POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Media Bias, Northern Ontario, Decision-Making
3 Apr 2018
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Individual concerns and taking action is how public policy changes occur. Individual issues can take on a more significant role. People can be critical of corporations without being deemed crazy. This is associated with the perception of the issue. The perception of the issue highlights the matter which leads to change: this starts with one or a couple of people recognizing an issue and acting, ex. The movement to eliminate u. s. confederate war memorial statues. Media bias is to try to gain more attention to themselves: making the story as relevant as possible to their viewership. If a story is not catchy to viewership they will not give it attention: critical to pitch idea to media in a manner that will attract their attention. Representation is bringing the problem to the attention of people in government who can do something. Government formulating a policy typically leads to legitimization: government policy is intended to make the largest amount of people happy.
