CMST 2PR3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Jim Munson, Joe Biden, Unforgotten
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Political journalism: first network to provide news 24 hours a day. Nonstop news: issues: gets old and fast. Competitive pressure for break stories spin doctors leak stories and enter into a news cycle. Sound clip cbs evening news 1972 democratic party offices in a hotel was broken into. Joseph biden ongoing turmoil in iraq: model of efficiency, punchy, oversimplified answer to complicated question delivered in under 30 seconds. News stories contraction, air time filled with news stories is expanding. Cnn revolutionized the way news is reported. The time available is expanding, but the news cycle is contracting. The world of politics: politicians, press and spin doctors chose to behave that huge number of people watch these news channels. If your campaign wasn"t the launching 8:30 9:30 unless you had hard-hitting news. 1960s cross the country, and would hold mass rallies. No matter how significant another campaign might be, you are asking to react.