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Media and Politics - Grade: 100

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Nathan Combes POLS 1101 April 22, 2018

Media and Politics

  1. What regulations exist that regulate how the media (different forms) report on politics? a. Fairness Doctrine - a former federal policy in the US requiring television and radio broadcasters to present contrasting viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance. b. Equal Time Rule - U. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it. c. Right of Rebuttal - requires broadcasters to provide an opportunity for candidates to respond to criticisms made against them. d. Slander/Libel - someone's words end up causing harm to your reputation or your livelihood.
  2. What is "agenda setting" and how can the media effectively set the agenda in politics? The ability of the news media to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda
  3. What major changes have occurred in news reporting since the advent of 24 hour news? They use exciting or shocking stories to provoke public interest.
  4. How has the mainstream media covered the issues of police brutality, black lives matter, and the NFL #takeaknee protests? What reporting of theirs was factually incorrect? What reporting was biased in your opinion? There are some news sources who frown upon these movements and there are others who believe we have the right to exercise our freedom of speech. CNN and MSNBC were mostly biased about these topics
  5. Which specific news sources (be it online sources, social media, television media, or written publications) do you trust the most and why? To be honest, I like to get my news feed from Twitter, because I would rather get the opinions and facts from the public than a paid news reporter who may not cover both sides.
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Media and Politics - Grade: 100

Course: American Government (POLS 1101)

48 Documents
Students shared 48 documents in this course

University: Columbus State University

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Nathan Combes
POLS 1101
April 22, 2018
Media and Politics
1. What regulations exist that regulate how the media (different forms) report on politics?
a. Fairness Doctrine - a former federal policy in the US requiring television and
radio broadcasters to present contrasting viewpoints on controversial issues of
public importance.
b. Equal Time Rule - U.S. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an
equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it.
c. Right of Rebuttal - requires broadcasters to provide an opportunity for candidates
to respond to criticisms made against them.
d. Slander/Libel - someone's words end up causing harm to your reputation or your
livelihood.
2. What is "agenda setting" and how can the media effectively set the agenda in politics?
The ability of the news media to influence the importance placed on the topics of the
public agenda
3. What major changes have occurred in news reporting since the advent of 24 hour news?
They use exciting or shocking stories to provoke public interest.
4. How has the mainstream media covered the issues of police brutality, black lives matter,
and the NFL #takeaknee protests? What reporting of theirs was factually incorrect? What
reporting was biased in your opinion? There are some news sources who frown upon
these movements and there are others who believe we have the right to exercise our
freedom of speech. CNN and MSNBC were mostly biased about these topics
5. Which specific news sources (be it online sources, social media, television media, or
written publications) do you trust the most and why? To be honest, I like to get my news
feed from Twitter, because I would rather get the opinions and facts from the public than
a paid news reporter who may not cover both sides.

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