Study Questions
- Why it is important to democracy is that government’s role in the press and news media is limited?
- Name a few memorable soundbites from political campaigns.
- Does new coverage on the internet or social media differ from that presented by traditional media (newscast, press)?
- Is the corporation of media – that is, a number of corporations acquiring newspapers, radio stations, and television stations – a serious problem for a free press?
- Does media distort political reality? How can politicians and policy makers stymie the distortion to reach the electorate with their own messages?