American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 10: The Media

Learning Objectives

Having studied this chapter, students should be able to do each of the following:

1. Describe the media and identify their political functions.
2. Summarize the history of the press and press coverage of politics.
3. Explain how developments in radio and TV affected politics.
4. Summarize new media's influence on politics.
5. Identify the various types of media bias.