AP GOV Review: Video #21 - The Functions And Structures Of the News Media Everything You Need To Know About The Functions And Structures Of The News Media To Succeed In AP Government

Types Of Mass Media Print: Newspapers Once the most popular, this has faded in recent years AP, New York Times, etc. Yellow Journalism of late 19th/early 20th centuries Magazines Like newspapers, magazines are not as popular a source Broadcast: Radio: Made famous from FDR’s “fire-side” chats Most radio devoted to politics is talk radio, not necessarily news radio TV: Made famous from the 1960 presidential election Virtually all Americans own a tv Cable news has become more popular in recent years Internet: Fastest growing source for news - especially for younger people

Functions Of Mass Media The Media is a linkage institution! Connects people to the government Report News: The media reports political news in addition to events The Federalist Papers Reports on campaigns: Media reports polls of candidates, and reports on the goals/messages of campaigns Candidates can be seen on news programs almost 24/7 Run campaign ads The media as a watchdog: Reports on scandals, issues, and fact-check Watergate in the 1970s

Test Tips Multiple-Choice: The media as a linkage institution Free Response: The media’s role in influencing politics (2012) - more in next two videos

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