Lecture 14: Media Evolution, Digital Campaigns & Reporting Effects

Media source that allowed for the nationalization of news compared to localized focus

Television

Primary reason the internet hasn't displaced television as the dominant news source

It is not passive like television

Phenomenon where comedy-oriented news programs act as a news source for some

Non-traditional news programs

Timeframe when the internet started becoming available to everyday people

Late 1980s

Mechanism the internet uses to track clicks and potentially limit perspectives

The algorithm

Major downside of the internet as a news source mentioned in the text

The deluge of information

Concept referring to the media influencing what issues people pay attention to

Agenda setting

Term for the media influencing how people interpret issues covered in the news

Framing

Term describing media influencing the standards people use to judge elected officials

Priming

First president to successfully use a website in a campaign

Bill Clinton

First president to successfully use social media in a campaign

Barack Obama

Reason media continues to repeat tweets from officials they frequently criticize

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

Group more susceptible to the agenda-setting effect

Less educated, less politically involved people

Type of issues that have historically tended to favor Democrats

Economic issues

Type of issues that have historically tended to favor Republicans

National security

Importance of media content regulations being specific rather than broad

To avoid the chilling effect on legitimate speech

Risk of the hyper-competitive internet environment regarding news reporting

Sensationalism

Consequence of a story cycling off the news agenda

People assume the issue has stopped happening

Major problem with internet news sources suggested by the text

Accountability and fake news

Result of the experiment using sad violin music during a federal worker news story

It backfired, leading viewers to blame the work