American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 10: The Media

Essay Quiz

1
Describe the political functions performed by the media.
2
Why did yellow journalism and muckraking both emerge as common practices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
3
What are some of the ways new media can improve American politics? What are some of the ways they endanger it?
4
Why has the public's trust of the media declined in recent decades?
5
How do the media socialize children into political culture?
Harrison: American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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