| agenda setting | the power of the media through news coverage to focus the public's attention and concern on particular events, problems, issues, personalities, and so forth.
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| common-carrier role | the media's function as an open channel through which political leaders can communicate with the public.
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| descriptive style of reporting | a style of reporting that required that reporters stick to the "facts" which provided a straightforward description of events.
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| interpretive style of reporting | the style of reporting that aims to explain why something is taking place or has occurred.
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| news | the news media's version of reality, usually with an emphasis on timely, dramatic and compelling events and developments.
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| objective journalism | a model of news reporting which is based on the communication of "facts" rather than opinions and which is "fair" in that it presents all sides of partisan debate.
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| partisan press | newspapers and other communication media that openly support a political party and whose news in significant part follows the party line.
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| press (news media) | those print and broadcast organizations that are in the news-reporting business.
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| public representative role | a role whereby the media attempt to act as the public's representatives.
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| signaler role | the accepted responsibility of the media to alert the public to important developments as soon as possible after they happen or are discovered.
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| watchdog role | the accepted responsibility of the media to protect the public from deceitful, careless, incompetent and corrupt officials by standing ready to expose any official who violates accepted legal, ethical or performance standards.
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