POLI 100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Civic Journalism, Welfare Queen
4 Jun 2020
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The news media (newspaper, television news, the internet) are all motivated by profit. The 5 models of newsmaking much as possible. Other biases also exist- journalists" backgrounds, ideology, civic duty, etc. Mirror model- news should be presented as accurately as it is, without bias as. Professional model- crafting of news should be done by journalist professionals that is attractive to the target audience. Institutional model- considers the nature of the news organizations that are constrained by the organization"s hierarchy. Political model- considers that the ideological beliefs of the journalists and news editors are shaped by their political ideologies. Civic journalism model- assumes that journalists have a duty to become more civically active to society. Who works for the newsroom also matters. Who makes up the target audience of the nightly news is important. Ex: baby boomer generations more likely to rely on local tv news. Target audience for the evening news are females between the ages of 18-34.
