1. Media, voting, and election

2. Do the media affect how we vote? “Let’s be clear on one thing, the corporate media in our country is no longer involved in journalism – they are a political special interest no different from a lobbyist,” Trump said in the speech in West Palm Beach, Fla. “Their agenda is to elect crooked Hillary Clinton at any cost, at any price, no matter how many lives they destroy.” Wow, sounds like what C&H would agree!

3. Do the media affect how we vote? Do the media have an influence on how we vote? If yes, is the influence direct or indirect? What else would influence how we vote? Do TV audience who watch TV a lot vote differently? Do the media tell us what to think or what to think about?

4. Do the media affect how we vote? The hypodermic model/magic bullet model. Mass society theory. The two-step flow influence model. Cultivation theory.

5. Framing “What specific story angle is used” Question: How does SNL frame presidential election?SNL frame presidential election

6. Agenda Setting Theory Questions (for individual quiz 6!): What are some examples to suggest how the media reports of the 2012 Presidential election have influenced voters' preference of candidates? What are some of the most popular topics that national, regional, and local newspapers covered about the Blizzard of 2013? Watch Agenda with a view (a CJN production!)