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Mass Media Linkage Institutions
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How do people get information?
Linkage Institutions Mass Media How do people get information?
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Linkage Institutions Mass Media
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Mass Media Linkage Linkage Institution
They link the people to the government by giving them information about government activities and actions of political candidates 100 They provide government with information about the population through reporting public opinion polls They allow political candidates to communicate with the public directly on a very large scale.
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Mass Media Linkage Linkage Institution
The mass media creates permanent links between the people and the government. People are likely to interact with the media as a linkage way more often than political parties or interest groups 100 They allow people to interact with the government as well as with the other linkage institutions
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Print Media Mass Media
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Mass Media Print Print Media Newspapers Magazines News websites
“Blogs”
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Mass Media Print Print Media Examples New York Times Wall St. Journal
Washington Post Time Magazine
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Mass Media Print Advantages
Have the freedom to offer more in depth coverage – can go as long as the printed pages allow Better at being able to explain issues. It’s less time sensitive
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Mass Media Print Disadvantages
These sources may require a more educated audience Less people pay attention It requires more effort from the audience which might limit the audience
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Mass Media Print Freedom of the Press
The First Amendment guarantees that we have a “free press” The govt cannot control what information the print media reports No prior restraint – govt cannot censor the print media for any reason
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Broadcast Media Mass Media
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Mass Media Broadcast Broadcast Media Television Radio
Internet news video Podcasts
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Fox (but not necessarily FoxNews)
Mass Media Broadcast Broadcast Media NBC CBS ABC Fox (but not necessarily FoxNews) All radio
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Mass Media Broadcast Advantages Allows for live coverage
More people are willing to pay attention Government officials use it to reach more people than print
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Mass Media Broadcast Disadvantages
Tends to focus on being entertaining Rarely has enough time devoted to any one subject to “explain” Is only “in the moment” - does not have the lifespan of print media
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Mass Media Broadcast Regulated
Media that uses the “airwaves” is regulated by the government. There are some rules that apply to these outlets. So they don’t have the same total freedom that print media does
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Agenda Control Mass Media
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Mass Media Agenda Control Public Agenda
The list of issues that the people want the government to deal with The most pressing issues tend to be “at the top” of the agenda Government officials that rely on the public for their jobs must pay attention to those issues the public is concerned about in order to keep their positions
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Mass Media Agenda Control Agenda Control
Media outlets make choices about what stories to cover and which to ignore Placing stories first in the news broadcast or on the front page of the paper are the most important to the media Covering stories day after day shows the media thinks it is important and ignoring them shows the media does not think the issue matters
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Mass Media Agenda Control Agenda Control
This can shape which issues get dealt with by the government This can impact which candidates win elections This can impact how many voters turn out to participate in elections
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In some cases, these are deliberate decisions of media outlets
Mass Media Agenda Control Agenda Control In some cases, these are deliberate decisions of media outlets In others, this is just an effect of what types of stories are popular – since all media are money making businesses
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Mass Media Agenda Control
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Mass Media Agenda Control
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Mass Media Agenda Control
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Candidate Evaluation Mass Media
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Mass Media Candidate Evaluation Candidate Evaluation
Media makes choices about how it covers candidates Media makes choices about WHICH candidates are deserving of media coverage These choices make or break a candidate’s chances in an election
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Media cannot devote equal coverage to all candidates in a race.
Mass Media Candidate Evaluation Candidate Evaluation Media cannot devote equal coverage to all candidates in a race. Candidates with a real chance of winning will merit more coverage than those who probably won’t win Choosing which other candidates get covered has real impact on whether they can come back or not.
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Media cannot devote equal coverage to all candidates in a race.
Mass Media Candidate Evaluation Candidate Evaluation Media cannot devote equal coverage to all candidates in a race. Candidates with a real chance of winning will merit more coverage than those who probably won’t win Choosing which other candidates get covered has real impact on whether they can come back or not.
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Mass Media Candidate Evaluation
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Mass Media Candidate Evaluation
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Bigly Ideas Beliefs & Behaviors
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Mass Media Wrap Up Linkage Institution Print Vs Broadcast
Agenda Control Candidate Evaluation Focus on these things:
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