Ch 11 - Media - Class 1

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1. What are the goals and activities of the media in American politics?

2. How has the news media industry evolved over the past century, and what is the future of the news media industry?

1. Reading Quiz: Ch 11 - Media
2. Summarize: History of American Media 
• How has the American media evolved since the country's founding?
• What can we learn from this chart?
• What is horse-race journalism?
• How do editors engage in agenda setting and issue framing?
• How can we see agenda setting and issue framing in this Colbert segment?
• What can we learn from Frontline: News War about modern television news?
3. Case Study: News Coverage on September 17, 2012
• Let's analyze how a story dominated the news cycle and shaped public opinion...
• Imagine you are a NY Times reporter in September 2012... less than two months before the election...
• In the morning, you hear about that a story on Mother Jones is getting attention...
• You go read the story on its website... 
• Be critical of the source...
• Is there evidence of agenda-setting and framing?
• Is there evidence of media bias?
• Is it objective journalism or opinion journalism?
• You then hear that Gov. Romney is going to respond with a statement
• You are a reporter for the NY Times...
• Would you cover this story (agenda-setting)? 
• If so, how would you cover it (framing)? 
• What would be your headline?
• Go on Twitter and tweet your headline to the class hashtag (Remember the expectations for Social Media in AP Gov)
• The news media's reaction...
• The story quickly spread ("went viral")
• Analyze the screenshots below of websites taken that night
• Is there evidence of agenda-setting and framing?Is there evidence of media bias?
• Is it objective journalism or opinion journalism?
• How did the news coverage event shape public opinion?
4. Evaluate: Current Events
• Let's analyze agenda setting and framing of today's news...
• Tweet screenshots of the news to the class hashtag with your analysis 

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