Traditional and New Media in a Democracy (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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Traditional media examples
Traditional media examples
Newspapers, television, and radio
Traditional media ownership structure
Traditional media ownership structure
Centralised - few organisations control major outlets
Traditional media information flow
Traditional media information flow
One-way from producers to consumers
New media examples
New media examples
Social media, blogs, podcasts, online news
Filter bubbles definition
Filter bubbles definition
Personalised info environments limiting diverse perspectives
How new media controls content visibility
How new media controls content visibility
Algorithms determine which content users see
Freedom of the press definition
Freedom of the press definition
Journalists can operate without state censorship
Social responsibility of the press
Social responsibility of the press
Media has ethical duties to provide accurate, fair information
Accountability of the press meaning
Accountability of the press meaning
Media must answer for errors, bias, or harmful reporting
Key regulatory challenge for media
Key regulatory challenge for media
Balance preventing misinformation with protecting free speech
How advertising affects media
How advertising affects media
Creates conflicts - media may soften coverage of advertisers
Chomsky's 'Manufacturing Consent' theory
Chomsky's 'Manufacturing Consent' theory
Mass media serves elite interests by filtering information
Anderson's 'Imagined Communities' theory
Anderson's 'Imagined Communities' theory
Media helps create national identity and shared communities
Three core democratic functions of media
Three core democratic functions of media
Freedom (scrutiny), Responsibility (inform), Accountability
Example of media mogul with global influence
Example of media mogul with global influence
Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation empire