chapter 7- media technology, and governments

During the healthcare debate in the early 1960s, Ronald Reagan cut a vinyl phonograph record that the American Medical Association sent by snail mail to _____.

every physician's office.

Every change in the media affects _____.

politics

_____ is an essential function performed by media outlets in a democratic system.

Providing information, Acting as a public watchdog,& Helping shape the political agenda

Researchers have shown that new information _____ existing opinions, regardless of the content of the story.

reinforces

The media serve a public watchdog function, scrutinizing government for _____ and other flawed decisions or government processes.

corrupt or illegal acts

One of the most direct ways the media affects politics is via its __________ role.

agenda-setting

_____ defines the nature of the problem, organizes potential solutions, and wipes out alternative policies.

Framing

_____ is the top source of news for Americans under fifty.

Television

More than 200 stories are now funded each year through sources like _____.

kickstarter

_____ have always been midwives to American democracy.

Newspapers

The _____ is known as the first media-driven war.

The Spanish-American War

The reader, not the editor, chooses the _____ on the Internet, where she/he is also able to respond, share, network, and/or learn more.

story

A problem with the decline in _____ is dwindling funds for paying trained reporters.

newspaper

_____ write algorithms that automatically filter stories based on viewer preferences, promoting newsfeed items that fit into their worldview, leaving the reader with a much narrower picture of what's happening in the world.

websites

Political scientists link FDR's fireside chats to the rise of _____.

the personal presidency

President _____ gave the first live press conference in February of 1961.

John F. Kennedy

_____ ushered in the twenty-four-hour news cycle when it covered the Gulf War.

CNN

The line between news and entertainment continues to blur-leading to the hybrid now known as _____.

infotainment

The Internet and social media sites turn us all into potential _____.

news providers

The FCC repealed _____ in 1983, treating media as a private commodity rather than as a public good.

the fairness doctrine