Media: Topic 4 Flashcards
What is Agenda Setting in media?
The media’s influence in laying down the list of subjects, or agenda, for public discussion.
This concept explains how media can shape what topics are deemed important for public discourse.
What does competition among news organizations lead to?
The need to work within tight time schedules to meet ever-shortening deadlines, potentially resulting in shortcuts to news gathering.
This can compromise the accuracy and thoroughness of news reporting.
What issue does the term ‘churnalism’ refer to?
The practice of prioritizing speed over accuracy in news reporting, leading to inadequate evidence and fact-checking.
This term is used to critique the decline in journalistic standards due to competitive pressures.
What is Gatekeeping in the media context?
The media’s power to refuse to cover some issues and let others be published.
This process decides which news stories are deemed important enough to be reported.
According to Philo (2012), how did the media handle the 2008 global banking crisis?
Media directed public anger at bankers while promoting solutions within the existing financial system, ignoring alternatives.
This illustrates the media’s role in shaping public perception and discourse.
How do different news corporations set their agendas?
Different agendas are set based on the audience and the priorities of each corporation.
This affects the content presented to the public.
What does McCombs (2004) suggest about the role of media?
The media tells us not just what to think about, but also how to think about certain subjects.
This includes shaping perceptions of politicians and social issues.
Who acts as gatekeepers in the media according to Gans (1979)?
Editors, who decide what is news and what is not.
This filtering process is influenced by various practical and ideological factors.
What is the impact of media not covering certain issues?
Issues not aired often damage the values and interests of the dominant social class.
This can lead to a skewed public understanding of societal problems.
What is Norm setting in media?
How media promote conformity to social norms while marginalizing non-conformists through negative portrayal.
This can shape societal expectations and behaviors.
How does media encourage conformity?
By promoting behaviors like obeying laws and helping others, while reinforcing gender stereotypes.
This reflects societal influences on individual behavior.
How does media discourage non-conformity?
By sensationalizing violent crimes and emphasizing consequences for breaking social norms.
This serves to teach expected behaviors in society.
What concept did Durkheim relate to Norm setting?
Boundary maintenance.
This concept highlights the role of media in defining acceptable behavior within society.
What issue does the term ‘churnalism’ refer to?
The practice of prioritizing speed over accuracy in news reporting, leading to inadequate evidence and fact-checking.
This term is used to critique the decline in journalistic standards due to competitive pressures.
What is Gatekeeping in the media context?
The media’s power to refuse to cover some issues and let others be published.
This process decides which news stories are deemed important enough to be reported.
How do different news corporations set their agendas?
Different agendas are set based on the audience and the priorities of each corporation.
This affects the content presented to the public.
What does McCombs (2004) suggest about the role of media?
The media tells us not just what to think about, but also how to think about certain subjects.
This includes shaping perceptions of politicians and social issues.
Who acts as gatekeepers in the media according to Gans (1979)?
Editors, who decide what is news and what is not.
This filtering process is influenced by various practical and ideological factors.
What is the impact of media not covering certain issues?
Issues not aired often damage the values and interests of the dominant social class.
This can lead to a skewed public understanding of societal problems.
What is Norm setting in media?
How media promote conformity to social norms while marginalizing non-conformists through negative portrayal.
This can shape societal expectations and behaviors.
How does media encourage conformity?
By promoting behaviors like obeying laws and helping others, while reinforcing gender stereotypes.
This reflects societal influences on individual behavior.
How does media discourage non-conformity?
By sensationalizing violent crimes and emphasizing consequences for breaking social norms.
This serves to teach expected behaviors in society.
What concept did Durkheim relate to Norm setting?
Boundary maintenance.
This concept highlights the role of media in defining acceptable behavior within society.
