Week 12

Agenda 11/13

1. Sunday shows
2. Media & The Public
   1. How well do mainstream media outlets educate “the people”?
   2. How does media shape the way people think about gov’t & politics?
      1. Experiment
   3. What are/have been consequences of media fragmentation in politics?
      1. Social media?
   4. Are partisan media outlets polarizing Americans?

Agenda 11/15

1. What are/have been consequences of media fragmentation in politics?
   1. Social media?
2. Are partisan media outlets polarizing Americans?

1. What are some of the consequences of the American media's profit-driven reporting of the news?
2. Who’s buying what the media is selling?
3. How do candidates bypass media to broadcast their message?
   1. How effective are candidates in conveying information to the public?

For Monday, bring 2 copies of policy memo draft to class!!!!!!