American Government › Section H · The media › Topic H.1
What is the media?
Most of what Americans know about politics they did not see for themselves: it reached them through the media. Who produces that information, in what forms, for which audiences, and what jobs it does in a democracy are the starting points for this section.
In this topic
- The link between citizens and government
- Who makes the news
- How Americans get their news
- Different audiences, different sources
- Networks, cable and the internet
- Who owns the media, and who pays
- What the media do in a democracy
- Worked example: sorting what you read
- Worked example: reading the Pew figures
- Citizen journalism and new gatekeepers
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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