Topic 1 - Defining the mass media

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mass media
those means of communication – TV, radio, newspapers, for example – that are able to communicate simultaneously or almost simultaneously with large numbers of people
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tabloid newspaper
mass-market newspaper, e.g. Sun or Daily Mail; tabloid refers to the size, which is smaller than traditional, larger-size newspapers, called broadsheets (e.g. Daily Telegraph, Guardian), although several British ‘quality’ papers have recently adopted
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convergence
when different types of media, computing and telecommunications converge or come together, such as a mobile phone that can connect to the Internet, and send and receive emails, as well as sending text messages and making phone calls
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democracy
in a modern political context, this suggests a political system in which the adult population as a whole have regular opportunities to choose those who govern them and to participate in the political process
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pressure groups
organisations that try to influence political decisions but that do not aim to become the government
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globalisation
the process whereby connections between different countries, regions and people have increased over time
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e-democracy
short for electronic democracy – the use of the internet to increase people’s ability to participate in the democratic process, e.g. by sharing information and ideas
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digital divide
the division between the people who have access to new media technology, such as digital television and the Internet, and those who do not
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mass-market newspaper, e.g. Sun or Daily Mail; tabloid refers to the size, which is smaller than traditional, larger-size newspapers, called broadsheets (e.g. Daily Telegraph, Guardian), although several British ‘quality’ papers have recently adopted

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tabloid newspaper

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when different types of media, computing and telecommunications converge or come together, such as a mobile phone that can connect to the Internet, and send and receive emails, as well as sending text messages and making phone calls

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in a modern political context, this suggests a political system in which the adult population as a whole have regular opportunities to choose those who govern them and to participate in the political process

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organisations that try to influence political decisions but that do not aim to become the government

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