Media 2 Flashcards
How does Graber say that journalists see themselves?
As guardians of public welfare. Provide the info they need to become active participants
What are the five elements that Graber believes that jounalists use to decide which stories to cover?
- Impact on audience
- Violence, conflict, scandal
- Familiar
- Audience proximity
- Timely and Novel
In America, how much time is focussed on foreign affairs on TV?
10%
In the nineties, how much of foreign affairs news came from official sources?
30%
What did Cohen hear a state department official say in the 60s
To hell with public opinion… we should lead, and not follow
Who found that a politician was more likely to use sanctions than violence when standing was weak?
Drury
Though Clinton tried otherwise!
What do “rally event” lead to for the public?
feelings of loyalty, devotion and nationalism
What doe Chomsky say media criticism does on FP?
Remains within narrow bounds
What are the five filters identified by Chomsky for media output?
- Corporate
- Advertising
- Source
- Flak
- Ideological
What is meant by the corporate?
medias shared common interest with major corporations, banks and govt
What is meant by Flak?
Controversial stories attract flak and criticism. Therefore journalists will avoid.
Ideological meaning?
Formally would be anti-communist. Now unpatriotic or seeming to be against the war on terror
Iran has more blogs than…
The entire Iranian blogosphere
What website was used in Egypt during the arab spring by protesters?
But diff websites elsewhere
Who were the protagonists in the 2009 Iranian election?
Ahmadinejad and Mousavi
What was the prime means of communication in Iran in protests?
SMS
So much so that SMS system shut down for 2 months
How did traditional media use the internet in covering Iran?
Used videos sent to them and uploaded to websites
