1. “The Media is the nervous system of a democracy.”

2. The Media Take notes and vocab from the Media handout/reading
Reminder:
Test Thursday on Public Opinion and the Media

3. Where do people get their news?
What is the “national press?”
What are some of the leading national media outlets?

5. The Source of news has an impact on knowledge base of viewer/listener
Viewing over a month:

7. News papers are making less money selling ads

11. digital

12. Top site in 2012 by hits—Yahoo News/ABC

16. Gate keeper
Score Keeper
Watchdog
News leaks
Spin

17. How the media may cover a story
Horse race journalism
Turn politics into a competition between individuals
Sensationalism
“if it bleeds, it leads”
Feeding frenzy stories
John Edwards in 2008 /the various Clinton scandals/Anthony Weiner “sexting” scandal
Adversarial Press
“there must be something. . .”
Nixon hated the Press

18. . . . and sometimes there is!

19. This photo put an end to Senator Gary Hart’s political career in 1988

20. What do we really learn from this
What do we really learn from this? How does it help forward understanding of the issue?
Infowars Web site

22. The poll on Obama’s Religion from 2009 and 2010 Next slide

24. Why would so many people have this misperception even after repeated statements by the President and his attendance for 20 years at a Christian church?

25. The Public Perception of President Obama’s religion
Britt Hume
The Obama Muslim Myth
"Obama Admits he is a Muslim”
(Note the number of hits)
The Myth

26. Why do so many people have a misperception of President Obama’s citizenship? Two articles might help us understand why.

27. Dispute in 2015 about Obama and Religion
Trump in New Hampshire, September 2015
Trump Response: Tapper Interview 9/20/17
NBC news follow up Trump silence on Obama Religion 9/18/15
Response on CBS News by Bernie Sanders
Response by CBS news interview Bernie Sanders
Bernie response to Birther OCT. 2016

28. Other distortions in the news
What is meant by “spin” in commentary?
Ed Schultz “Fox Lies” c/doc

29. 48.37

30. Fox News and The Iraq War
This is one of THE KEY VIDEO SEGMENTS OF THE CHAPTER.

31. Commentary is not news
Chris Matthews commentary on debate v. jobs numbers Chris Matthews commentary
Given what you know about politics, what do you think? Is he right or wrong? Is it spin?
What is wrong with O’Reilly’s “analysis” concerning the relationship between poverty and substance abuse?

32. Consequences of media emphasis on conflict and image
An increase in citizen disaffection with politics
An increase in cynicism about politics and the media
New forms of media replacing older ones
Ex. Internet sites