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The Politics of the Media
Video: The Big Picture 11
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Video: The Basics 11
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Mass Media
Television, radio, newspapers, magazines
Marketplace of ideas
Neutrality and unbiased coverage
11.1
Walter Cronkite 11.1
11.111.1 Which of the following is considered part of mass media?
a. Television
b. Radio
c. Newspapers and magazines
d. All of the above
11.111.1 Which of the following is considered part of mass media?
a. Television
b. Radio
c. Newspapers and magazines
d. All of the above
11.2Growth of the Mass Media
Print Media
Electronic Media
Video: In Context 11.2
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Print Media
Newspapers for the elite Federalist Papers Party presses
Newspapers for the ordinary citizen Penny press Yellow journalism
Centralized ownership
11.2
Electronic Media
Radio Broadcast results of 1920 presidential election Radio Act of 1927
Television
11.2
11.2
Electronic Media
The Internet Revolutionized communication Social media
11.2
TABLE 11.1: Internet access by selected characteristics
11.2
TABLE 11.2: Where Americans learn about candidates and campaigns
11.2
TABLE 11.3: Age gap for campaign news sources
11.2
Explore the Media: Where Do You Get Your Political News?
11.0
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11.2 Which communication forms in campaigns have increased dramatically in the last few years?
a. Television ads
b. Newspaper editorials
c. Social media
d. Public debates
11.2
11.2 Which communication forms in campaigns have increased dramatically in the last few years?
a. Television ads
b. Newspaper editorials
c. Social media
d. Public debates
11.2
Functions of the Media
Entertainment
Surveillance, Interpretation, and Socialization
11.3
Entertainment
Late-night television Spoofs political leaders and candidates
Blurring between entertainment and news
11.3
Saturday Night Live 11.3
Surveillance, Interpretation, and Socialization Investigative reporting Muckraking Reporting on issues to generate reform
Context and bias
11.3
Hurricane Katrina victims 11.3
11.3 Providing context and explaining complex issues falls under what role of the mass media?
a. Interpretation
b. Socialization
c. Surveillance
d. Muckraking
11.3
11.3 Providing context and explaining complex issues falls under what role of the mass media?
a. Interpretation
b. Socialization
c. Surveillance
d. Muckraking
11.3
Political Use of the Media
How Politicians Make the News
How Journalists Report the News
How Groups Use the Media
11.4
11.4How Politicians Make the News
Earned media coverage Getting coverage for free
Pseudo-events Staged events that try to show leader in good light Sometimes backfire
Adversarial relationship
How Journalists Report the News
Setting agenda Serving as gatekeepers
Covering the president News releases, briefings, conferences
11.4
FIGURE 11.1: Presidential press conferences
11.4
How Journalists Report the News
Covering Congress Too large to cover
Staged events
Covering the Courts Confirmation hearings
11.4
Members of Congress 11.4
How Groups Use the Media
Similar pseudo-events
Press releases
Issue advocacy advertisements
11.4
Video: Thinking Like a Political Scientist
11.4
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11.4 When the White House wants to publicize a program, its press office likely will issue:
a. Issue advocacy advertisements
b. Pseudo-events
c. Press releases
d. Opinion pieces in the newspaper
11.4
11.4 When the White House wants to publicize a program, its press office likely will issue:
a. Issue advocacy advertisements
b. Pseudo-events
c. Press releases
d. Opinion pieces in the newspaper
11.4
Explore the Simulation: You Are the Newspaper Editor
11.4
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The Media and the Public in the Political Arena
Media in Campaigns
Global Issues, Narrowcasting, and Citizen Journalism
Concentration and Centralization of Ownership
11.5
Media in Campaigns
Determining a front-runner
Negative coverage prevalent
Paid advertising Costly but counters shrinking coverage
Debates
11.5
Barack Obama debates Mitt Romney 11.5
Global Issues, Narrowcasting and Citizen Journalism “McGlobalization”
Specialized programming Appealing to one audience can fragment society
Bulletin boards, blogs Is citizen journalism trustworthy?
11.5
Concentration and Centralization of Media Ownership
Competitive news markets Allows more points of view Becoming limited
News monopolies Is concentration of ownership dangerous?
11.5
Newspapers in different languages 11.5
11.5 When cable channels and Internet programs focus on a small audience, it is called:
a. News monopolies
b. Competitive news markets
c. McGlobalization
d. Narrowcasting
11.5
11.5 When cable channels and Internet programs focus on a small audience, it is called:
a. News monopolies
b. Competitive news markets
c. McGlobalization
d. Narrowcasting
11.5
Governmental Regulations
Media and Government: A Tense Relationship
The Right to Privacy and Rules Regarding Content and Ownership
The Role of Profits
11.6
TABLE 11.4: Public opinion on impact of media on democracy
11.6
Media and Government: A Tense Relationship
Wartime – need to balance information with safety
Newsfeeds – a way to control information
11.6
The Right to Privacy and Rules Regarding Content and Ownership
Privacy for public versus private citizens Right to a fair trial
Libel laws Public officials must prove malice
Prior censorship
Equal time rule
11.6
TABLE 11.5: Public opinion on freedom of the press
11.6
Video: In the Real World 11.6
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The Role of Profits
Libertarian view Show what the public wants
Social responsibility theory Advance citizenship Balance what public wants with what is in their best
interests
11.6
11.6 According to privacy rules in the media, which of the following could expect to have the highest threshold of privacy?
a. A well-known actor
b. The president of the U.S.
c. A justice of the Supreme Court
d. A victim of a crime
11.6
11.6 According to privacy rules in the media, which of the following could expect to have the highest threshold of privacy?
a. A well-known actor
b. The president of the U.S.
c. A justice of the Supreme Court
d. A victim of a crime
11.6
Discussion Question
In what ways is the media our eyes and ears? How well do media perform this function? What impact does media have on shaping our views of politics and culture?
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Video: So What? 11
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