Study Guide – Unit 4: The Media
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Date Due |
Assignments
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Tues.,
Sept. 30 |
1.
Read p. 245 – 259 2.
Questions 1 - 7 |
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Weds., Oct. 1 |
1.
Read p. 259 – 272 2.
Questions 8 – 12 |
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Thurs., Oct. 2 |
1.
Read “Feeding Frenzy” by Larry Sabato in the
Readings Book p. 574-581; Take notes (Either on a separate paper or in the
margins: highlighting is not sufficient) summarizing the main points
and some pertinent examples. 2.
Read through “The White House Staff: The Advance Office” in the Readings
Book, p. 581-592. For this article, it
is not so important that you remember each detail,
just that you get a general picture of what the advance office has to do. |
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Mon., Oct. 6 |
1.
Read the excerpt from Feeding Frenzy 2.
Take notes (Either on a separate paper or in the book: highlighting is not
sufficient) summarizing the main points and some pertinent examples. How does Larry Sabato
explain the press focus on personal scandals? |
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Tues.,
Oct. 7 |
Work on homework for
Wednesday and next week. |
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Weds.,
Oct. 8 |
Look
at the poll results and write down eight conclusions you can make
based on that data concerning the state
of the media and people’s relations to various media sources. Think about how these results may impact
politics. Make sure to refer
specifically to the poll result on which you base your conclusions. |
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Mon.,
Oct. 13 |
Go to the Links Page
of my website and find the section on Media
Bias
Check out at least two
sources from the “There is a Liberal Bias” section and at least two from the
“There is no Liberal Bias” section.
Take notes on what you find there including specific examples from
each source you look at. Be prepared
to discuss whether or not you think the media is biased |
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Tues.,
Oct. 14 |
Test |
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1. |
In general, how does American media differ from that of |
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2. |
Define the terms “yellow
journalism” and “muckrakers.” |
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3. |
How
have the characteristics of the electronic media and the Internet affected
the actions of public officials and candidates for national office? |
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4. |
What does the book
conclude about the degree of competition in the media? |
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5. |
What is the impact of the
“national press?” Define the roles of the national media as gateskeeper, scorekeeper, and watchdog. Think of examples for each. |
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6. |
Summarize the rules
regulating the media and the government including the following: prior
restraint, libel, confidentiality of sources, FCC regulations, Telecommunications
Act (1996), Equal time rule, Right-of-reply rule, political editorializing
rule, fairness doctrine. Make sure you
understand all these rules. |
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7. |
Summarize what the book
says about the effects of the media on politics. |
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8. |
How does press coverage of
the president and of Congress differ? |
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9. |
What does the book say
concerning press bias? |
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10. |
Why does American
government have so many leaks? |
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11. |
Why do people have an
increasing lack of confidence in the media?
Summarize all the reasons that the book gives. |
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1. |
Muckraker |
12. |
Equal
Time rule |
23. |
Adversarial
Press |
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2. |
Associated
Press |
13. |
Right-of-reply
rule |
24. |
“Off/On
the record” |
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3. |
yellow
journalism |
14. |
Political
editorializing rule |
25. |
“On
(deep) background” |
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4. |
“Big
Three” Networks |
15. |
Fairness
Doctrine |
26. |
Feeding
Frenzy |
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5. |
sound
bites |
16. |
Selective
attention |
27. |
Pack
Journalism |
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6. |
Libel |
17. |
Editorial
endorsement |
28. |
New
York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) |
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7. |
Defamation |
18. |
C-Span |
29. |
Federal
Communications Commission |
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8. |
Prior
Restraint |
19. |
Routine
Stories |
30. |
Telecommunications Act |
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9. |
The
Pentagon Papers |
20. |
Feature
Stories |
31. |
Shield law |
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10. |
trial
balloon |
21. |
Insider Stories |
32. |
“Above”
or “Below the fold” stories |
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11. |
loaded
language |
22. |
News
Leaks |
33. |
Freedom
of Information Act (1974) |