Chapter 10 AP Gov Vocab

means of communication that reach the public, including newspapers and magazines, radi, television, films, recordings, books and electronic communication

Media that emphasize the news

an independent regulatory commission charged with licensing stations

the process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs

the process by which individuals screen out messages that do not conform to their own biases

the process by which individuals perceive what they want in the media

• Bringing attention to a bigger issue within an issue
• ex: Bosnia is another Vietnam
• ex: Communist China is against human rights

A close contest; by extension; any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates