Finals: Chapters 8+9 Flashcards
START OF EXAM 2
Fourth Estate
-media is referred to as this
-helps maintain democracy and keeps gov. accountable
Media audiences info
age influences the choice of news sources
Millennials + Gen X get news from social media
Baby booers get news from television
Fireside chats
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- brought ordinary Americans into the presidents world; broadcast
New media trends
Expansion of cable + internet allow for more information to be released
- Social media affects presidential campaigns
Soft news Ex. Daily Show, Last Week Tonight
presents content in ways that is entertaining and approachable for younger generations, attracts younger to news
Framing
creation of narrative or context for a news story
Episodic framing
occurs when a story is focused on isolated details, instead of the whole issue
Thematic framing
takes a broad look at the issue and skips a number of details
Racial framing
occurs when a person or group is represented in a negative or assumptive light
Priming
when media coverage predisposes viewer to particular perspective
FCC function
enforces limits to avoid monopolies and censors material deemed inappropriate
Equal time rule
states that registered candidates running for office must be given equal opportunities for airtime and advertisements beginning 45 days before primary and 60 days before general elections
Slander
speaking false information with an intent to harm a person or entity
Libel
printing false information with an intent to harm a person or entity
Political parties
groups of people with similar interests who work together to create and implement policies
Plurality voting
based on principle that individual candidate with the most votes wins whether they gain the majority of the votes cast or not
Proportional representation
parties announce who is on a candidate list and voters pick a party. Seats are awarded to parties based on proportion of support each recieves
Forces that limit the number of parties (5)
plurality voting, Electoral College, demobilized ethnicity, campaign/election laws, relative prosperity and unity of US
Party organization
formal structure of a political party; active members are required to coordinate party behavior and support candidates
Divided government
makes fulfilling campaign promises difficult because cooperation of Congress and president is not cohesive
Party polarization
describes the increasing dissimilarities between Republicans and Democrats organizationally and governmentally
Third-Party Barriers
