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Explain correlation between media and trust in government

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Trust in government decreased,

know more, trust less

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Define the mass media in examples

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Newspaper, TV, internet - get out info to biggest audience

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Examples of media events

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Planned/staged events

Paul Ryan taking pictures of helping in soul kitchen but didn’t really help

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Explain impact of media on democracy

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More info than ever before but less interest-not interested in complex issues

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Explain who best uses the media to set policy agenda

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President

To present problems government officials are paying most attention to

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Explain how government regulates the media

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Federal Communications Commission-independent regulatory agency

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Explain the main focus during a presidential campaign

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Personality over issues

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Explain whom the media targets

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Largest audiences (more $)

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Explain impact of the media on public opinion

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People pay attention to media coverage that is consistent to their beliefs

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Describe the nature of political advertisements during a presidential campaign

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More sounds bites (short bits of policy info)

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Trial balloon

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Intentional leaks of info to test public opinion

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What is policy agenda and who sets it

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Most important issues government and politicians focus on

generally media influences public opinion that government addresses

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What branch of government receives the most media coverage on TV

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Executive branch-presidents specifically

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What caused elections campaigns to escalate in cost

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TV - GOTV(get on tv)

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Is there journalistic bias and if so what is its source

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Reformist (change and make things better)

produce largest audience ratings

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Narrow casting and broadcasting

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Internet and cable

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24 hour news channels

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Radio, tv

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Targeting

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Tailor stations to specific audiences

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What’s been the impact on the internet on politics

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Obviously more access to information

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What best describes newspaper coverage during the era of yellow journalism

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More news (twice and day newspaper in Lincoln)

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Explain what changes took place with the advent of cable TV

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24/7 coverage

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When and why did the trend toward negative and cynical news coverage

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Vietnam, loss of confidence in government

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What has been the result of TVs coverage of the individual

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Focus on personality (Hilary Clinton-woman)

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How did the media effect Franklin Roosevelt

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RADIO
Fireside chats (appealed personally to people)
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How did media effect Richard Nixon

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Checkers speech (personal appeal to people about campaign contributions)

Kennedy and him were involved in 1st televised president debate

Nixon did not look good in debate

Watergate led to people being skeptical of government

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How did the media effect John F Kennedy

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Won first televised president debate

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How did the media effect Lyndon Johnson

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Vietnam

Loss of money in government leading to protest

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How did the media effect Ronald Reagan

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Media savy

Always wanted to be in control

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High tech politics

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Politics in which the behavior of citizens and policy makers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology

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Mass media

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TV, magazines, newspapers, radio, internet etc

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Press conferences

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Meetings of public officials with reporters

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GOTVs two meanings

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Get on TV

Get out the vote

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Investigative journalism

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Use of in depth reporting to dig up scandals, scams and schemes and sometimes reporters have relationships with political leaders

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Print media

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Newspapers and magazines

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Electronic media

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Radio, tv and Internet

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Selective exposure

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Process by which people concisely choose to get news from information sources that have similar viewpoints

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Chains

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Groups of newspapers published by media people and is 4/5 of today’s daily newspapers

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Beats

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Specific locations from which news frequently comes from such as Congress or the White House

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Talking head

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Shot of person talking straight into the camera

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Policy agenda

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Issues that attract serious attention of public officials and everyone else

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Policy entrepreneurs

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People who invest their money in an issue

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Trial balloons (deeper definition)

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Intentional news leaks for the purpose of assessing the political reaction

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Sound bites

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10 second videos with information

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