Mass Media: Social Construction of The News
- Created by: bethjohnson1
- Created on: 12-06-16 14:10
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2. Why does agenda setting mean that the news is socially constructed?
- people can only discuss and form opinions about things they have been informed about - mass media that provide this information
- editors, journalists and sometimes owners, make choices about what events are important enough to cover and how to cover them
3. What is "reference to elite nations"?
- stories about people who speak the same language, look the same and share the same preoccupations as the audience receive more coverage than those involving people who do not
- events may be "personalised" by referring to prominent individual or celebrity to achieve similar recognition
4. What are financial constraints?
- content and style of news dependent on audience
- sending someone overseas is expensive and may result in 'news' reports even if nothing is happening just to justify such heavy costs
- time and space available for news bulletins or newspaper columns
5. What does McQuail believe about the news?
- It's subjective
- It's objective
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