100212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Prosieben
Week11Engagingwiththemediaandsocialmedia
● Thewiderangeoftraditionalmediaavailableforacampaign
● Theimportanceofnewsvaluesandframing
● Thetheoriesandethicalpracticesofmediarelations
● Howtowritenewsworthymediareleasesandputtogetheruseful
mediakits
● Howtoevaluatecoveragegeneratedbymediacampaigns
● Socialmediaconcepts
● Howpublicrelationsischanging
● Thechallengesthatsocialmediaposesforthepublicrelations
profession
● Theuseofsocialmediatodevelopopportunitiesfordialogueand
engagement
● Howtoapplyethicalpracticestosocialmediaandpublicrelations.
EssentialreadingsChapter13and14
Lecture1Mediarelations
ChapterMedia
Mediacoverageachievepublicface
Massmediagatekeeper
Medianewspapers,magazines,tv,radio,newsletters,online
Mediapublishstoriesaboutyourorgthatwillsupportobjectivesincrease
awareness,comunityrelations,attractpeopletoanevent
Mediastrategistsanticipatecontestedspace
Mediarelationspractionerspositionorgmatchintentionalrepresentation
Communicationtheories
Agendasettingjournalistssetagendasforwhatpeoplethinkabout
Mediadecideswhichissuesgainimportanceinpublic
UseandgratificationtheoriesThistheoryproposesthatpeoplehavemany
waysofusingthemedia,manyreasonsfordoingso,andtheyactively
maketheirownchoicestosuittheirownneeds,withoutbeing
unconsciouslyinfluencedtoanygreatextent.
4area:escapismgaming,formofcompanionship,senseof
identity,understandworld
Rejectsnotionofmassmediaeffectonpeopleopinionevenrepeated
exposure
SpiralofsilenceNeuman1984:peopleinminority,lesswillingtostandout
andsaywhattheythink
Dowhatgroupthinkdon’tembarrass
2stepflow:peoplegaininfofrommassmedia+opinionleaders
Opinonleaderssign.Inchangingwaywethink
Framing:waysomethingpresentedinfluenceshowtheaudiencepercieves
thetopic
Newsstoryinparticularcontextconstructmeaningofstory
Waynewpresentedheadline,useofphotos,language
Mediareleasesframeeventsinfavourablewaytoorg
politiciansspeakofthe‘waronterrorism’theyareusingframingtheory,
whichemployslanguage,thought,andforethought(Fairhurst&Sarr1996).
Intentionalrep
Sociologicaltheory:real/constructed
Acceptedsocialtenetsofcommunitybecomereality
Uncontrolled:cantcontrolwhatway,howmediastoryused
Controlledcommunication:
prbrochure,website,shareholderdoc,billboard,employee
magazine,annualreport
Semicontrolledcommunication:contributing‘advertorial’copyaspartofan
advertisingorpromotionalfeature.Thismeansanewspapermayofferthe
organisationeditorialspaceifittakesoutadvertisinginthefeature,
Lecture2
Mediagatekeepers:editors,chiefofstaff,directorofnewswhoselect
fromwhatisonoffer
:newstips,mediareleases,letters,emails,webdiaries,blogsforstories
ofappeal
Decisionstoselectmedia:
Dohavejournalist
Competingnewseventsandwhetheritisexcitingthanbefore
Isitagoodfit
Whetheritcanbecovered
Editorialpolicy
Competingnewsandevents
Newsvalueandframing:
Truth:shouldbetrue
Fuller2008mostamericansnewspapersareproprogandisticonevery
page
Timelineness:mediaconsumersexpectnewstobeuptodate
Proximity:themorefarawayfromconsumersunusual
Conflict:audiencesintriguedbyconflict,aslongasnotpartofit
Emminenceandprominence:audienceinterestinreachandfamous
Political,bus,communityfigures
Consequenceandimpact:
Pickrightdateandhour:’