1. Government Chapter 19 Vocab review

2. rule requiring broadcasters to provide opportunities for the expression of opposing views on issues of public importance

3. FAIRNESS DOCTRINE rule requiring broadcasters to provide opportunities for the expression of opposing views on issues of public importance

4. a service that provides statistics showing audience size for various media

5. RATINGS a service that provides statistics showing audience size for various media

6. a law that gives reporters some means of protection against being forced to disclose a confidential information or sources in state courts

7. SHIELD LAW a law that gives reporters some means of protection against being forced to disclose a confidential information or sources in state courts

8. means of communication, such as television, newspapers, movies, books, and the Internet, that influence large audiences

9. MASS MEDIA means of communication, such as television, newspapers, movies, books, and the Internet, that influence large audiences

10. rule that broadcasters must give equal airtime to candidates for public office

11. EQUAL TIME DOCTRINE rule that broadcasters must give equal airtime to candidates for public office

12. newspaper company that owns many daily and weekly newspapers

13. NEWSPAPER CHAIN newspaper company that owns many daily and weekly newspapers

14. false written or published statements indented to damage a person’s reputation

15. LIBEL false written or published statements indented to damage a person’s reputation

16. an organization that employs reporters throughout the world to collect news stories for subscribers

17. WIRE SERVICE an organization that employs reporters throughout the world to collect news stories for subscribers

18. government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast

19. PRIOR RESTRAINT government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast