MEDIA AND ELECTIONS
_1__st Amendment guarantees freedom of the __press__________.
Freedom of the press means that the news ____media_______ is free to
_____report_________ on and _____criticize ___________ government
____Mass Media___________________ communications that reach very large
numbers of people
Internet-based communications include
• campaign ____websites______________
• ____email___________
• _____Social media___________________
• online _____grassroots______________ organizing
Examples of mass media
● Television
● Internet
● Magazines
● Newspapers
● Radio
Mass media’s role in elections and politics
• Identifies __canidates_____
• Emphasizes certain __issues____________
• Broadcasts different ___points of view___________________
• Holds government officials ____accountable_______________
• Shaping attitudes and beliefs (___Public Opinion______)
• Provides information to ___policymakers__________________
________Editorials__________ are opinion pieces written by a media’s staff.
____Op-eds_____ are opinion pieces written by regular people.
________Political Cartoons_______________ are pictures that explain the artist’s
opinion on current events
_________Non-Partisan__________ – The media is not supposed to favor a particular
political party.
The government and political candidates use the media to
___communicate______________ with the ____public__________.
_1__st Amendment guarantees freedom of the __press__________.
Freedom of the press means that the news ____media_______ is free to
_____report_________ on and _____criticize ___________ government
____Mass Media___________________ communications that reach very large
numbers of people
Internet-based communications include
• campaign ____websites______________
• ____email___________
• _____Social media___________________
• online _____grassroots______________ organizing
Examples of mass media
● Television
● Internet
● Magazines
● Newspapers
● Radio
Mass media’s role in elections and politics
• Identifies __canidates_____
• Emphasizes certain __issues____________
• Broadcasts different ___points of view___________________
• Holds government officials ____accountable_______________
• Shaping attitudes and beliefs (___Public Opinion______)
• Provides information to ___policymakers__________________
________Editorials__________ are opinion pieces written by a media’s staff.
____Op-eds_____ are opinion pieces written by regular people.
________Political Cartoons_______________ are pictures that explain the artist’s
opinion on current events
_________Non-Partisan__________ – The media is not supposed to favor a particular
political party.
The government and political candidates use the media to
___communicate______________ with the ____public__________.
