Vocabulary 15 - The Impact of Interest Groups, Individuals and the Media

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause

real or imagined prejudice that is thought to affect what stories journalists cover and how they report

person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government officials

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

communication media as a whole including agencies that collect and transmit news and other information

Electronic media that allows people with similar interests to participate in a social network

spoken defamation

a means of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, radios, tv and internet

the decisions and actions a government takes to solve problems in the community

A collection of people or organizations that tries to influence public policy.

an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns

written defamation

role of the press in monitoring government actions

scientific efforts to estimate what an entire group thinks about an issue by asking a smaller sample for its opinion