selection and presentation

Question 1

what does the term gatekeeper mean in terms of the news? (ku)

Answer 1

these are the people who decide what to publish or not and news selection depends on three factors,

Question 2

what are the 3 influences of news publication?

Answer 2

news values, organisational constraints,ownership of the media

Question 3

what does the term agenda setting mean? (ku)

Answer 3

the idea that the media doesnt tell people what to think but tells them what to think about, by chosing which stories to cocer and how prominently they feature them, the media issues what the public considers important

Question 4

what are news values (ku) + (APP)

Answer 4

a critrea that journalists use to consider if news is worthy enough, what will attract an audience such as unambiguity, personalisation, frequesncy

Question 5

what are organisational constraints? (ku)

Answer 5

the cost, space, time, deadlines, journalistic ethics and audience

Question 6

what is ownership of the media?

Answer 6

theoretical views of story selection, links to ownerr ship and control

Question 7

what does chandler say about TV?

Answer 7

tv is the window of the world, news tv uses a rang of techniques to make it seem more trrusty such as, neutral, friendless, eye contact etc

Question 8

give an expample of a trusted news source? (app)

Answer 8

BBC

Question 9

NEO MARXISM- what is organisational factors?

Answer 9

may effect what items are selected and presented in the news

Question 10

NM- how will financial costs effect selection?

Answer 10

a low budget means they wont be able to present exctiting and releveny news

Question 11

NM- how will time and space effect news selection?

Answer 11

space/ location , time/time zones

Question 12

NM- how will deadlines effect selction of the news?

Answer 12

who what where why relevancy

Question 13

NM- how will accuracy effect selection of the news

Answer 13

CHURNALISM- where infos not properly checked so its not accurate. joirnalism editors dont check the news accuracy

Question 14

NM- how does audience effect the selection of the news?

Answer 14

relevent news that interents the specific audience

Question 15

NM- what does the term social construction mean?

Answer 15

when something is made up and normalised by journalists

Question 16

NMP- what is the hierarchy of credibility?

Answer 16

journalists rank people in life and proffesional positions being more credible sources of authority than those lower down in the social ladder

Question 17

NMP- what is a primary definers? and what are some examplz?

Answer 17

experts on particualr issuez, heads of companies, gov officials, the police and academic experts

Question 18

NMP-(app) how is covid 19 an example of the HOC

Answer 18

the news used PD like the healthcare minister to tell audinec to get the vaccine- makes him more trustworthy

Question 19

NM- how does journalist socialisation impact the topics they focus on in the media? (fiske)

Answer 19

in covering industrial disputes, they often portray trade unions as demanding and greedy vs management who are portrayed as having made offers to trade unions EG newspapers

Question 20

how do MARXISTS see media as an ISA (althusser)?

Answer 20

the media transmitts RC ideologies and allows for the continuation of capitalism in society through moral panics and spin doctors

Question 21

M- what is a spin doctor? (ku) (app)

Answer 21

peoples whose job it is to portray or spin events in a particular way, Dominic cummimgs is a notable example

Question 22

M- how does moral panic contribute to ISA?

Answer 22

media owners create moral panics about particular groups to divert from societal issues created by RC

Question 23

M- give an APP of the media creating a moral panic

Answer 23

tabloids created a MP about young people wearing hoodies and how they are indentified as criminal/threatening, this defelcts issue regarding poverty and unemployment

Question 24

M- give an APP of spin doctors swaying public opinion?

Answer 24

Brexit 2016 Uk made false claims and promotions were exaggerated

Question 25

M- what does McChensey say about gatekeeprs and owners in media?

Answer 25

powerful media owners have the ability to influence public perceptions by shaping the editorial approach changing how stories are presented to make the control indirect

Question 26

M- what does Schlesinger (1990) say as a criticism of marxim (eval)?

Answer 26

media doesnt always act in the interest of the poweful contemporary politicians are very careful what they say, marxists doesnt consider the fact news outlets are in competition with one another and have to make profits bigger

Question 27

summarise the pluralist view of the media?

Answer 27

more than one person controls the media, audience and viewes share and watch media this relfects diversity in society

Question 28

P- how does agenda setting relate to pluralism?

Answer 28

agendas are set based on viewer demand

Question 29

P-what is market mechanism?

Answer 29

a network whwre the consumers and buyers determine prices and media content produced by owners

Question 30

P how do media outlets present a diverse range lf perspectives? (APP)

Answer 30

diff viewpoints are spread- the Sun shares the dominant ideology but the Guradian challenges the dominant ideology

Question 31

P- how does the Sun follow market mechanism?

Answer 31

The Sun in 1960s was a socialist paper it was running out of business as it fidnt meet audience needs MURDOCH bought the company and it became britains best selling tabloid - people wanted more radical and revolutionary views

Question 32

P- what is a regulatory body?

Answer 32

they help control the presentation of the news

Question 33

P- give an example (App) of a regulatory body?

Answer 33

Ofcom- there were complaints about piers morg and he got suspended from gmb , AN allows for marginalised voicses to be heard

Question 34

P- how do pluralists argue that journalists dont chose the S+P of the news?

Answer 34

they dont play a role in selecting the news and media they are proffesionals who have to follow ethics and the guidelines of their company and audience feedback

Question 35

what is evidence to support pluralism?

Answer 35

wide rang of viewpoints thru wide range of news outlets,

Question 36

evidence to reject pluralism?

Answer 36

MARISMX the news is still owned bt the elite this takes away comsumer power, the sun is still pwned by murdoch