AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 5.13 Flashcards

News organizations, editors, and producers that control which events become news, which sources are heard, and how much attention stories receive

The division of the broad public into smaller audiences that consume different sources, stories, and perspectives

News, analysis, or commentary presented from a recognizable political perspective

Media sources that consistently appeal to audiences associated with one party or side of the political spectrum

Increasing political division in which opposing groups become more ideologically separated or hostile toward one another

Choosing information sources that are consistent with one’s existing interests or political views

The tendency to seek, interpret, and remember information in ways that confirm existing beliefs

An information environment where like-minded people repeatedly circulate similar claims while excluding or dismissing contrary information

Media that select content in response to what audiences will watch, read, share, subscribe to, or financially support

Presenting material in an exaggerated or emotionally provocative way to attract attention

Systems that use behavior such as searches, clicks, viewing time, and shares to select and rank content for users

A perceived or actual pattern in selecting, presenting, or interpreting political information that favors particular perspectives or outcomes

Presenting an issue through a particular interpretive lens, shaping how it is understood rather than how much attention it receives

Who controls media outlets and how that control affects incentives, resources, editorial independence, and available information

Control of many media outlets by relatively few owners, potentially reducing independent reporting and viewpoint diversity

The variety of available outlets together with the variety of genuinely independent sources and perspectives

The extent to which a source can reasonably be considered accurate, knowledgeable, transparent, and trustworthy

False or inaccurate information spread regardless of whether the person sharing it intends to deceive

False information deliberately created or distributed to mislead