POSC 225 CH10 - Lecture notes ch10 PDF

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POSC 225 CH10 what is a primary motivation of american media outlets - profits driven by market forces how does the american public tend to judge news outlets - credibility what are two key elements of ethical media behavior - minimize harm and be accountable what was the first newspaper to be continuously published in the united states - the boston newsletter what did the publication of both the federalist papers and anit federalist essays in newspaper reflect - the growing influence of political parties yellow journalism includes what - fabricated news stories what impact did muckraing have on politcal climate - led to widespread discontent with political corruption why did the society of profession journal form - the sensationalism in the media what did calls for journalistic reform lead to in the earlieth 20th centure - the establishment of journalism schools what did the addition of independent editors to the newspaper industry allow - quality what ushered in the era of watchdog journalism - coverage of the watergate break in what did the action of bob woodward and carl bernstein lead to - political controversy how have politial candidates react to the growing popularity of infortainment - by making appearances on infotainment programs what could be considered an advanatage of infotainment - it attracts audiences who otherwise wouldnt follow politics what role does the media play in setting the politcal agenda - news outlets choose which stories recieve public attention what happened when newspaper coverage of health care reform declined - fewer people viewed it as the most important issue facing the country priming - press coverage of an issue influencing the way people think about related issues what issue did the media prime the public in the runup to the 2004 and 2008 presidential election - national security and the economy how might the media frame the issue of budget cuts - by choosing certain words to refer to the budget cuts how would a reporter intend to frame gay marriage in a positive light - highlight the joyous reaction of gay couples following the supreme court decision to legalize same sex marriage what affects the perusasiveness of the message - the credibility of the source how are individuals with more poltiical knowledge likely to vote - less likely to accept media messages that contradict their ideology when does persuasion work best - individuals lack knowledge of the subject what is the difference between early news aggregators and next generation aggregators - early aggregators were driven by user subscription, whereas next generation aggregators use algorithms to push news to users how do personalized news agregators work - they generate lists based on social media profiles what concerns does the associated press have about news aggregators - aggregators undercut the revenue that newspapers and magazines depend on

why was fake news a problem in the final few months before the 2016 election - fake news stories were more widely consumed than real news stories on facebook what does confirmation bias tell us about consumers of news - they like to receive information that supports their preexisitng beliefs what was the purpose of the fairness doctrine - to promote balances coverage of public issues what is selective exposure - news consumer chosing media outlets that confimr their preexisting views when a television viewer changes the channel from hannity on fox news because he does not agree with sean hannity perspective to the rachel madow show on msnbc because he likes maddows criticism of the president what is he engage in - selective exposure according to former president barack obama, what is the problem with the media ecosystem no one agrees on the facts who identifies one of the benefits of news aggregators - they expand the audience for both old and new media outlets...