Block Grant
A broad grant of money given by the federal government to a state government. The grant specifies the general area (such as education or health services) in which the funds may be spent but leaves it to the state to determine the specific allocations
Common Core
A national set ...
Intermediary organizations - ANSWER-Examples: Media, Political Parties, Interest
Groups
Intermediate relationship between the people and government
Mass media - ANSWER-Communication channels like newspapers, radio, tv where
people can communicate to mass audiences
Includes:
Print and electronic media
Print media - ANSWER-Newspapers, magazines
Electronic media - ANSWER-Internet, tv and radio
Sound bite - ANSWER-Brief comment, few seconds, gets point across
Why? Time constraints
Short, catchy phrases (dramatic)
Political Advertising - ANSWER-Self explanatory
Types:
Personal attack ads
Issue Ads (used by IG's)
Negative advertising
Free media - ANSWER-News Coverage
Politicians try to get covered in news
Simplification of communication
a. 30 second ads
b. sound bites
c. talking points
, d. no real dialogue
News management - ANSWER-Create newsworthy events for candidates, why? free
press
Attempts to get news coverage, and influence that coverage
Strategies:
1. Provide dramatic visuals
2. Get covered
3. Convey message
Spin doctor - ANSWER-A candidates press advisor, tries to persuade media to "slant"
event or action
Spin - ANSWER-Reporters slant or interpretation of an event or action
Talk radio - ANSWER-"wild west of media"
All (most) are politically conservative
Push boundaries
Average listener is white, middle aged, conservative male
A response to counter liberal bias in the media
Media bias - ANSWER-Only 24% of Americans have confidence in news
Types:
Partisan bias
Bias against losers (who won the debate)
"Selection" bias (entertainment factor, pressure from advertisers or corporate owners of
what to broadcast)
Partisan bias - ANSWER-Liberal v Conservative Bias
64% of public perceive media to be left leaning
However, most journalists=liberal, most corporate employees of news companies=
conservative
(Balances out?)
Journalistic values - ANSWER-Objectivity
Objectivity - ANSWER-Do gatekeepers value this?
Bedrock of journalism schools
Examples: open opinion pages, present both sides, volume of coverage
Media organization goals - ANSWER-Make money
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