POLS 1113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: John Zaller, Bradley Effect
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Americans have grown increasingly cynical about politics, politicians, and the media. Across all age demographics, americans favor television for their political information. 75% of all americans watch some form of tv news. 46% listen to news on the radio. Young people disproportionately choose local tv news over other sources, yet local news is often of poor quality. Those who rely on the internet are among the most informed about politics. News organizations try to advance stories through sensation, speculation, and spin. Internet campaigning: the first break through with the internet came in 2000 presidential primaries when john. Mccain raised large amounts through small online donations. 1439 gutenberg invented a revolutionary machine that could print ink on paper or cloth on a large- scale and at a fast pace. Liquid modernity (zygmunt bauman) the ephemeral nature of contemporary social interactions. In a similar manner to liquid, society adopts various unstable forms under small amounts of pressure.
