Selection and Presentation of the News Flashcards
(25 cards)
How is the news socially constructed?
- The media cannot possibly report everything, it is specifically selected and therefore becomes a social construct.
What does the Glasgow Media Group argue about the social construct of the news?
- Its selected with dominant ideologys
Who talks about the Propaganda Model of the Media?
Herman & Chomsky; structural factors such as ownership and profit shape a journalists perceptions of newsworthiness.
Who talks about making profits?
Barnett, Seymour and Curran; to attract the widest audience it becomes important to appeal to everyone and offend no one = maintains hegemony and minority is underrepresented.
Impact of pressures to attract audiences?
Tabloidization; hard news replaces by human interest stories
What do Barnett and Gaber argue tabloidization creates?
A more conformist, less informed audience.
What is an example of a social construct of the news?
Philio & Berry; British TV about Palestians was bias.
Citizen Journalism?
Bivens; CJ is transforming traditional journalism by becoming more instant and gives us the ability to challenge governments.
What impact does competition have on the news?
- There is now greater emphasis on getting a story first rather than getting it right which can lead to Churnalism
What are the four factors that affect the presentation of the news?
- Agenda Setting; influence in laying down subjects, diff news corps have diff agendas so their presentation is based off this and their audiences
- Gate Keeping- medias power to refuse to cover certain topics
- Norm Setting- encourages conformity and marginalises non-conformists
- News Values- the newsworthiness attached to a story.
What does McCombs say about Agenda Setting?
The news tells us what and how to think about certain topics.
Who talks about Gate Keeping?
Gans; The editors are the main gatekeepers as they decide what news is and isnt. This is based of practicality or newsworthiness. Any stories held back are usually damaging to dominant social class.
Name 4 News Values by Glatung and Ruge:
- Bad News
- Familiarity
- Personalisation
- Unexpected
Who updated the news values to include Graphic Images, Celebrity Names and Child Involvement?
Jewkes
Is there an element of profit in news values?
Yes
What factors affect the making of the news?
- Presentation; influences public perception
- Physical Placement, Headlines, Visuals affect the attention given to certain subjects
- Emotive Language can produce bias and liven up stories
- Pictures may not accurately reflect an event ; GMG industrial disputes
What creates moral panics?
- False and sensationalised media reports.
What are Moral Panics?
- Public fears about exaggerates threats to society which are generated by the media. Target groups who threaten dominant values.
Hall:
- MPS are used to divert from more significant problems.
What does Cohen believe MPs lead too?
- Deviancy amplification
What does McRobbie and Thornton critique Moral Panics?
- MPS are decreasing due to new technologies; we are now desensitised to what we would previously perceive as threats.
What do journalists operate within?
Becker; A hierarchy of credibility; journalists place importance on the views of the powerful rather than ordinary people.
Who defines Primary Definers?
Hall
Davis:
80% of stories constructed with second hand content.
