Media and politics quiz 4

brandenburg v hayes

reporters ackknowledge had infor could to tunrover info to journalist

- What are the implications of the rise of "hyperpartisan" news on Facebook and social media more generally?

facebook venue more to have a say and occupy democrats can have a safe haven and make a bunch of money. .. people dont read and want an ideological thing to see... advent of smart phone and facebook preeminent.... have more folower in newfeed

what is the primary and main source of press freedom

first amendment of the us constitution

market place of idead

getting the truth by talking about it we encourage a place where alot of info is available leads to the best info and that leads to the truth

pirvileged press

if public needs to have info to hold govt accountable then we have a status to media if not priveleged then would be compromise i.e. watergate revealed bad activity to the public

how do the courst interpret press freedom

it changes over time with technology and nature

name three conceptions of press freedom

1. absolutist 2. priveleged press 3. marketplace of ideas

absolutist

no law means no law literally press can follow obama and govt not regulate the media in anyway

which state consituition had stronger press freedom than the us consitution

ny

us v alvarez

it is ilegal to calim winning military if you have not tthe case was turne dover said we do not encourage lying but remedy for speech is false is pseech that is true usually got iwth marketplacet place model if doing something in present danger different story

which amendment in the constituition besides the first protects the press in states

14th equal proctection makes sure states cannot censor the press

- How do liberals and conservative differ in their Facebook news consumption?

47% of consistent conservatives who pay attention to politics on #Facebook say they mostly see posts they agree with Consistent liberals, on average, hear a somewhat wider range of views than consistent conservatives - about a third (32%) mainly see posts in line with their own opinions.... but block because they disagreed with their views on politicis han others to "like" or follow issue-based groups: And both the left and the right are more likely than others to follow political parties or elected officials: 49% of consistent conservatives and 42% of consistent liberals do so, compared with 29% of Facebook users overall.

- Note the differences in reported media consumption patterns for liberals and conservatives. In what ways are they similar?

Conservatives: -clustered around a single news source, far more than any other group (fox news) =Express greater distrust than trust of 24 of the 36 news sources -Are, when on Facebook, more likely than those in other ideological groups to hear political opinions that are in line with their own views. -Are more likely to have friends who share their own political views. Two-thirds (66%) say most of their close friends share their views on government and politics. liberals -Are less unified in their media loyalty; they rely on a greater range of news outlets, including some - like NPR and the New York Times- that others use far less. -Express more trust than distrust of 28 of the 36 news outlets in the survey. NPR, PBS and the BBC are the most trusted news sources for consistent liberals. -Are more likely than those in other ideological groups to block or "defriend" someone on a social network - as well as to end a personal friendship - because of politics. -Are more likely to follow issue-based groups, rather than political parties or candidates, in their Facebook feeds. similar -only want to ehar their fview but respond in different ways - when talking to politics about people more often with a partner

what is the issues of market place of ideas (3)

citizens need to sit thorugh and ifnd best infor = all voices may not be heard because of resource dispartiy = there's a falstiy and counter productivity

How would you characterize the levels of trust that people have in information they get from the media? Do Americans think the media are biased? Are there partisan differences (for this, see also pp. 23-24)?

From online they are less likely to trust them but they found people who were loyal to their channel turst that channell,.... U.S. adults see the news media as performing its watchdog function - but overwhelmingly say that news organizations are biased.

- Why might surveys that ask people about their news habits find more polarized viewing habits than data on the news that people actually consume?

People can be biased in what outlets they choose to name or forgetful of the media they did consume in different settings and contexts. In particular, liberals or conservatives may be prone to exaggerating their exposure to ideologically consistent news outlets. The problem isn't the news we consume, it seems, but the values and identities that shape how we interpret that information — most notably, our partisan beliefs. In other words, Democrats and Republicans don't see the world so differently because they see different news; rather, they see the news differently because they're Democrats and Republicans in the first place.

- Why does Nyhan believe the Pew report exaggerates the extent to which Americans inhabit "information cocoons"?

People can be biased in what outlets they choose to name or forgetful of the media they did consume in different settings and contexts. In particular, liberals or conservatives may be prone to exaggerating their exposure to ideologically consistent news outlets. Naming Fox or MSNBC in response to a question like the one Pew used may thus be more of a marker of tribal affiliation than a direct measure of news consumption.

What are the primary ways that Americans consume news? How do younger and older people's news consumption habits differ?

Television is the primary way.. younger people get news from online(50% of 18-50 years old) more often older folks get it from teleivision (72-85%)

- You should generally understand how the Pew report identifies "consistent liberals," "consistent conservatives," and so forth.

The scale is designed to gauge the extent to which people offer liberal or conservative views across these various dimensions of political thinking (what some refer to as ideological 'constraint'). Where people fall on this scale does not always align with whether they think of themselves as liberal, moderate or conservative. more polarized share fewer news sources

- How "engaged" are people with news on social media?

While many Americans get news from social media, few social media news users are heavily engaged with news there. The fact that young adults have greater interest in news on social media does not result in greater engagement with news there, as they are no more likely to share/repost news stories or comment on news stories than others.

What are the major differences in young people's relationship with the media, compared to older age groups? Do they have different attitudes toward the media? Do they get their news from different places?

Young adults follow the news less closely, and they have more negative attitudes about the news media. But they are more likely than their elders to get news online....they discuss the news at lower rates compared with those older than them. They are also less likely to get news often from legacy platforms like TV and print newspapers....these young adults outpace their elders... young adults are no more likely to engage with news on social media than others.

how was the press in the 1790s

advocated for their political parties

What role do people's online social networks play in shaping news consumption?

they are not as loyal to their online sources...While people get news online at very high rates, the conversation about the news is not happening there at nearly the same rate as it is offline.... were more likely to speak with someone about the news they got than they were to do anything else, including emailing or posting about it; on average, when people got news online,....... Seekers are also more likely than other online news consumers to get news online from news organizations and news websites or apps, though their use of social media as a source for news is about the same when accounting for demographic differences. ...hose who prefer to get news online are also more likely to often click on links to news stories on social media... to at least sometimes post their own news links