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News theorists

news theory

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the medium is the message theory a media texts form impacts how its message is received
example of medium is the message theory newspaper journalism is more likely to be taken seriously/believed than digital journalism
who came up with medium is the message theory Marshall McLuhan
network society theory digital information and communications will replace hierarchies and define power
who came up with network society theory Manuel Castells
agenda setting theory the media has control over public focus and perception
what has reduced the control of media over public attention (agenda setting theory) the move from scheduled broadcasting to personalised algorithms
what can personalised algorithms lead to the creation of echo chamber
what has the rise of mobile devices and social media lead to an increase in citizen journalists
what is a benefit of citizen journalism greater immediacy
what is a concern around citizen journalism misinformation
what newly developed technology raises major concerns around misinformation AI
technological determinism theory technology in media is a primary driver of social, cultural and cognitive change
who came up with technological determinism theory Marshall McLuhan
use and gratification theory audiences are not passive but active consumers who seek out specific media
who came up with use and gratification theory Blumler and Katz
Political economy theory mainstream media organisations prioritise profit over public interest
what does political economy theory believe is a result of media organisations prioritising profit over public interest sensationalism, radicalism and clickbait
who came up with political economy theory Curran and Seaton
who came up with agenda setting theory (media controls public focus and perception) McCombs and Shaw
postmodernism theory modern culture rejects/ distrusts universal truths, objective facts and grand narratives (e.g. religion)
Baudrillards hyper reality theory Representations of reality are more influential than reality itself
Who came up with agenda setting theory Mccombs and shaw
Clay Shirky’s End of audience theory Technology has turned passive consumers into active prosumers
George gerbners cultivation theory Mass media cultivates public attitudes and values
news values criteria that makes a story news worthy
who came up with news values theory johan Galtung and Maria Roge
news value 1: threshold scale of event (e.g. bulley = missing person could be murder)
news value 2: personalisation focus on personal stories = relatable (e.g. bulley = family woman)
news value 3: continuity ongoing / upadting story (e.g. investigation updates from police in bulley case)
news value 4: conflict tension / drama (e.g. public accusing police of not investigating bulley's disappearance properly)
news value 6: unexpectedness it could happen to anyone
news value 7: proximity geographical + emotional proximity (e.g. bulley case = universal theme of family = emotional proximity)
news value 8: cultural relevance reflects relevant cultural concerns (e.g. bulley case = women's safety)
news value 9: visual impact images to encourage user engagement (e.g. pictures of nicola bulley)
how many of Galtungs and Ruges' news values are there 9
henry jenkins participatory culture theory audiences are no longer consumers but participants
use and gratifications theory Blumler and Katz consumers seek out media that suits her needs
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