1. GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 8 MASS MEDIA

2. Public Opinion
The opinion of the majority about politics and the government.
Public Opinion is shaped by many things:
Family
School
Mass Media

3. Mass Media
Communication of news, events, etc. that is widely spread across the country.
Affects the way we see things and think about things.

4. Mass Media Mass media has changed over the years.
It has especially changed with the age of the internet.
Mass Media can be biased.
Words things in a certain way to form a certain opinion.

5. Public Opinion Polls
Try to figure out how the people feel about things by asking them questions in a poll.
Scientific Poll
More accurate
Straw Poll
Less accurate

6. Polling Questions Page 223
Polls affect the outcome of their answers by asking them in a certain way to elicit a certain response.

7. Polls Go to the following and take their polls: CNN.com ESPN.com
WTHR.com
WISHTV.com