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CHAPTER 8 SEC 3 The Mass Media

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Page 1: CHAPTER 8 SEC 3 The Mass Media. Forms of Mass Media Television – the most influential Newspapers Radio Magazines Books Internet

CHAPTER 8 SEC 3

The Mass Media

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Forms of Mass Media

Television – the most influentialNewspapersRadioMagazinesBooksInternet

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Public agenda

The public issues that people think and talk about

Driven by the media

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Role in elections

Television has reduced the importance of political parties; allows candidates to reach the public directly

Television allows for sound bites – snappy statements that can be aired in 35 or 40 seconds

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Limits to influence

Few people actually follow issues carefully in the media

Those who do tend to watch, listen to, or read favorite sources

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