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POLS 110 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. Direct strategies to advance interestsII. Why give money?III. Indirect strategies to advance interests IV. Ch. 10 The Media Outline of Current Lecture I. William Randolph Hearst II. The impact of radioIII. TelevisionIV. The internet Current LectureI. William Randolph Hearsta. The most powerful yellow journalistb. Used his papers to pressure the president to intervenec. Published false reports of Spanish atrocities i. May have started Spanish American Ward. Got rich from mining, bought 37 newspapers, connected with telegraph and all printed a scandal on the same daye. He sold newspapers cheaper than competition, drove them out of business; they he could say/print whatever he wantedf. McKinley didn’t want to look weak, sent troops to Cuba. We won… Roosevelt “rough rider” … became VP to McKinleyg. Became prime example of what influence the media can haveh. However, he also did this at a time when many Americans were illiterate, had no access to other sources, etc. II. The impact of radioThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. Radio news personnel made a conscious effort to be objectiveb. Pressured newspapers to do the samec. Allowed political figures direct connections with the publicd. Federal government owned airwaves, radios had to buy themi. Led to Fairness Doctrine (if you give Democrats 10 minutes of air time, you have to give Republicans that much time too)ii. Led to radios giving facts, not giving any party any air timeiii. Led to some people being cut from a campaign, simply because they sounded awkward on the radio e. First time people could hear president and know if he’s funny/serious/etc.f. However, also no way to fact check a president III. Televisiona. Now people could see and hear politicians b. Change in criteria for selecting candidatesc. Lowering of the attention span of Americansd. Kennedy-Nixon debatei. Kennedy knew what he was doing, Nixon did not ii. People who only heard Nixon, thought he woniii. People who watched the debate, thought Kennedy won (based on looks)IV. The interneta. Instant news any time constantly updatedb. Less fact checking and more potential accuracy problemsc. True internet news v. web portal for brick-and-mortar news sourcesd. Who is the


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