Psc 1113 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last LectureI. The Modern MediaII. Feelings About “Old Media”III. The How of New MediaOutline of Current LectureI. Second Screen PhenomenonII. The Broken BranchCurrent LectureI. Second Screen PhenomenonA. Think back to a major event from the past 8-10 weeks (examples: SOTU, Super Bowl, Oscars, Grammys) and how you watched these events1. Internet and TV usage simultaneously2. Popular not just in news3. Especially popular during live news events (debates, elections, SOTU)i. How similar is what’s being discussed online to what’s on TV? Are you getting even more info because you’re also online?ii. Example: Over 1 in 4 Americans did this Election Night 2014iii. Different purposes?a. Example: debate viewers report using internet to fact check, get media/friend opinion (rather than just trying to get more info)4. Old media is trying to fight this by putting tweets on the TV screen to resist this phenomenon but we still do it5. In what ways are you finding yourself a part of the “second screen phenomenon”?i. Osama bin Laden 6. How might this phenomenon affect news consumption and learning?i. It can be a spoilerii. It can distract you from the TViii. It can give you misinfoa. They can also contradict each other7. Information DemocratizationThese 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.i. The increasing involvement of private citizens in the creation, distribution, exhibition, and curation of civically relevant informationa. Maybe what gets covered is chosen largely by usb. Someone might put a recording device in a Mitt Romney private fundraiser and something he says during it becomes big news, for exampleii. Historically, information has been very top-downa. Public as weak players, receivers onlyiii. Now, the model is changinga. Messages increasingly bottom-upb. Technology facilitates this cost-wisec. Creates greater diversity in messagesd. What “active citizenship” means is changinge. Concern: does it lead to misinformation at times?(1) For example, last Spring 2013 when we thought there was an active gunman but it was really a truck backfiringIII. The Broken BranchA. Is there anything we like about Congress?1. Sometimes they get things done and sometimes the things they get done benefit a large part of the populationB. What don’t we like about Congress?1. They may be in it more for themselves than the people2. A lot of times it feels like they aren’t doing their jobs3. They spend a ton of time fundraising (but, to be fair, they have to)i. They’re fundraising in a way that makes them interact with a small group of people4. They work fewer and fewer days each yeari. We have a harder time conceiving what they do with their time over time5. “Congress As Public Enemy” (Hibbing and Theiss-Morse)i. Clearly the least liked branchii. The concept of congress is well-liked but the reality of it is strongly dislikediii. Recall earlier in the semester: diffuse vs. specific supportiv. Common complaintsa. Unable to represent diverse interestsb. Unable to solve big problemsc. Inefficientd. Too removed form ordinary peoplee. Too heavily influenced by interest groupsf. Too focused on Washingtonv. The roots of the Broken Branch ideaa. Congress appears broken (Mann and Ornstein)b. Many problems: partisanship-centeredc. Hurts the ability to get along in generald. Hurts the ability to formally work togethere. Hurts the speed and reception of outcomesvi. Other key variables at the center of the broken branch ideaa. Congress blind to the need for reform(1) Too focused on themselves and not on the broader branch of governmentb. Decrease in oversight(1) In a lot of cases, congress doesn’t go back and follow up to see what’s working and what’s not workingc. Decline in deliberation(1) Not actually completely knowledgeable on what they’re voting