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News Media6


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Evaluate the various roles of thenews media in a democracy

Assess the respective roles oftraditional and other news media

today

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6.2

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Learning Objectives

Identify the ways in which the newsmedia affect public opinion and

policymaking

6.3

6.4

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Analyze how the news is gatheredand disseminated and evaluate theoutcome of this process


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Roles of the News Media inDemocracy

Watchdog Over Government

Providing Policy Information

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Watchdog Over Government

Main role of a free press Cant hold officials accountable without knowledge

First Amendment prohibits censorship Contrast with authoritarian regimes

Even other democratic regimes exercise more control Biggest threat to public information

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Clarifying Electoral Choices andProviding Policy Information

Providing electoral information

What parties stand for Candidatescharacter, knowledge, experience, issue

positions Facts and ideas about policy

Emerging problems How well policies are working

Pros and cons of policies

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Darned reporters6.1


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6.1 What is the chief job of the newsmedia?

a. Candidate comparisons

b. Policy analysis

c. Government watchdog

d. Entertainment

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6.16.1 What is the chief job of the newsmedia?

a. Candidate comparisons

b. Policy analysis

c. Government watchdog

d. Entertainment


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Video: In Context6.1



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Mainstream and NonmainstreamNews Media

Alternatives to the Mainstream

Continuing Importance of the

Mainstream

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Alternatives to the Mainstream

The Internet Instant access to information

Political uses Political party and government websites

Fact-checking

Reading political blogs & expressing political views

Visiting political and traditional news websites

Decline in newspapers

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Blogging the Republican National Convention 6.2


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FIGURE 6.1: Timeline: The Internet 6.2


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Madoff sighting 6.2


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FIGURE 6.2: Where people get their news 6.2


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Continuing Importance of theMainstream

Still play central role Wire services

Syndication services

Setting political agenda Why mainstream news is still important

Audience is broader

Stories originate with traditional reporting Quality and quantity have not increased

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News with laughs 6.2


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Wiki leaks founder in trouble 6.2


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Video: In the Real World6.2



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6.2 What is the main impact of the Interneton political news?

a. Information is more readily available.

b. The quality of news reporting has

improved.

c. The volume of political news has

increased.

d. Interest in the news among young

people has increased.

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6.26.2 What is the main impact of the Interneton political news?

a. Information is more readily available.

b. The quality of news reporting has

improved.

c. The volume of political news has

increased.

d. Interest in the news among young

people has increased.


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Video: Thinking Like a Political

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How the Mainstream News MediaWork

Organization of the News Media

Political Newsmaking

Is the News Biased?

Prevailing Themes in Political News

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I want more 6.3


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Organization of the News Media

Uniformity and diversity Fewer news sources

Profit motives Infotainment

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Political Newmaking

Limited geography of political news DC and NYC

Dependence on official sources Beats and news-gathering routines

Press conferences and press releases

Leaks

Government news management Spin

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Political Newsmaking

Newsworthiness What makes a story newsworthy?

Templates Episodic foreign coverage Interpreting

Objective journalism Interpretation by pundits, not journalists

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News from the field 6.3


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Waiting for help 6.3


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Stunned by Katrina 6.3


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Prevailing Themes in Political News

Nationalism Pro-American point of view

American interests and concerns

Harmonizes with official foreign policy Approval of the American economic system

Negativity and scandal Sex & financial scandal coverage nonpartisan

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Prevailing Themes in PoliticalNews

Infotainment Biggest sin is to be boring

Sensation over substance Limited, fragmented, and incoherent

political information Prevailing technology

Organization of news gathering Corporate ownership

Profit-making

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6.3 What is the primary objective of thenews media?

a. Thorough coverage of important stories

b. Safety of reporters in war zones

c. Educating the public

d. Making a profit

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6.36.3 What is the primary objective of thenews media?

a. Thorough coverage of important stories

b. Safety of reporters in war zones

c. Educating the public

d. Making a profit


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Explore the Media: Where Do You Get

Your Political News?

6.3

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Explore the Simulation: You Are the

Newspaper Editor

6.3

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Effects of the News Media onPolitics

Agenda Setting

Framing and Effects on Policy

Preferences

Fueling Cynicism

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Agenda Setting

News coverage affects what issues

Americans think are important

Policy preferences affected

The CNN effect Politicians compelled to act

Works both ways

Media report issues of concern to those in power

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Framing and Effects on PolicyPreferences

Issue framing Affects how public thinks about problems

Affects how public assigns blame

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The televised war 6.4


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Fueling Cynicism

Adversarial journalism Failures, not triumphs, are newsworthy

How does new coverage shape Americansviews of government?

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6.4What qualities make an itemnewsworthy?

a. Drama/high stakes

b. Scandal/sexual or financial

c. Novelty/ Mail not delivered as usual

d. All of the above

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6.46.4What qualities make an itemnewsworthy?

a. Drama/high stakes

b. Scandal/sexual or financial

c. Novelty/ Mail not delivered as usual

d. All of the above


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