Slideshow prepared for a series of presentations on the role of the media in American politics for PS 101 American Government at the University of Kentucky, Spring 2008. Dr. Christopher S. Rice, Lecturer.

1. The Media and
American Politics
Dr. Christopher S. Rice

2. What do we mean by
“the media”?

3. The Media
News organizations and
journalists of either the print
(newspapers, magazines),
broadcast (television, radio) or
internet (websites, newsfeeds,
blogs) media.

4. Mirror Mis-
identification?
(cc) 2006 Flickr user eggman

5. What is “news”?

6. What is “news”?
Timely – new, unfolding events
rather than old, static ones.

7. What is “news”?
Timely – new, unfolding events
rather than old, static ones.
Dramatic – striking
developments vs. commonplace
ones.