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Media & Politics

Media & Politics Function of news in society To provide citizens with the information they need to make informed decisions about their lives Provide information that allows citizens to engage in fully informed self-governance Video “Illusions of News” By Bill Moyers TV and Politics

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Media & Politics

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  1. Media & Politics

  2. Function of news in society To provide citizens with the information they need to make informed decisions about their lives

  3. Provide information that allows citizens to engage in fully informed self-governance

  4. Video “Illusions of News” By Bill Moyers

  5. TV and Politics • Americans get 80% of their political information from television • Why might this be problem? • A great deal of this info comes from political commercials

  6. Lawrence Grossman • Broadcasters as public trustees of the public airwaves • Shrinking political coverage on network news • Network "profit center" vs "loss leader" • Diminished public service role • What is Grossman's proposal?

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