The Media

What is Media?

• Information designed to reach a wide audience.

• A type of American Political Culture

• When people share content.

• Media is a type of food.

What is News Media?

• Phones, computers, the news, & Social Media posting important events

• News media is a form of entertainment like movies and TV shows.
• A type of social media platform.

• Newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, blogs, & Social Media posting important events.

What is Social Media?

• Electronic communication that does not let users to create & delete content/ participate in social networking.

• Electronic communication that enables users to create unique work & participate in social networking.

• Online communications that allows users to opt-out of participating in social netoworking.

• Electronic communication that enables users to create & share content/ participate in social networking.

What does the Media help shape and how?

• American Political Culture by influencing attitudes toward gov't.

• American Political Culture by influencing food cultures toward gov't.

• High School Life by influencing attitudes toward gov't.

• High School Life by influencing food cultures toward gov't.

What is the evolution of media from Print to New Media?

• Broadcast Media -> Narrowcast Media -> Internet -> New Media.

• Narrowcast Media -> Broadcast Media -> Internet -> New Media.

• Narrowcast Media -> Internet -> Broadcast Media -> New Media.

• Broadcast Media -> Internet -> Broadcast Media -> New Media.

What is a Citizen Journalist?

• A person who edits news articles for a newspaper
• A professional journalist who reports news and information
• Someone who manages social media accounts for a news organization
• People use their devices to capture news, & to show others via digital platform.

What is infotainment and what problem does it have?

• Merges social media platforms, ppl: journalists, citizens: editors/commentators. Problem- gives less entertainment & more factual info.

• Merges entertainment/news, citizens: journalists, ppl: editors/commentators. Problem- gives more entertainment than factual info.

• Merges entertainment/news, ppl: journalists, citizens: editors/commentators. Problem- gives more entertainment than factual info.

• Merges social media platforms, ppl: journalists, citizens: editors/communists. Problem- gives more entertainment than factual info.

Who owns most of the U.S. Media & what is it protected by?

• 90% privately owned bc of 1st Amendment right to Press.

• 100% privately owned bc of 1st Amendment right to Press.

• 90% publicly owned bc of 1st Amendment right to Press.

• 100% publically owned bc of 1st Amendment right to Press.

What are the 4 main roles of Media?

• Informing the public, shaping PO, link w/ gov't & citizens, Watchdog.

• Informing the public, shaping APC, link w/ gov't & citizens, Watchdog.

• Informing the public, shaping PO, link w/ gov't & states, Watchdog.

• Informing the public, shaping PO, link w/ gov't & citizens, Watchfat.

How is news gathered today and what are it's formats?

• Beats; news briefing, press conference, leaks, & media events.

• Programs; news briefing, press conference, snooping, & media events.

• Beats; news briefing, press conference, leaks, & social media events.

• Programs; news briefing, press conference, leaks, & media events.