GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Political Action Committee, The New York Times, Fairness Doctrine
5 Mar 2018
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Don"t seek it out but see it when they are looking for other items. People tend to see neutral conversed as biased against their point of view. Filtering: agenda-setting, results from journalists" and editors" decisions about which stories to report. Framing: refers to how the description or presentation of a story changes the reaction people have to information. Lack of interest on part of citizens. Attack journalism: focus on scandals, failures, personal failings. Runoff election if no candidates has a majority. All d primaries and caucuses use proportional allocation. Some r use proportional allocation but others use winner takes all. Fec in charge of administering election laws. Hard money: funds that can be used to help elect or defeat a specific candidate. Soft money: contributions that are not used to help a specific candidate. Midterms tend to be a lower turnout. In the us voting is a two-step process. Reforms intended to make voting less costly.
