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chads108

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In the introduction of this chapter, the authors refer to a feeding frenzy surrounding the Dick Cheney shooting story. What is a feeding frenzy? Give an example of it in recent news.
 
  Do you think feeding frenzies serve a purpose? If so, what?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Pick a topic in the news and consider how at least two different news sources frame the issue. What affect does their framing have on how you feel about the topic?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Define a feeding frenzy as the intense focusing of major media outlets for several days on a story.
2, Discuss under what circumstances it might be beneficial to bring a complex issue under intense scrutiny.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Define the concept of framing as the process by which the media create a context for a story that shapes the way citizens perceive the events.
2, Provide a detailed explanation of how the two different sources frame a topic and how the framework affects the student's perception of the topic, drawing comparisons to the discussion of framing in the text.



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