POL 10100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Narrowcasting, Big Data, Digital Divide
20 Aug 2016
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A group of citizens united by ideology and seeking control of government in order to promote their ideas and policies. They are not taken seriously -name recognition-money. Few serious political splits-ability to change with the time-the rules of the game! You have 2 parties to choose so yes its polarized. Party boss person who wields a lot of political power over a region they do not necessarily hold office themselves. Party machine political organization in which a small group of party bosses (or single boss) tend to command the support of enough people that they almost never lose elections. Most political scientists agree that party realignment has occurred at least 5 times. Commercial bias the tendency to make coverage and programming decisions based on what will attract a large audience and maximize profits. Infotainment the effort to make the delivery of information more attractive by dressing it up as entertainment.
