Media and Politics Flashcards
Peter Mansbridge claims that you get more information when…
You read the news.
What is mass media?
All the ways in which we communicate to each other.
What is a conglomeration?
When a large corporation owns a large number of small media outlets.
What are some factors that determine news value and framing?
Personalities, drama, conflict, sex appeal, novelty, conflict.
What is framing?
Highlighting certain parts of an event while obscuring other parts.
What is a game frame?
Framing events in terms of who is ahead, and who is behind. Basically treating news like a sporting events.
Game frame paints politics as ___.
Masculine.
Bypassing media is ___ to democracy, as media has a role to play.
Detrimental.
Harper makes it very ___ for press to access media.
Difficult.
