1	The Mass Media
2	“Politics, Yes; Substance, No” Linda Tripp secretly taped conversations with Monica Lewinsky about her sexual relationship with Bill Clinton Major TV networks / magazines picked up the story
3	Is Media Good For Democracy? Major issues Relationship between reporters / politicians Influences on how citizens think about politics / public policies
4	Mass Media v. Democracy Watchdog over government (1^st Amendment Stuff)
5	Media v. Political System Tools for: Government Political parties Interest groups Media owned by a few large corporations with own goals / interests
6	Newspapers Industrial Revolution / Technology - shaped political communication Newspaper readership vs. TV / radio
7	Radio’s Impact on Media Stations organized into networks Share news / programs Modern radio - News (Auto / Talk Radio)
8	Media and Television Television invented 1946 Large scale use in 1950s Changed U.S Where most people get their news
9	The New Media Media - Revolutionized Politics (Surveys, Polls, Focus Groups) Internet
10	Political News Making Needs of the media vs. Needs of public officials Interpretation vs. Reporting of political news
11	Media Biased? Liberal or Conservative?
12	Themes in Political News Assumed Values Points of view emphasized
13	Media Effects Influences public opinion / policymaking Agenda-setting - media chooses topics to cover (doesn’t tell us what to think / only what to think about)
14	Influence on Policymaking By affecting what people think, media affects what government does
15	Cynicism Attack journalism in Issues out Increased cynicism about politics
16	Censorship / Regulation Other countries control media No “Prior Restraint” in U.S.
17	Constitutional Protection Some censorship in wartime Hard to prevent political stories (National security at risk) Difficult to stop media “before” story Difficult to punish media “after” story