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At this point in time it is difficult to conceive of life without access to any information or the most recent. Chapter 10. Theodore H. White. The press in America… determines what people will think and talk about–an authority that in other nations is reserved for tyrants, priests, parties, and mandarins.. In America the media has much greater freedom than in other countries, such as France and Great Britain, because in the U.S., media companies are privately controlled, and they only need licenses from the gov’t—nothing else. July 29, 2014. Aaron Smith, Senior Researcher. Pew Research Center. Pew Research findings on . Politics and advocacy in the social media era. About Pew Research Center’s Internet Project. Part of the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan “fact tank” in Washington, DC. John Frelinghuysen. . Topic- Construction of Political News. Target Audience – Consumers . Method- Discourse Analysis and Critical thinking . Main Idea- . An In Depth discussion on the topic of News Reporting. . Examining the influence of mobile applications and interpersonal discussions towards political participation. Joseph Jai-sung Yoo, Pei Zheng,. Hyeri Jung, Victoria Y. Chen, Shuning Lu. &. Thomas J. Johnson . the . Guardian’s news site from 1996-. 2015. Bødker. H (forthcoming, 2016) The Time(s) of News Websites. In Franklin B and Eldridge II S (eds.) The . Routledge. Companion to Digital Journalism Studies, Abingdon: . Major newspapers . have been hemorrhaging . money and . staff. (50% decline since 2000) Craigslist helped kill newspapers. Yet online news sites . are exploding, and some . low quality ones . have . far more . “What if There were No Newspapers?”. People would go to news on the T.V. for information and if they have no T.V. well no news. Lola . Anciana. Imagine getting up in the morning, and sitting for breakfast without a newspaper! The morning tea would lose its flavour. From the bedroom you hear the voice of the announcer over the radio telling you of the day's disaster. Just plain statements of facts, no details, no photographs, no editorials, no asides, no snide comments, no bouquets, no brickbats. How dull it would be!. Dr. Moses Shumow. mshumow@fiu.edu. Key questions. What do we mean by the “political economy” of news production?. Why is this approach important when we think about different approaches to media literacy?. Democracy. Enduring Understanding:. The . various forms of media provide citizens . with . political information and influence the . ways . in which they participate politically.. Learning Objective:. The Modern Media. Media. : simply, tools to store and deliver information or data. Traditionally, we have easily recognized the media: our hometown newspaper, the local television news, and the cable news networks. Americans used to pay attention when the president was on the radio or the television. Now, with hundreds of channels to choose from, the public does not tune into presidential speeches as often as it used to.. Chapter 10 . Political News, Polls, and the Presidential Campaign. © 2018 Taylor & Francis. . Horse Race and . Strategy-Based News. News media cover presidential politics as if it were a game, a sporting event, a horse race.. Role. Media had four main roles- to inform, educate, entertain and advertise.. Various forms-art, film, and music and although often carrying a message primarily produce to entertain us.. Television also provides us information through soaps, news, documentaries. Buying a newspaper or watching the TV will provide us with a source of information that will inform and educate us..