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MEDIA and POLITICS

MEDIA and POLITICS. POLITICAL REPORTING What is News? “who makes the news-press of politicians” Mainstream Media vs. “New Age” Reporters Influx of Cable TV—too much news History of Reporting (pg. 105) Information Entertainment INFOTAINMENT (60 Minutes, etc )

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MEDIA and POLITICS

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  1. MEDIA and POLITICS POLITICAL REPORTING What is News? “who makes the news-press of politicians” Mainstream Media vs. “New Age” Reporters Influx of Cable TV—too much news History of Reporting (pg. 105) Information EntertainmentINFOTAINMENT (60 Minutes, etc) • Where do we get our News from? • Is it really News? • Is it a good News source? • Does the Gov’t want us to be getting News from this source? CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATION GET YOUR VOTE—theonly objective Inform to Motivate to Get YOUR Vote --Negative & Positive Messages --Is half-true a Lie? Campaign Consultants, Media Consultants, Pollsters --Big Office Candidates vs. Grassroots Campaigns Madison Avenue—Rosser Reaves, Tony Schwartz ---30 Second Candidate video Issue Advocacy—soft money (vs. hard money) Campaign Finance Reforms (more Court cases/laws) --Watergate-- Buckley v. Valeo--McCain/Feingold Campaign Finance Reform--McConnell v. FEC--Randall v. Sorrell--Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC--Citizens United v. FEC (Super PACs)

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