SELECTION/PRESENTATION OF NEWS 1 Flashcards
2 perspectives on the news: news is an objective process
journalist gather info based on news values
2 perspectives on the news: news is a social construct
owner/politcains and public relation companies control the content of news
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of com found 25% of people indicated tv most used platform for news
newspapers used by 40% pop 2012 and radio 36% 2023
however benson highlights social media sites may not be as revolutoansry as present as many people used websites from newspapers for their news sources
process which shape the media: agenda setting
how opinions/veiws can be controlled/shaped by the media to direct the audience and think and feel a certain way
refers to media influence in laying down list of subjects for public discussion
this gives those in charge of the media a great deal of power over society, thus some subjects not be discussed as public never informed about it
process which shape the media:
norm setting
process where mass media emphasise/reinforce conformity to social norms and isolate others who dont conform. they do this either by encouraging conformist behaviour, being brave/helping other, which reinforces gender stereotypes or by discouraging non conformist behaviour eg football hoolagism
process which shape the media:
gate keeping
refers to media power to let some issues in and some kept out the news
news stories which are least persont are those who damage values and itnrest of upper class
eg won’t present ideas and injury in the workplace, despite the fact it causes greater loss of working hours
process which shape the media:
inacurate/false reporting
their maybe other biases due to false reproting/incorrect info, however media diversity does this to make the story mroe interesting to an audience. can cause moral panic (Cohen) which is a wave of moral concern about exaggerated or imaginary threat to society
