4. Project
If
you have it ready to turn in today, 5
extra points.
Be prepared to present on Friday.
5. What I Learned…from your
surveys
Everyone misses chalkboard swatting
review
Thumbs up on projects
Love/hate relationship with notes
Everyone diggin’ on Monty Python
Give up on Anderson Cooper on
December 2nd, Ms. Mitchem!
7. Unit Agenda
Shorttest/quiz next Tuesday
Over the next week, these are the topics
we are going to be covering:
How policy gets influenced:
Roleof the media
Lobbying and interest groups
Impact of international events
Unit Opener Video
9. Unit Vocabulary
Public policy: a plan of action started by the
govt to achieve a particular goal
Public agenda: a set of priorities for public
action
Accountability: accepting responsibility for
one’s actions
Lobbying: an organized effort to influence the
policy process by persuading public officials
to favor or oppose action on a specific issue
10. Unit Vocabulary
Interest group: any organized group
whose members share a common goal
and try to promote their interests by
influencing govt policymaking and
decision making.
Pandemic: a disease that affects a large
area
Terrorism: using terror or fear to make
people do things
11. The Role of the Media in
Public Policy
Unit: Policymaking
13. Today’s Agenda
Pre-Test
+ Transition
Announcements + Bizarre Unit
Opener + Unit Vocab
Media’s Influence on Policymaking
Notes
Grading News Clips
THP/Bye-Now
14. Role of Media
The media plays a major role in setting the
public agenda.
1. The media focus public attention on
selected issues.
How? > By publishing articles or airing stories
about a particular issue, the media are
able to create interest in a topic
15. Role of Media
2.The media offer a forum in which
opposing viewpoints are communicated.
How? > editorials and tevelvised debates
provide candidates or experts a way to
present opposing viewpoints.
16. Role of Media
3.The media hold government officials
accountable to the public.
How? > The mass media follow
officeholders to make sure they keep their
promises. They also inform voters about
actions of officeholders that might not
otherwise be known.
17. Role of Media “Good
evening, Americ
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officials use the mass shout-out to my
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communicate to the
public. How might they
communicate without
mass media? Would
those techniques as
effective as mass
media?
20. Video Clips
#1: “Parks and Demonstration”
News Source: The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Date: 11/3/11
#2: “Wall Street CEO Takes on Occupiers”
News Source: Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
Date: 10/27/11
#3: “Protestors Ousted in Zuccotti Park in
NYC”
News Source: Fox Report (Fox News)
Date: 11/15/11