| authoritarian communism system | a national media system characterized by authoritarian control
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| clandestine stations | illegal or unlicensed broadcast operations frequently operated by revolutionary groups or intelligence agencies for political purposes
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| comparative analysis | the study of different countries' mass media systems
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| cultural imperialism | the invasion of an indigenous people's culture, through mass media, by outside, powerful countries
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| development concept | of media systems; government and media work in partnership to ensure that media assist in the planned, beneficial development of the country
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| D-notice | in Great Britain, an officially issued notice of prior restraint
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| Euro English | official language of the European Union
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| exogenous stations | clandestine broadcast operations functioning from outside the regions to which they transmit
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| external service | in international broadcasting, a service designed by one country to counter enemy propaganda and disseminate information about itself
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| indigenous stations | clandestine broadcast operations functioning from inside the regions to which they transmit
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| pirate broadcasters | unlicensed or otherwise illegally operated broadcast stations
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| public service remit | limits on advertising and other public service requirements imposed on Britain’s commercial broadcasters in exchange for the right to broadcast
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| shortwave radio | radio signals transmitted at high frequencies that can travel great distances by skipping off the ionosphere
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| skip | ability of radio waves to reflect off the ionosphere
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| sky waves | radio waves that are skipped off the ionosphere
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| surrogate service | in international broadcasting, an operation established by one country to substitute for another's own domestic service
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| wired radio | employed in remote areas of many developing countries; centrally located loudspeakers that deliver radio broadcasts
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