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- Newspaper: publication that contains information about current events, features
on different topics and advertisements
2. Penny Press: newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent
3. Yellow Journalism: mid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism,
screaming headlines and cheap melodrama
- Muckraking: the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on the role
of promoting social responsibility investigating corruption, especially in big business, social institutions and politics
5. First Amendment: the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides the
rights to free speech and free press
- Censorship: the prevention of printing or broadcasting materials that are consid-
ered by some to be objectionable
7. Mass Media: refers to all the channels of communication that reach a large
audience
- Golden Age of Radio: refers to the 1930s when Americans listened to radios for
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music, drama, comedy, variety shows and news
- Multiple Platforms: the news organization has both a print publication and an
Internet site; media through which consumers obtain news, such as through news- papers and news magazines, television, radio, and the Internet
10. Multiple Media: may include print, broadcast and Internet; adding audio and
video elements to a print story
11. Correspondent: a reporter
- Ethics: the moral principals that govern the appropriate conduct for individuals
and organizations
13. Accuracy: getting all the facts right and always seeking the truth
- Integrity: In journalistic terms, it means:
1) not to sell your services for financial reward other than the salary you receive from your employer 2) not to take money from a person, group or organization in return for ensuring their story is covered by your news organization 3) not to promote a story based on any personal, group, or partisan interests.4) not to endorse or appear to endorse any organization, its products, activities or services 5) not to promote commercial products or services 2 / 3
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6) not to promote our own media organization.
15. Fabrication: an invention; a lie
- Public Official: anyone in a position of official authority that is conferred by a
state (ex.: government worker, senator, etc.)
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