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Texas Government: Exam 4Agenda Setting - ANS A theory that the media's choice of which news events and issues to
cover helps define what is important for the public to know and which issues should be
addressed
Agenda Building - ANS The process of groups or individuals identifying problems or issues that
affect them and keeping pressure on policymakers to develop and implement public policy
solution
Issue-Attention Cycle - ANS A pattern in which public interest in an issue or problem is
heightened by intensive media coverage. Media attention and public interest will wane after the
government takes steps to address their concerns, but most issues or problems are never
permanently resolved. Another crisis, perhaps years later, will restart and cycle.
Open meetings and public information act - ANS Laws that require state and local
governmental bodies to conduct most of their actions in public and maintain records for public
inspection
Horse Race Coverage - ANS Political Journalism of elections that resembles coverage of horse
races because of the focus on polling data and public perception instead of candidate policy,
and almost exclusive reporting on a candidates differences
Consumption Trends - ANS Expenditure patterns of income groups across or within categories
of products, such as food, clothing, and discretionary items.
Media Bias - ANS Sometimes real, sometimes imagined that reporters and news organizations
slant their news coverage to favor one side or the other in a particular issues or disputes
Spin - ANS The presentation of information is the best possible light for a public official or
political candidate. It is usually provided by the press secretary, campaign consultant, and or
another individual representing an officeholder.
Sound Bite - ANS A short, quotable phrase by a public official or political candidate that may
sound good on television or radio but lacks depth and often is meaningless
Interest groups - ANS A group of people with common goals who are organized to seek political
or policy objectives they are unable to achieve by themselves
Pluralism - ANS some people have more money than others, so they can pay to have their
opinion put across better (i.e. more advertising) than the working class can.
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