Econ 101 Edition 1st Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture 1 Describes 2 Uncovers 3 Humanizes Outline of Current Lecture 1 How we decide what news is a Commodity b Breaking news c Enterprise d Beat 2 Important concepts a Gatekeeping b Communication routines c Information subsidies d Pseudo events e Agenda setting i First level ii Second level iii Third level f Intermediate agenda setting 3 Newsroom Roles a Print online b Broadcast Current Lecture How we decide what s news Commodity product produced or sold by many companies uniform in quality driven by price Breaking News sudden compelling news event covered immediately by reporters Enterprise stories that rely on sources they have developed through area of coverage beat Beat specific topic area of news coverage such as police beat or local government beat More important concepts These 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 Gatekeeping crafting bits of information into limited number of messages determine what information and how message should be displayed choosing sources and what information Communication routines patterned routinized repeated practices and forms that media workers use to do their job Information subsidies press release press conference Pseudo events activities with no other purpose than to attract attention Agenda setting media doesn t tell us what to think but does tell us what to think about o First level issues presented to the public o Second level attributes of those issues related to framing or story packaging o Third level networks of issues and issue attributes Intermediate agenda setting media influence other media in a way similar to how media influence the public agenda journalists are most influenced by other journalists Washington Journal and NY Times are often looked at News Room Roles Print online o Editor in charge of the vision public face o Managing Editor assistant managing editor runs the news room and final call o Assigning Editors city business sports feature entertainment o Reporters o News Editor responsible for front page and newspaper production copy editor page designer o Web producer online editor o Visual Journalists photographers photo editors graphic artists Broadcast o Station manager general manager responsible for overall profitability of station and policies o News director news content and assigning news stories look and feel of newscasts Chief news executive for the station o Executive producer primary decision maker for newscast and business management o Senior producer producers assistant producers specific aspects of the newscast o Assignment desk staff determine which stories get covered o News anchor public face of the station o Reporter develop write and report stories may cover specific beat or be a generalist These 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