WEEK 8 - Judiciary and Media Flashcards
In what way is a free press essential to democracy?
- Fostering public debate and political engagement
- Acting as public watchdog
In what way is Free Press weakening?
EXAMPLE:
Berlusconi: Media Rep and PM
Erdogan: Clamping down on the media
What is Political Communication?
Study of the content, impact, senders and receivers of political messages
What are the relevant factors behind Political Communication?
Sender: Who Message: What Channel: How Receiver: Impact: With what impact
What is Mass Media?
‘Means of communication that reach a large and potentially unlimited number of people’
(Hague and Harrop 2013)
How did Mass Media develop over the ages?
Development 19th and 20th century
- Press and Broadcasting
Development of social media in 21st century
What is the criticisms behind the BBC?
- Since the BBC tries to be impartial it can be seen to be over-representative (i.e: not all of England is black so do we need all those black voices) (Political Correctness)
- The BBC view can be seen to represent a Londonification of the UK. i.e The BBC represents Britain as London (trying to envision their view of the UK)
What is the problems with controlling the media?
- At what point can it be seen as undemocratic?
- What about Social Media?
- Can controlling the media ever been seen as a good thing? (e.g Christchurch)
What are some contemporary trends behind the media?
- Commercialisation (I.e Murdoch’s media empire)
- Fragmentation (Media split into differing views)
- Globalisation (Everyone is joint together so can’t hide news)
- Interaction (People communicating more)
- Mass Communication less top-down and controlled by governments
What are the impacts of Media bias?
Can make someone look weaker (seen typically in elections)
But can also make someone stronger (Again in elections)
What are the impacts of the Media?
- Reinforcement
- Agenda-setting
- Priming
- Framing
What is Agenda Setting?
- The media sets the public agenda
- Don’t tell you what to think
- Tell you what to think about
What is Framing Theory?
- Media focuses on a particular topic (and places it in a field of meaning)
- Media influences what you think and how you think about it
Continuation of Agenda Setting
What are some ways to frame concepts?
- Spin:
Presenting a concept in such a way that it conveys a value judgement (positive or negative) (to create an inherent bias) i.e: Toy Blair perfected this - Tradition:
Imbue some kind of culture invoking emotion - Slogans,Jargon and Catchphrases:
Its catchy or sounds smart - Stories:
To frame a topic in a narrative way
-Artifacts:
A symbol we have an attachment to . i.e Use of the Queen in Brexit debate
What are the two forms of the rule of Law?
- Common Law
- Civil Law
