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For media scholars, they found that mass attention across issues was a function the news media’s power to set the nation’s agenda by focusing attention on a few key public issues. Policy scholars often ignored the media’s role in their effort to understand how and why issues make it onto a limited political agenda.
Mar 10, 2018 · Abstract. This chapter explores the significance of the media and the impact it has on the meaning-making processes in contemporary society. It draws on key national and international academic literature and previous studies on the role and functions of the media. This includes the key theoretical debates on deviancy amplification, folk devils ...
- Faith Gordon
- 2018
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The Meaning of Fault: In a lawsuit against a mass medium, a private person must prove that the defendant was at least negligent in publishing the defamatory matter. Negligence has been defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care or as acting in such a way as to create a substantial risk of harm. In some states, in certain cases private ...
In countries with strong media, and power shared among multiple players, the opposite perception exists among journalists. Spain is a typical example of the former case, whereas Norway and Sweden are examples of the latter case. Van Dalen and Van Aelst’s work is the most elaborate effort so far to examine media power comparatively.
- Stefaan Walgrave, Peter Van Aelst
- 2016
Chapter Overview. Sources of the Law: There are five important sources of American law. The common law is the oldest source of our law, having developed in England more than 700 years ago. The law became common throughout Great Britain and reflected the customs of the people. It was easily transported to the New World, and its pragmatic ...
It limits the number of radio and television stations a company can own, has rules governing public service and local programming, and reviews station operations as part of licensing process. Under the equal time rule, stations are required to give all candidates for political office access to airtime on the same terms.
Jul 1, 2000 · In The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems-applied in his earlier works to the economy, the political system, art, religion, the sciences, and law-to an examination of the role of mass media in the construction of social reality. Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communication, whose functions ...
