Ch 6 Slides Flashcards
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Texas Newspapers
- The Telegraph and Texas Register published its first issue in _____, just days after Texas declared independence from Mexico
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Texas Newspapers
- The Telegraph and Texas Register published its first issue in 1835, just days after Texas declared independence from Mexico
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Texas Newspapers
- ________ were the primary source of news in Texas even after the advent of the radio in the 1920s
- Fewer than 3% of Texas homes had electricity during the Depression
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Texas Newspapers
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Newspapers were the primary source of news in Texas even after the advent of the radio in the 1920s
- Fewer than 3% of Texas homes had electricity during the Depression
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Texas Newspapers
- By _____, newspaper readership was down dramatically and three major Texas daily newspapers had gone out of business
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Texas Newspapers
- By 2017, newspaper readership was down dramatically and three major Texas daily newspapers had gone out of business
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Texas Newspapers
- ___________ -Newspapers and other media that report a single viewpoint in an effort to persuade readers
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Texas Newspapers
- partisan press -Newspapers and other media that report a single viewpoint in an effort to persuade readers
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Texas Newspapers
- Newspapers in Decline
- Daily newspaper circulation today is only three-quarters of what it was in ____
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Texas Newspapers
- Newspapers in Decline
- Daily newspaper circulation today is only three-quarters of what it was in 1940
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Television
- Television was developed over several decades and was significantly intertwined with the invention of the _______
- The first live images were broadcast in 1925
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Television
- Television was developed over several decades and was significantly intertwined with the invention of the radio
- The first live images were broadcast in 1925
7
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Television
- The advent of television changed the way we look at _______
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Television
- The advent of television changed the way we look at politics
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- Television made it harder for the government to ___________
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Television made it harder for the government to hide things or mislead the public.
9
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- ___________ –traditional newspaper and television news outlets, distinct from opinion or commentary
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Mainstream media –traditional newspaper and television news outlets, distinct from opinion or commentary
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Between commercials, sports, weather, and human interest stories, the coverage of local and state politics is often ________
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Between commercials, sports, weather, and human interest stories, the coverage of local and state politics is often superficial at best
11
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- The Internet
- The Internet has had important implications for all media platforms
- In 2017, ___ percent of the public retrieved at least some of their news online
- Almost every news outlet has an official page on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- The Internet
- The Internet has had important implications for all media platforms
- In 2017, 93 percent of the public retrieved at least some of their news online
- Almost every news outlet has an official page on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Social Media and Texas politics
- Candidates, interest groups, and political parties have embraced social media as a ________
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Social Media and Texas politics
- Candidates, interest groups, and political parties have embraced social media as a prime outlet
13
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- ________–Forms of delivering instant communications in a digitized or electronic format
- Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
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New media –Forms of delivering instant communications in a digitized or electronic format
- Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram
14
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Bias in the Media
- Most media outlets have an ______ bias
- Clearest examples is at the national level
- Fox has a conservative slant, MSNBC a liberal one
- Selective exposure
- Clearest examples is at the national level
- Most media outlets have an ______ bias
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Bias in the Media
- Most media outlets have an editorial bias
- Clearest examples is at the national level
- Fox has a conservative slant, MSNBC a liberal one
- Selective exposure
- Clearest examples is at the national level
- Most media outlets have an editorial bias
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Bias in the Media
- Some media commentary actively _______ a particular point of view to draw in listeners (i.e. Rush Limbaugh)
- On TV it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact, so consumers of media must be vigilant
- Some media commentary actively _______ a particular point of view to draw in listeners (i.e. Rush Limbaugh)
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The Mainstream Media and Political Coverage in Texas
- Bias in the Media
- Some media commentary actively sensationalizes a particular point of view to draw in listeners (i.e. Rush Limbaugh)
- On TV it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact, so consumers of media must be vigilant
- Some media commentary actively sensationalizes a particular point of view to draw in listeners (i.e. Rush Limbaugh)
