POLB50Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Mass Media, Transmedia Storytelling, Digital Divide
24 Apr 2015
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Chapter 12: political socialization, the mass media, and public opinion pol. Many newspapers can now be accessed online. Free dailies jeopardize the newspaper industry: broadcasting, the radio and tv are distinct from newspapers in two respects: The degree of gov"t regulation (primarily the canadian. The public ownership of the english cbc and french radio: cross media ownership often includes owning both newspapers and tv stations in the same cities. Crtc decided that a company that owned both newspapers and tv stations in the same city could have its reporters collect and exchange news freely: the internet. Most information that canadians receive about the political process comes from the media, vs. books and direct observation. The two most important effects of the media on the general public are setting the political agenda for the country and framing the issues: the reality of different media coverage. Television requires colorful, dramatic, emotional, conflictual or entertaining pictures, as it is a visual medium.
