Vietnam - Week 9 Review

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the intentional locating of a news story to a position of higher priority in the news feed (EX: a headline on the front page, lead story on the evening news)

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placement

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a pattern of highlighting news stories that coincide with a political agenda, while ignoring stories that coincide with the opposing view

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story selection

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the portrayal of events that forces the consumer to only adopt one perspective of them

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spin

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only picking sources that support one side an argument rather that both

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selection of sources

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the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement

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sensationalism

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leaving one side out of a report, or a series of reports over a period of time; ignoring facts that tend to disprove liberal or conservative claims

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omission

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the use of reporter commentary or emotional imagery to alter perception of the news

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tone

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the tagging of political figures and groups with extreme labels while leaving other politicians and groups unlabeled or with more mild labels

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labeling

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intentionally casting a group in a negative light by focusing on the absurd or bigoted few

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prejudice

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the intentional or unintentional slanting of news reporting toward one side due to the political views or cultural beliefs of journalists, producers, or owners of a media outlet

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bias