Ben's Ap Government Work
Benjamin Lee
Dupas
AP Gov
23 August 2022
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Different media examples
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Print media was in the forms of newspapers, magazines, and journals.
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Also the oldest form and example of media
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Not doing as well today but is still a daily source of media
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Very important and not dead because it does many different reports that the TV copies
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Does different unique things that the other media examples don’t
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People who still read this type of media are more likely to be politically active
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Popular examples consist of LA Times, WAPO, and NYT
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Broadcast media (TV or radio)
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Majority get from TV
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ABC, CBS, NBS, Fox
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Radio was made before TV, commuter news
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Bigger audiences in local news
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Talk Radio
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1980s, biased interviews
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Liberals didn’t succeed in this form of media
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Podcast is similar but is mostly scripted (Liberals having more success in this form)
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Internet
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Revolutionized media
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Is very reliable
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Can produce false news and very opinionated stories
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How does it work?
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Profit
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Is made through the profits that it makes
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Rely majorly on funds from advertising revenue
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Conglomerates
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Transfer vertically to become larger
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Disney, Time Warner, etc.
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Professional Code of Ethics
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Be trustworthy, have accurate information, objectivity, fair, and take accountability for their actions
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Can be wrong but helped to correct
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Always use sources that are reliable that is accurate
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Make sources anonymous
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Sources
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“On-the-record”
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Everything said can be used and quoted, and published including your name
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“On background”
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Can be quoted but no name attached to it
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“On deep background”
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No quoting, location, or name used
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Only info that could be used had to be paraphrased
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“Off the record”
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Nothing can be used
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Just research
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Roles of the Media
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Gatekeeper
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Keeps information away from the public
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Controls what goes out
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Watchdog
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National media’s job to spy on politics and their behaviors
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Uncover scandals
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Score Keeper
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Create reputations for politics
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Assist choosing winners and losers
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Agenda Setter
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Controls the topics displayed to the public
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Shows things important to the public
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Makes government address them
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Decides what to focus on the most and display it
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Things that aren’t as important as kinda dropped off
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