POSC 225 Final Exam NIGHTIGALE COLLEGE Question and answers already passed
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POSC 225 Final Exam NIGHTIGALE COLLEGE Question and answers already passed POSC 225 Final Exam
history of print media: colonial times
media started off slow, expensive, and difficult to transport but the revolutionary war popularized pamphlets which could be passed around person to person
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POSC 225 Final Exam
history of print media: colonial times
media started off slow, expensive, and difficult to transport but the
revolutionary war popularized pamphlets which could be passed around
person to person
history of print media: partisan press - political parties rise
when parties formed, newspapers formed immediately in areas where they
were trying to get votes and therefore did not have a lot of objectivity and was
still expensive to print
history of print media: partisan press - jacksonian journalism
used the spoil system creating a strong relationship between the presidents
administration and press which threatened the freedom of press since it
served mostly partisan propaganda; not a lot of readers therefore limited cash
flow meaning the newspaper had to be used strategically
history of print media: partisan press - rise of the penny press
as newspapers became cheaper to make, they began to split from their party
sponsorship and began relying on diversifying their content
history of print media: newspaper chains - golden age
strong competition throughout the country which created incentives to
sensationalize the news creating yellow journalism
,yellow journalism
the exaggerating/sensationalizing of the news to make it entertaining; critics
say it decreases the quality of the news
kings of the newspaper and media
greely, scripps, pulitzer, and hearst all intertwined their ideologies in their
paper
history of print media: magazines
published a lot of political exposures and often prompted major reform
movements
muckraking
get in the mud and dig out the "big scoops"
rise of radio and tv: first radio station
1920 KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA which reaches almost everyone and takes over
the news, stealing advertising dollars
roosevelt's fireside chats
, live speeches he gave over the radio as a way to intimately interact with the
american people
rise of radio and tv: tv emerges and dominates
live speeches, campaigns, entertainment, live appearances, live debates; in
order to prevent monopolies, they were heavily regulated
FCC
federal communications commission to regulate ownership diversity
the internet: today's media
lack of regulation and fact-checking, lack of media literacy, people have the
ability to share all opinions, politicians have to be ready 24/7, tragedies and
wars are easily uploaded and shared
politicians in journalism
goals: good press, influence the public, get their "brand" across
incentives: to get re-elected
journalists in journalism
goals: awards, viewership, to gain access to stories through relationships
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