Category
page 1Mass media issues
yellow journalism
sensationalistic news
filter bubble
intellectual isolation involving algorithms
echo chamber
media phenomenon when beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system
dead Internet theory
conspiracy theory about the World Wide Web
media culture
current Western capitalist society that emerged under the influence of mass media
media bias
bias within the mass media

sensationalism
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In journalism and mass media, sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers. This style of news reporting encourages biased or emotionally loaded impressions of events rather than journalistic objectivi
mainstream media
mass news media that influence many people
viral phenomenon
objects or patterns that are able to replicate themselves or convert other objects into copies of themselves when these objects are exposed to them
media manipulation
series of related, illegitimate or illegal techniques in which an individual, an interest group or a government influences journalists to favour their own particular interests
gatekeeping
process through which information is filtered for dissemination
Kony 2012
2012 documentary medium-length film directed by Jason Russell
Let's Go Brandon
political slogan and Internet meme
state media
media under financial and/or editorial control of a government
media circus
phrase describing excessive media coverage
mediacracy
Mediacracy is a system in government where the mass media effectively has control over the voting public. It is closely related to a theory on the role of media in the United States political system, which argues that media and news outlets strongly influence citizens' evaluations of candidates and political issues, thereby possessing effective control over politics in the United States.
trial by media
media coverage presenting a widespread impression of a party's guilt or innocence, independent of legal proceedings
inspiration porn
portraying people with disabilities or other uncommon life circumstances as inspirational due to their disabilities
lying press
German slur Lügenpresse used to discredit media, from Nazi era to modern politics
embedded journalism
embed journalism
culture of fear
arrangement in which fear of retribution is pervasive
gender representation in video games
portrayal of men, women and LGBT people in video games
dumbing down
deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content

women and video games
relationship between women and video games
hostile media effect
Theory of mass communication
media democracy
political system
media portrayal of the Russo-Ukrainian War
media depictions of the Russo-Ukrainian War
CNN effect
theory in political science and media studies
Godi media
pejorative term used for pro-government media in India
editorial independence
freedom of editors to make decisions
effects of violence in mass media
research field that analyzes the degree of correlation between themes of violence in media sources with real-world aggression and violence
sexism in video gaming
prejudiced behavior or discrimination based on sex or gender that is experienced by people who play and create video games
radical chic
people identifying themselves as socialists or radical leftists while conducting upper-class lifestyles
Al Jazeera effect
impact of new media and media sources on global politics,
superficiality
In social psychology, superficiality refers to a lack of depth in relationships, conversation and analysis. The principle of "superficiality versus depth" is said to have pervaded Western culture since at least the time of Plato. Social psychology considers that in everyday life, social processing veers between superficiality and a deeper form of processing.
Mazey Day
episode of Black Mirror (S6 E4)
social news website
kind of web service
media and gender
relationship between mass media and gender
truth sandwich
journalistic technique
media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic
aspect of viral outbreak