GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 8 MASS MEDIA

Public Opinion• The opinion of

the majority about politics and the government.

• Public Opinion is shaped by many things:– Family– School– Mass Media

Mass Media

• Communication of news, events, etc. that is widely spread across the country.– Affects the

way we see things and think about things.

Mass Media

• Mass media has changed over the years.– It has especially changed

with the age of the internet.

• Mass Media can be biased.– Words things in a certain

way to form a certain opinion.

Public Opinion Polls• Try to figure out how

the people feel about things by asking them questions in a poll.– Scientific Poll

• More accurate

– Straw Poll• Less accurate

Polling Questions

• Page 223• Polls affect the outcome

of their answers by asking them in a certain way to elicit a certain response.

Polls

• Go to the following and take their polls:– CNN.com– ESPN.com– WTHR.com– WISHTV.com