys Words used: terrorist attacks and freedom fighters Raises ethical questions

Cultural Imperialism

Domination of one culture over another by a deliberate policy that encourages cultural assimilation of neighboring foreign peoples or by economic or technological superiority.

Objectivity

Embraces the myth that journalists are unbiased and that news media reflect reality rather the represent some facet under deadline pressure

D-notice

Great Britain does not have a First Amendment similar to that of the United States, allowing the government to practice prior restraint by making an officially issued notice called a...

External Service

In international broadcasting, a service designated to one country to counter enemy propaganda and disseminate infomration about itself

Public Service Remit

Limits on advertising and other public service requirements imposed on Britain's commercial broadcasters in exchange for the right to broadcast constitute broadcasters':

Indexing

Media outlets have the power to control the outcome of a debate by taking control of what is discussed

Revolutionary Concept

No country "officially" embraces this. Yet, a nation's media can serve the goals of revolution (e.g., former Eastern Bloc Nations)

Alex de Toqueville

Observed the newly found United States. Press would be Partisan and biased rather than objective.

PIE

Proximity Independence Expertise or lived experiences

Shortwave Radio

Radio signals transmitted at high frequencies that can travel great distances by skipping off the ionosphere

Sky waves

Radio waves that are reflected back to Earth from the ionosphere

SMELL Test

Source Motivation Evidence Logic Left out

Authoritarian Concept

The normative theory that calls for the subjugation of media for the purpose of serving the government

Media Consolidation

The trend toward a few large corporations owning most of the media outlets in the country.

Wire Service

This type of organization employs reporters throughout the world to collect news stories for subscribers

Is the information relevant?

Useful- helps with decisions Sufficient-Enough to allow informed choices Trustworthy Audience-Who is the "We"

Local Angle

a fact or person that connects a story which originates in another location to the local audience

Futures file

a list or file containing ideas for stories and dates of upcoming events for future issues of a publication or a later newscast.

Indigenous Stations

clandestine operations functioning inside the regions to which they transmit, make use of technologies other than radio

Externalities

economic side effects or by-products that affect an uninvolved third party; can be negative or positive

Stakeholder Theory

ethical theory stating that social responsibility is paying attention to the interest of every affected stakeholder in every aspect of a firm's operation

Development Concept

government and media work in partnership to ensure that media assist in the planned, beneficial development of the country

Clandestine Stations

illegal or unlicensed broadcast operations frequently operated by revolutionary groups or intelligence agencies for political purposes

Timeliness

information being available to users early enough to allow them to use it in the decision process

News

n. information about any recent events, especially as reported by the media

News Hole

space for news in a newspaper after ads are inserted; time in a newscast for news after ads

Polity

the form of government of a country or other organization

News Flow

the number of news stories available to run at any one time

Western Concept

there is no completely free media system, events most commercially driven systems include the expectation of public service (great britain)

Prominence

widely-known