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Chapter 15 The News Media

Chapter 15 The News Media. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives. Roots of the News Media in the United States LO 15.1: Trace the historical development of the news media in the United States. Current News Media Trends LO 15.2: Characterize four major trends in the news media today.

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Chapter 15 The News Media

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  1. Chapter 15The News Media

  2. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Roots of the News Media in the United States LO 15.1: Trace the historical development of the news media in the United States. Current News Media Trends LO 15.2: Characterize four major trends in the news media today.

  3. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Rules Governing the News Media LO 15.3: Summarize the ethical standards and federal regulations that govern the news media. How the News Media Cover Politics LO 15.4: Assess how the news media cover politics.

  4. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Toward Reform: News Media Influence, News Media Bias, and Public Confidence LO 15.5: Evaluate the influence of the news media on public policy and the impact of media bias.

  5. Roots of the News Media in the United StatesLO 15.1: Trace the historical development of the news media in the United States. Where do people get their news? Mass media includes Print sources Movies Radio Television New Media To Learning Objectives

  6. Print Media Early partisan press Penny press Yellow Journalism Muckraking To Learning Objectives LO 15.1

  7. Radio News FDR’s fireside chats Today AM Talk—conservative dominance Liberals: National Public Radio To Learning Objectives LO 15.1

  8. Television News Network News Cable News: C-SPAN Comedy News: SNL, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report To Learning Objectives LO 15.1

  9. New Media The Internet Blogs Redstate.org, dailykos.com Social networking sites Facebook, Twitter To Learning Objectives LO 15.1

  10. Today most Americans get their news from _____. Cable TV the Internet Radio Local TV Newspapers To Learning Objectives LO 15.1

  11. Today most Americans get their news from _____. Cable TV the Internet Radio Local TV Newspapers To Learning Objectives LO 15.1

  12. Current News Media TrendsLO 15.2: Characterize four major trends in the news media today. Consolidation of privately-owned media Top 10 media chains account for more than 50% of daily circulation Concerns Market pressures Control of the flow of information To Learning Objectives

  13. Narrowcasting Fierce competition to attract viewers and the rise of cable and satellite television have led media outlets to move toward narrowcasting Fox News versus MSNBC Spanish-language news programs on stations such as Univision and Telemundo Black Entertainment Television Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network To Learning Objectives LO 15.2

  14. Increasing Use of Experts Most journalists not specialize Increasingly rely on experts How objective are these experts? How does party affiliation of the journalists affect citizens’ news sources? To Learning Objectives LO 15.2

  15. Citizen Journalists The rise of citizen journalists Internet Traditional media Pro: Democratization Con: Untrained in rules and standards of journalism To Learning Objectives LO 15.2

  16. The top 10 media chains account for approximately ___% of daily circulated newspapers. 30 10 50 70 90 To Learning Objectives LO 15.2

  17. The top 10 media chains account for approximately ___% of daily circulated newspapers. 30 10 50 70 90 To Learning Objectives LO 15.2

  18. Rules Governing the News MediaLO 15.3: Summarize the ethical standards and federal regulations that govern the news media. Journalistic Standards Dealing with sources On the record Off the record Getting a story right v. getting a story first Ombudsmen To Learning Objectives

  19. Journalistic Standards On or off the record On background Deep background To Learning Objectives LO 15.3

  20. Government Regulations Prior restraint Media ownership Telecommunications Act of 1996 Federal Communications Commission Content regulations Equal time rule To Learning Objectives LO 15.3

  21. The Supreme Court case NY Times v. U.S. (1971) concerning the publication of the Pentagon Papers affirmed the principle of media ownership. content regulation. the equal time rule. prior restraint. protection of unnamed sources. To Learning Objectives LO 15.3

  22. The Supreme Court case NY Times v. U.S. (1971) concerning the publication of the Pentagon Papers affirmed the principle of media ownership. content regulation. the equal time rule. prior restraint. protection of unnamed sources. To Learning Objectives LO 15.3

  23. How the News Media Cover PoliticsLO 15.4: Assess how the news media cover politics. How the Press and Public Figures Interact Press releases Press briefings and press conferences Covering the Presidency Receives the most media attention The press secretary Covering Congress Covering the Supreme Court To Learning Objectives

  24. The White House Press Secretary: delivers daily briefings to the press. answers the phone for the president. is really more like an administrative assistant. is elected by the national press core to represent their interests. is required to bring coffee and cookies to meetings the president has. To Learning Objectives LO 15.4

  25. The White House Press Secretary: delivers daily briefings to the press. answers the phone for the president. is really more like an administrative assistant. is elected by the national press core to represent their interests. is required to bring coffee and cookies to meetings the president has. To Learning Objectives LO 15.4

  26. Toward Reform: News Media Influence, News Media Bias, and Public ConfidenceLO 15.5: Evaluate the influence of the news media on public policy and the impact of media bias. News Media Influence on public opinion Sway people who lack a strong opinion Bring attention to issues removed from daily lives Agenda setting Framing To Learning Objectives

  27. News Media Bias Media bias unavoidable--journalists are human. Media generally thought to be liberal. Prefer good stories over issue analysis. Can be charmed by interesting personalities. Public confidence Accepted as an authoritative source But Pew Research Center Poll: 63 percent believed the press was often inaccurate To Learning Objectives LO 15.5

  28. The process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue is called _________. framing agenda setting media effects crossfire ideological promotion To Learning Objectives LO 15.6

  29. The process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue is called _________. framing agenda setting media effects crossfire ideological promotion To Learning Objectives LO 15.6

  30. To Learning Objectives Figure 15.1: Where do Americans get their news? Back

  31. To Learning Objectives Table 15.1: How does party affiliation affect citizens’ news sources? Back

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