U.S. Government Media Project (Major Grade) (2nd Attempt)

Where do most Americans get their news today? magazines print media electronic media news papers MyPoliScience Watch the following videos and answer the following questions THE NEWS MEDIA What does the term narrow casting mean? News media's targeting of a particular candidate and his/ her message News media's ability to focus on on subject and ignore many other issues that candidates want to talk about New media’s targeting a particular group or audience News media's ability to broadcast only one candidate of their choosing when it comes to one particular state or time frame According to the video “The basics”, what are the media functions? New technology, the issues, and the polls New information that one candidate has released about another candidate Information, public forum, watch dog, keep government responsive The area of expertise that one media outlet broadcast in The Basic is the information discovered through investigative journalism and not information released by one party or one candidate Who owns most of the American Media? most news media is government owned news media is about 50 Almost half of all news media is government owned while the other half is privately owned According to a 2018 Wall Street Journal investigation; over the past 10 years most news media has gone from privately owned to government owned most news media is privately owned Why is most of the media being owned by (answer from the previous question) seen as a problem? Media outlets most important job is to get the truth to the public in an unbiased form Media outlets most important job is to make sure they share all worthy content with the public Media outlets for the most part need to earn a profit Media is bound by the laws of this country set in the Supreme Court Case of "Gideon vs Wainwright" to broadcast in an honest and unbiased way that informs the public of anything news worthy. What major news did the Obama administration leak to the media? Information about the Osama Bin Laden raid Obama leaked classified information from CIA documents on Mitt Romney that showed his ties to Russia The Obama campaign released classified documents on Mitt Romney that showed he voted against the war in Iraq Obama released documents and photos that showed Bush meeting with the Russian President before 9 The Obama campaign released Mitt Romney's tax returns How did the leaked information make Obama look? The leaked information proved that Obama was a US citizen The leaked information made Mitt Romney look sympathetic and Obama look like he was using the Bully Pulpit on his opponent Tougher on issues of foreign policy The leaked information was brought to the United States Justice system and a full investigation into the Obama campaign was started In what way does the media set the “political policy/ agenda”? They identify the issues and event that matter The media uses its sources to gain a faster and better understanding of a topic before it broadcast it They decide whom will win an election by broadcasting negative ads about another The news media is able to sway government decisions by broadcasting it's own agenda In the video, what is the Thomas Jefferson Quote used? “I would rather have newspapers without Government than Government without newspapers.” “I would rather have Government without newspapers than newspapers without Government .” John Stewart clip Watch the John Stewart clip of the media’s treatment of candidate Ron Paul during the 2012 presidential election season to answer the next two questions. ****If the video will not play, check Canvas for YouTube issues. Also we have gone over how to resolve these issues in class*** Who were the top tier candidates mentioned by the news media? Romney, Bachmann, and Perry Obama, Bachman, Perry Bush, Romney, Perot Perot, Bush, Clinton Obama, Perry, Bachman Obama, Romney, Bush Who is the candidate they reported that you should not count out? Obama Huntsman Romney W. Bush Perry Hillary Clinton President's Remarkable Promise.pdf Analyze the documents and use to answer the questions that follow. Media Project Documents How did the Jungle and other reports influence President Theodore Roosevelt’s actions? The jungle forced the President to investigate the information and eventually led to the creation of the meant inspection bill The jungle forced the President to launch a full investigation into the capability of the United States to create the Panama Canal The jungle forced the President to launch a full investigation into the outbreak of malaria that plagued the workers camps during the building of the Panama Canal The jungle forced the President to recognize the need to plant more trees and get legislation passed to save the jungles of central and south America How did JFK benefit from his first televised debate with Richard Nixon in 1960? Viewers saw Kennedy listening attentively and Nixon as haggard and lines on his face The debate was broadcast of three major networks (CBS, ABS, NBC) but two of the three spent almost double the amount of time focused on Nixon then on Kennedy. People saw this as biased media toward the old regime (Nixon and the republicans). The debate was broadcast of three major networks (CBS, ABS, NBC) but two of the three taped delayed the debate and cut Nixon's time short The debate was broadcast seen as an opportunity for the old guard (Nixon and his republicans) bullying the younger Kennedy. The News Media Is Still Recovering From Watergate (Published 2005) Read the Washington Post Clip on Watergate and use it to answer the questions that follow. The News Media Is Still Recovering From Watergate What paper were released in 1971 that set the stage for a particularly hostile relationship between journalists in the mainstream media? Watergate Papers Pentagon Papers Nixon Memoirs Wilson's Investigation of the Kennedy assassination According to according to Mr. Kohut and others, the Watergate Investigation created what? a model of journalism that is easily abused and debased a model of journalism that is easily abused and manipulated a model of journalism that is mostly transparent and truthful a model of journalism that is more moral based and transparent Visit livingroomcandidate.org to match the commercial to the appropriate form of propaganda. Also use the site to answer the questions that follow. 1952: Ike for President (Republican) Canidate relied more on spot ads to get his message accross 1964 JOHNSON VS. GOLDWATER Ad featured a little girls playing and counting down and then another voice counting to zero as a nuclear blast goes off 1976: South (Democrat) Plain Folk: The candidate appears to be a common person to appeal to the majority, rather than to the elite. 1988: Willie Horton (Republican) Mudslinging: In attack ads, name-calling and false assertions are used to give a negative impression of an opponent. 2004: Bush vs Kerry The internet becomes a major ad campaign ground for these canidates 1992: Perot This third part candidate ran on the ides of 'trickle down economics" Going Public.pdf Read the text excerpt titled “Going Public” and use this information to answer the question below. Read the text excerpt titled “Going Public” and use this information to answer the question below. After reading the article, what is meant by the term "Going Public"? term describing leaked information from the President or someone in Congress bypassing Congress to gain support of the American People by passing a Candidate and releasing negative information on a opponent by passing a court sealed document and releasing classified information Media as a linkage institution Watch the Video and then Answer the questions that follow What two example are used in the video as a linkage institution? Polls Social Media Elections Media Pols Media Elections Primaries According to the video, what are the incentives of media? most media outlets are regulated by Congress most media outlets are for profit organizations most media outlet get their funding from donations most media outlets are non-profit organizations According to the video, how do most media outlets get their money? most media outlets do not have one main source of revenue. Most media outlets get a combination of donations and funds from the Government most media outlets do not have one main source of revenue. Most media outlets get a combination of donations and ad revenue ad revenue most media outlets are non-profit and depend on donations How does the media serve as a linkage institution? Media educates law makers on the latest news stories and allows the judicial system to see the whole truth According to a 2004 investigation by the House and Ways committee, the media is able to reach a fair greater audience than Congress or the President According to a 2004 investigation by the Clinton campaign, the media is able to reach a fair greater audience than Congress or the President Media educates citizens and politicians According to the video, what is meant by the term horse race media? horse race media is a term describing the pace of which new anchors deliverer the news horse media is a term used to describe the amount of large media sources. Meaning there are many large media sources just like there are many horses in a horse race horse race media is a term describing making news stories or exciting horse race media is a term coined by Teddy Roosevelt, who was a known horse race enthusiast, used to describe a news media's ability to turn any story into a competition Based on the videos and your readings, which of these examples best shows the media as a linkage institution? a reporter interviewing people coming out of a polling location a local news paper running a political ad for a candidate a local newspaper showing the results of a bond election a new station donates money to a former employee who is now running for office What does the term “Fourth Estate” mean in terms of the media? The term fourth estate refers to the press and news media in both explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues The term fourth estate refers to the ability of news media to broadcast live senate meetings and house of representative meetings. The term fourth estate refers to the ability of the press and news media to host exclusive campaign rallies for a candidate of their choosing to gather support for that candidate.