CMN 140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Political Philosophy, American Medical Association, Soft Media
30 Nov 2016
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News was transferred through conversations in the beginning. 16th century: people collected info and sold it in pamphlet form. To reach larger readership, political partisanship should be avoided to maintain objectivity . Traditional news outlets losing their audience to the internet. Majority of news received through online videos, devices. The move to online news driven by younger generations. More and people rely on and trust news told by friends than journalists. Political philosophy perspective: what news should be, normative perspective, should be from accurate facts, press shouldn"t be an instrument used by the elites. Independent of economic & political influences: maintaining objectivity. Professional journalism perspective: traditional journalistic perspective, should avoid trying to persuade the public, editorializing , 7 criteria. Deviance: we depend on the news to tell us what is normal. Most important info at the beginning, then next important and so on. Developed in the days of the telegraph: sec (simplified extended conflict)
