Mass Media in the Digital Age by Camryn Pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv Made with charm en-us 2018-01-29 14:02:12 UTC 2018-01-29 14:08:03 UTC hello@padlet.com How do the internet and social media affect the U.S. political process? camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv/wish/225618904 Thanks to the Internet, Americans today can gather information about government and politics much more easily than their parents or grandparents could. Websites devoted to political issues are commonplace. News outlets, government agencies, Congress, political parties, universities, and various interest groups all host websites designed to inform, entertain, or persuade Americans. Many political websites have a bias, meaning they offer information and ideas that support only their own point of view on issues. A good website will tell you who owns and maintains it and when it was last updated. Good news organizations also have editors or other people to check facts before the stories are printed. Ultimately, though, it is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the information on a website and determine whether it is reliable, accurate, and up-to-date.]]> 2018-01-29 14:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv/wish/225618904 What role does the mass media play in the U.S. political system? camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv/wish/225619008 Today, citizens have access to more media than ever before. However, all news is not alike. Digital media have enabled citizens to act as amateur journalists and professional journalists to be on the job anytime and everywhere. Some people are reexamining the definition of journalist. In our government, almost all citizens get their news and information from the media. Media helps us interpret and observe political information, such as election coverage and other political events. In America, the media play an important role in the campaign and election processes.]]> 2018-01-29 14:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv/wish/225619008 How do the internet and social media affect the U.S. political process? camryn_pierce https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv/wish/225619616 Mass media is communication, whether written, broadcast, or spoken, that reaches a large audience. This includes television, radio, advertising, movies, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, and so forth. The current level of media saturation has not always existed. As recently as the 1960s and 1970s, television, for example, consisted of primarily three networks, public broadcasting, and a few local independent stations. These channels aimed their programming primarily at two‐parent, middle‐class families. ]]> 2018-01-29 14:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_pierce/chmlewjeu4tv/wish/225619616