Journalism 201 1st Edition Lecture 33 Outline of Last Lecture I. The WellII. Howard RheingoldIII. Turner:IV. Internet and Web: Not the SameV. World Wide WebVI. Google (Founded 1998)VII. “Page Rank” AlgorithmVIII. Trent Lott, 2002IX. MobileOutline of Current Lecture I. Is the US becoming more politically polarized?II. What is polarization?III. To sum up:IV. The role of media- Action coordination mechanismsV. Emerging” media and polarizationVI. Political polarization VII. Role of emerging mediaVIII. ImplicationsCurrent LectureI. Is the US becoming more politically polarized?II. What is polarization?a. Increased issue extremityb. Political alignmentc. Affective phenomenaIII. To sum up:a. Increased issue extremityb. Political alignmentc. Affective phenomenaIV. The role of media- Action coordination mechanismsa. Powerb. Marketc. Common understandingV. “Emerging” media and polarizationThese 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. Deliberate potential of the Internet versus echo chambers (Sunstein)i. Extreme views become more extremeii. Groups drift far away from each otherVI. Political polarization a. Polarization as issue extremity.b. How to solve the guerilla issue in Colombia?VII. Role of emerging mediaa. To sum up: i. Reduces extremityii. Increases perceived polarizationb. But why?VIII. Implicationsa. Most of us live in a world of perceptions not facts.b. And perceptions have consequences…c. Today many perceptions are “mediated” through online interactions.d. Understanding “distortions” is critical for understanding communication processes
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