Presentation Of The News, Flase Reporting And Moral Panic Flashcards
1
Q
What is the neo-Marxists view on the presentation of the news?
A
- news in favour of r/c ideology and the r/c as the editors and journalists see it as ‘common sense’
2
Q
What is the instrumentalists approach to the presentation of the news/
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- owners and editors use the news as an instrument to manipulate the audience into being uncritical of the r/c ideology and the r/c
3
Q
What is the pluralists approach to the presentation of the news?
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- the news is the way it is because it’s responding and reflecting the needs of the consumers who are discerning consumers and desire of quality news
4
Q
The presentation of the news? And example?
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- positioning on news website
- timing
- camera angles
- words that are used to describe an event encourage us to view it in a particular way
EG: when it comes to employees striking the way they’re reported on makes them out to be somewhat chaotic whereas employees that aren’t are made out to be calm and reasonable people
5
Q
Evaluation on the perspectives view of the impact of the presentation of the news
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- new media has democratised the news ( citizen journalism )
- social media
- PM: would argue that we have more choice now how we consume media and what we interpret it from it
