Tim Cantrell

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News Media
LCC

• Tim Cantrell

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News Media

• Many newspapers were originally founded to
  promote political propaganda, but after the Civil
  War, advertisements made them less partisan. The
  media in the US is a business trying to make
  money through getting readers, listeners, or
  viewers.
• Negative Nature of the Media

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News Media

• Common Links- 1. Associated Press-biggest news
  organization in the world. Same story all over
  the world 2. New York Times News
  Service-Smaller, but very influential group of
  reporters. Other newspapers follow their lead
• TV Outlets-ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC- all share
  stories
• Talk Radio-started with Fireside Chats

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News Media

• Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first to be very
  effective with the radio. Now the President gets
  more coverage than all the rest of the government
  put together. Sometimes it is positive(FDR
  JFK) other times it is negative (G. Ford-WIN
  button and Clinton, Zippergate)
• Main Contribution of the Press-(4th branch) is
  that they perform a watchdog, role and limit
  what government can do.