Mass Media: Social Construction of The News

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1. Why has the internet age changed the nature of news forever?

  • it is becoming harder for the ruling class to hide stories that threaten their power
  • citizen journalism
  • people can now post blog posts/videos online to inform people about the truth of a situation
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2. What is "composition"?

  • most news outlets will attempt to balance excessive bad news or foreign news with some items of a more positive or local nature
  • unexpected, rare and surprising events have more newsworthiness than routine events because they are out of the ordinary

3. What is "negativity"?

  • bad news is regarded by journalists as more exciting and dramatic than good news and is seen as attracting a bigger audience
  • most news outlets will attempt to balance excessive bad news or foreign news with some items of a more positive or local nature

4. What is "Threshold"?

  • the bigger the size of the event the more likely it will be nationally reported
  • events that are easy to grasp are more likely to be reported

5. In 2005, what percentage of people said TV was their primary source of news

  • 50%
  • 90%
  • 72%
  • 20%
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