Objective:
Warm-up:
Vocabulary Quiz:
Classwork:
Gatekeeper:
- Influence what subjects become national political issues, and for how long; writers, reporters, editors, producers.
Scorekeeper:
- The national media help make political reputations, note who is being “mentioned” as presidential candidates and decide who the winners and losers are in Washington. This often leads to the coverage of presidential elections as if they were horse races (what happens during the primaries).
Watchdog:
- Following closely the front-runner candidates, searching for any past or current history that will make news. Media maintains close eye on all important happenings of major candidates.
Agenda Setter:
- TV news influence the standards by which government, presidents, policies and candidates are judged.
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Media Conglomerates:
Homework:
Unit 5 FRQ Progress Check (Extra Credit)
These are due tonight at 11:45pm and will not be accepted after that time.