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The Influence of the Media in Politics, Campaigns and Elections - Yahoo Voices - voices... - 1 views

  • Begala, Paul and Carville, James. Take It Back. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006 Compaine, Benjamin. "Global Media." Foreign Policy, No. 133. (Nov. - Dec. 2002): pp 20-22, 24, 26, 28
  • While many are afraid that a biased media will shape people's views during elections, the media is more effective
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      Political dependence on the media as they can shape or determine the issues.
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  • The Influence and Relationship of the Media in Politics, Campaigns and Elections - In an age of timeliness and demand for information
  • But while the public demands information from the media, there is also an underlying cynicism in the American culture against the media and politicians for negative campaign coverage and a perceived media bias.
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      The opinion piece is on the relationship between our political system and the media.
  • Nixon on the other hand, did not have such a good relationship with the media and did not understand the importance of mass coverage. Just before Election Day, Kennedy visited northeastern states with large electoral votes and more importantly, major media outlets where he would be seen by a large audience. Nixon on the other hand, wanted to fulfill his promise of going to every state and went to Alaska. Wha
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      Even though this election was over 60 years ago, this still relevant as politicians who can use the media to their advantage often have the advantage.
  • Nov 14, 2007
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    This article describes the influences and relationships of media and the affects of a media bias on the Media in Politics, Campaigns and Election.
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    Discusses the influence of media on our political system. Our political system relies upon media to disseminate information, and the role of media bias.
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    I like how your comments kid of provide a running commentary made the texts more flowing and engaging..
Kenny Christine

Lesson 1: The Media and Democracy: Theory and History - 0 views

  • This introductory lesson has two components: a brief discussion of the critical role the media play in a democracy such as that we have in the United States and a history of the development of the news media in the United States, including a discussion of why the government has regulated the print media differently from the broadcast media.
  • The news media play a critical role in the American democracy. The press has always been present, and it has a privilege no other industry enjoys: a specific protection in the Constitution
  • The press is simultaneously blamed and praised for many aspects of American political life. On the one hand, it is accused of a wide array of offenses: endangering national security, oversimplifying important issues of public policy, focusing too much on the negatives and not enough on the achievements of government, and demonstrating some sort of political bias.
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  • Television is the most influential medium in American society and has been for many years.
  • Americans perceive television primarily as an entertainment medium, but many Americans also depend on it as a source of information about many issues, including politics.
  • In 2004, the American National Election Study found that 86 percent of people said they followed the 2004 presidential campaign on television.
  • Television is perceived as more credible than print, according to studies by Journalism.org, the Pew Research Center, and others, and this is probably due to the visual nature of the medium. However, the same reports show that trust in both local television and national networks has steadily declined (as has trust in all media sources).
  • Reporters seem to be automatically suspicious of the motives of elected officials and politicians running for office.
  • Politicians believe that the time, money, and energy they devote to press relations will pay off in the form of reelection or support for their policy proposals.
  • While the public relies on the news media as a source of information about politics, politicians also depend on the press, both in elections and in governing.
  • Since the 1970s, Americans have become much more likely to identify themselves as independents rather than as Democrats or Republicans. The weakening of the political parties has made it possible for more individuals to run for office without spending years paying their dues in the parties. But it has also affected the ability of the parties to speak effectively to voters and mobilize them at election time.
  • As a result of the weakening of the political parties, candidates have to cultivate their own relationships with voters, and the way they do that is through the mass media.
  • In the early days of the nation, the press was blatantly partisan, as it still is in many other democratic countries.
  • Theodore Roosevelt, our first truly media-savvy president, tried to use the reporters who covered the White House for his own benefit. He gave them access that they hadn't previously enjoyed, but he also threatened to take away that access if their reporting displeased him.
  • Elected officials and candidates for office need to get their views out to the voting public, and the members of the press see their job as screening those views for truth. The result is that the press and politicians have very different imperatives that clash with each other dramaticall
  • The Kennedy-Nixon presidential debates of 1960 were another important series of events in the emergence of television as a political medium.
  • Today, thanks to the development of cable and satellite technology, television provides a twenty-four-hour forum of political news and information.
  • The equal time rule originated in the Radio Act of 1927, and it can also be found in Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934. It requires that stations provide all political candidates the opportunity to appear. If a station sells or gives advertising time to one candidate, it must offer the same opportunity to the other candidates in that race.
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    Political Science course at Missou.
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    Good site choice, pull stuff from course sites all the time, should be authoritative right!
alex bock

How Social Media Strategy Influences Political Campaigns | Sprout Social - 0 views

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      Journalist whose work has appearer in numerous well known publications
  • September 5, 2013
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      From 2013
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  • Social media is playing an increasingly important role in the way campaigns are run and how elected officials govern. It allows candidates
  • Amina is a freelance journalist in Chicago. Her work has previously appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Grid and Popular Science, among others.
  • and officeholders to not only communicate more effectively to a larger audience, but it creates a two-way street for constituents to respond and interact with leaders,”
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      Interviews with politicians who are aware of the changing political conditions.
  • If there is anything recent elections have proven, it’s that reaching out to voters online is not only important, it’s essential. The first notable use of social media to rally the voting community was during the 2008 Presidential election, when the Obama campaign took to the web to draw out the young vote. According to research by the Pew Foundation, 83 percent of 18-24 year-olds had social networking accounts in 2008, and two-thirds of those used those sites for political activity at that time.
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      Articles is on how social media is playing an increasing role in elections.
  • Though social media has certainly changed the face of political campaigns, it has not replaced other traditional forms of communication. “It’s additive,” says Greenberg. What she means is that having a social media campaign does not mean politicians can forego television and radio commercials. Greenberg also emphasizes that in-person rallies and town halls are an essential component of campaigns and that these venues won’t go away just because people spend more time online.
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      Is relevant as it connects to role of social media with more traditional forms of communication used in politics.
evonchevelle730

The Influence of the Media in Politics, Campaigns and Elections - Yahoo Voices - voices... - 3 views

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      Currency- 2007 
  • The Influence and Relationship of the Media in Politics, Campaigns and Elections
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      Relevance- article addresses some of the many effects media has on politics
  • Works Cited
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      Accuracy-this is the work cited, sources where the information came from 
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  • Nov 14, 2007
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      Currency- 2007
  • Laura Lane, Yahoo Contributor Network
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      Authority- Laura Lane is a Yahoo Contributor 
  • CONCLUSION
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      Purpose- In this conclusion she summarizes everything up and she tells why we need to know this information
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5 Ways New Media Are Changing Politics - US News - 0 views

  • The result is a new paradigm in political communications, and both parties are using it. Very little of it has to do with expensive political advertising on mass media. Look at your desktop, and you'll see the ways the new media are changing the political scene from the bottom up:
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      Relevance- 5 ways that media effects politics
  • Feb. 4, 2010
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      Currency- 2010
  • By Mary Kate Cary
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      Authority- works for U.S. News
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  • But really, does anyone think that in 2020—or maybe even 2015—we'll still have big-money television ad buys, regardless of who's paying for them?
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      Purpose- this situation happened and made people interested
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    The outrage was immediate: The Supreme Court decision that struck down restrictions on the use of corporate funds in political advertising, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, is "devastating to the public interest" (President Obama) and a "disastrous rollback" of campaign finance laws (MoveOn.Org) and promises a "windfall" (New York Times) of big-money television ad buys by groups like the U.S.
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Tierra Valentine

The Role of Mass Media in Society by Cindy Kessler | Life Paths 360 - 1 views

  • Cindy Kessler
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      authority- this articles is wriiten by cindy kessler
  •  February 13, 2011
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      currency- the article was published February 13,2011
  • The Role of Mass Media in Society
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      accuracy- the article is provide by a website called LifePathe 360. this is a website that allows authors to write about the daily issues.
  • Mass media plays an important role in transmitting social values such as appropriate behavior and attitudes. The effectiveness of this method of socialization can be seen in the similarity of young people’s tastes throughout the world. Hair-cuts and styles, clothing, music, dancing and movies are similar in teens in diverse parts of the world.
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      purpose- the purpose of this article is to show that even though media has a good perspective it also has a negative influence to.
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    the author talks about how the media is here to inform us on the things that is going around us like the weather and elections.
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