PO360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Domestic Terrorism, Public Agenda, Bounded Rationality
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The media"s ability to inform and raise awareness. Can cause people to not participate because they see that both sides seem to be horrible. Virtuous circle; exposure to news, even bad news, inspires interest. The ability for people to be persuaded. The way content are put together and framed. What is the media interested in these days. The ability the media to give the public a sense of what is important. When access to government resources, the media became to focus on other issues such as the crime rates; after the watergate break in w/ pres. The media can tell you what to think about but not how to think about it. How much the information is out there. How much it is likely you will be convinced by it. How much you see it, how often you are exposed to media/news. It was in every home, and most watched the same shows. What are the policies and priority agenda.
