Types of Media
Newspapers and magazines are examples of
What is print media?
Communication, knowledge, research, reach young people and provide quick access to extra political information.
what is the role of the internet?
the bias or perceived bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered.
What is media bias?
Journalist's debunk public officials and their policy proposals.
What is watchdog?
Television and radio are examples of
What is broadcast media?
Entertainment, news reports, agenda setting and creation of political forums.
What are the four functions of media?
It brings attention to certain issues that the television station deems most important.
What is TV's impact on gov?
Style of reporting that focused on violence, corruption, wars and gossip- ushered in by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
What is yellow journalism?
A model of news reporting that is based on the communication of "facts" rather than opinions and that is "fair" in that it presents all sides of partisan debate
What is objective journalism?
Compressing speech into sound bites, best coverage possible, negative ads create cynicism.
What is the impact the media has on politics?
It brings attention to certain issues that the websites deem most important.
What is the internet's affect on politics?
Paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees.
what is selective attention?
journalism that makes no claim of objectivity. Although distinguished from advocacy journalism in several ways, both forms feature a subjective viewpoint, usually with some social or political purpose. Common examples include newspaper columns, editorials, editorial cartoons, and punditry.
What is opinion journalism?
a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement.
What is Watergate?
The media may cover one party over another or express those views.
What is media favoring one party over another?
An FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates.
what is the equal time rule?
political journalism of elections that resembles coverage of horse races because of the focus on polling data, public perception instead of candidate policy, and almost exclusive reporting on candidate differences rather than similarities.
Put other candidates in a negative light.
What is the role of advertising?
Showing people what they want to see.
What is TV executive bias?
wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes.
what is loaded language?