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xclash

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on: Jul 10, 2018
What is yellow journalism? How did it change the way the media covered news stories? How is yellow journalism similar to, and different from, modern infotainment?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Describe the framing process. Why is it important? Select and discuss an example of how the media have framed a recent event and analyze how such coverage influences the public's interpretation of that event.
 
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todom5090

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define yellow journalism as a practice developed in the nineteenth century of using comics, color, and sensationalized news in order to reach the immigrant population and to increase readership.
2. Explain how yellow journalism led to a simplification of news stories and a heavy emphasis on reporting corruption and scandal, with little regard for the facts.
3. Compare yellow journalism to infotainment, which is a blending of news and entertainment, by noting its similarities in increasing the accessibility of the news to average Americans, while specifying the major difference is that infotainment tends to be more accurate.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Provide a clear definition of framing as the process by which the media create a context for a story that shapes how the public interprets the events discussed.
2. Note how framing is important because it has the ability to actually shape and direct a citizen's policy preferences on specific issues.
3. Compare and contrast how framing is used in the media to cover a recent major news story.


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