Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Homework for 12/1

Read pages 210-237 in the text, complete the terms on Pg. 237 and then answer the following questions:

1.  How does the government regulate the media?  How does that affect political reporting?
2.  How has narrowcasting affected the manner in which Americans get their news and, by extension, how that news is reported to them?  Has that change been net positive or negative?  Why?
3.  What is the impact of private ownership of the media?  What are the advantages to having the media in private hands?  What are the drawbacks?
4.  How does the media dictate the policy discussion for the government?

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