unit test

• PACS


  committee raising funds to support or oppose candidates
• iron triangle 


  collaboration between government, agencies and interest groups
• grassroot movement 


  creates interest groups. community based effects to drive political change
• lobbying 


  seeking to influence law makers on specific issues
• impacts on 3rd parties 


  3rd parties influence elections address unmet issue
• types of 3rd parties

  minor political parties like green parties and liberation
• bias by omission 


  a type of media which choses to not cover
• bias by selection of sources 


  favoring sources that align with a certain viewpoint
• bias by placement 


  positioning new sources to downplay certain perspectives
• bias by story selection


  choosing stories that support a certain agenda while ignoring opposing views
• bias by labeling 


  attaching based labels to individuals of groups to influence
• bias by spin


  favors one side over another
• agenda setter


  media influences public or by highlighting certain topics
• business 


  media operates as a profit driven industry
• watchdog

  media holds those in power accountable
• gatekeeper 


  media controls the inflow to the public
• entertainment 


  media provides amusement