Mass Media - Key Terms

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An alternative reality based on the individual's experience of mass media
Hyperreality
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Lacking connection with the social world
Alienated
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Popular, less formal newspapers often categorised depending on class
Tabloid
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The selection and control of information, usually for political reasons
Propaganda
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Prevention of certain information from becoming public knowledge
Censorship
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Not taking a neutral view, favouring one side of a debate or argument
Bias
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The profession where you have the editorial control over media content
Gatekeeper
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Managing a message to influence the way in which events are reported on the news
Spin
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The idea that cultural values are shared amongst people around the world
Global culture
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The idea that television has replaced the traditional fireplace
Substitute Hearth
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The importance attached to a particular piece of news
News Value
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When media coverage exaggerates and causes public fear
Moral Panic
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Unwanted bulk of electronic messages
SPAM
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Lacking connection with the social world

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Alienated

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Popular, less formal newspapers often categorised depending on class

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The selection and control of information, usually for political reasons

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Prevention of certain information from becoming public knowledge

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