local television stations that have made agreements (affiliations) with a network to broadcast programmers offered by that network rather than another.
Balance
The requirement in television news and current affairs to present both sides of an argument or issue.
Class
A section of society defined by their relationship to economic activity wether as workers (the working class) or possessors of economic power (the bourgeoisies), for example.
Conspicuous consumption
The purchase, use, and display of particular goods and services in excess of those needs for subsistence as a means of outwardly demonstrating one's superior wealth, class, and social status.
Documentary
a form aiming to record actual events, often an explanatory purpose to analyze and debate an issue.