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SWBT : identify and explain how citizens get their news- Explain the relationship between media & politicsDecember 3, 2014
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In this chapter we will learn about
• The sources of our news
• The historical development of the ownership of the American media and its implications for the political news we get
• The role of journalists
• The link between the media and politics
• The relationship of citizens to the media
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Where do we get our news?• Newspapers and magazines
– Readership is on the decline– Fewer newspapers than in many industrialized
countries– Only 7% of people read a national paper, but 44% read
local papers
• Radio– Made news more up-to-the minute and personal
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Where do we get our news?, cont.
• Television– Dramatically changed the way people received
their news– Led to narrowcasting– Has increased the importance of image– 51% of Americans watch local news; 39% watch
cable news; 36% watch network news
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Where do we get our news?, cont.
• The Internet– Revolutionizing the way we get our news– 20% report getting their political news from the
Internet; this percentage is rising– Blogs– More interactive than other media– Many Americans getting news from social media:
Facebook, Twitter
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The early American press
• Extremely partisan
• Lacked independence because they were dependent on parties for funding
• Jacksonian revolution led to appeals to mass audiences rather than elites
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Growing media independence
• Larger audiences leads to more advertising, which leads to content that will not offend anyone so as to increase audience
• The penny press (1833): cheap papers led to more superficial content designed to appeal to mass audiences
• Yellow journalism: after Civil War; appeal to mass audience led to sensational reporting
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SWBAT:Identify and examine the roles of the mediaDecember 4, 2014
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The media today: concentrated corporate power
• Consequences of corporate ownership– Commercial bias: the tendency to make coverage
and programming decisions based on what will attract a large audience and maximize profits
– Reduced emphasis on political news– Infotainment: the effort to make the delivery of
information more attractive by dressing it up as entertainment
– Conflicts of interest
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Alternatives to corporate media
• Public radio and television (e.g., NPR)
• Alternative press (e.g., Village Voice)
• Ideological magazines (e.g., Nation)
• Internet – citizen journalism
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Regulation of broadcast media
• The equal time rule: • The fairness doctrine: • The right of rebuttal: • The Telecommunications Act of 1996:
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Roles of journalists
• Gatekeeper• Scorekeeper• Watchdog• Disseminators• Public mobilizers
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A liberal media bias?
• Characteristics of journalists– Ideology– Party identification– Age– Gender– Ethnic origin– Religion
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The growth of the Washington press corps
• The revolving door: the tendency of public officials, journalists, and lobbyists to move between public and private sector (media, lobbying) jobs
• The rise of the pundit: a professional observer and commentator on politics
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SWBAT:-explain how media shapes public opinion-discuss and examine examples of this role
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The shaping of public opinion by the media
• Agenda setting: • Priming: • Framing: • Persuasion by professional
communicators:
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The portrayal of politics as conflict and image
• Horse-race journalism: • Emphasis on image: • Scandal watching: • Growing negativism,
increased cynicism:
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Consequences of the emphasis on conflict and image
• An increase in citizen disaffection with politics
• An increase in cynicism about politics and the media
• New forms of media replacing older ones
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News management techniques
• Tight control of information
• Tight control of access to the politician
• Elaborate communications bureaucracy
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News management techniques, cont’d.
• Concerted effort to bypass the White House press corps
• Prepackaging the news in sound bites
• Leaks
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The citizens and the media
• The new media
• Civic journalism aka citizen journalism