CMN 1160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6&7: Kurt Lewin, Fourth Estate, Subculture
orchidmacaw600 and 79 others unlocked
14
CMN 1160 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
14 documents
Document Summary
Gatekeeping theory: decisions have to be made by those who manage media about what to select and present to the public, problem: any medium can present only limited number of stories in space available, so provide seletive picture. Basic news functions of the press: press has responsibility to present the truth (peter zenger, ny weekly), watchdog function, freedom of press concept established, harold lasswell, to preform well in alerting public, surveillance of environment. Press has corps of reporters that monitor the world (beats, ex. Positive: daily needs of society, alert about dangers. Negative: take away personal prestige, disrupt social stability, mislead: correlation of parts of society in responding to the environment. Help people understand relationship between events to reach conclusions about what to do about it: transmission of social heritage form one generation to next. Requirement to keep records accurate and inclusive since events contribute to development of society and culture.