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000728616 1001_ $$aUscinski, Joseph E.,$$eauthor.
000728616 24514 $$aThe people's news :$$bmedia, politics, and the demands of capitalism /$$cJoseph E. Uscinski.
000728616 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bNew York University Press,$$c[2014]
000728616 300__ $$aviii, 187 pages ;$$c23 cm
000728616 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent
000728616 337__ $$aunmediated$$2rdamedia
000728616 338__ $$avolume$$2rdacarrier
000728616 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-182) and index.
000728616 50500 $$tIntroduction: Whose news? --$$tInformational demands for news: agenda setting and audience influence --$$tDemands for gratification: competing in the national news economy --$$tPerpetual feedback: monitoring the new media environment --$$tWhere can we go? Consuming responsibly.
000728616 520__ $$a"In an ideal world, journalists act selflessly and in the public interest regardless of the financial consequences. However, in reality, news outlets no longer provide the most important and consequential stories to audiences; instead, news producers adjust news content in response to ratings, audience demographics, and opinion polls. While such criticisms of the news media are widely shared, few can agree on the causes of poor news quality. The People's News argues that the incentives in the American free market drive news outlets to report news that meets audience demands, rather than democratic ideals.In short, audiences' opinions drive the content that so often passes off as "the news." The People's News looks at news not as a type of media but instead as a commodity bought and sold on the market, comparing unique measures of news content to survey data from a wide variety of sources. Joseph Uscinski's rigorous analysis shows news firms report certain issues over others - not because audiences need to know them, but rather, because of market demands. Uscinski also demonstrates that the influence of market demands also affects the business of news, prohibiting journalists from exercising independent judgment and determining the structure of entire news markets as well as firm branding. Ultimately, the results of this book indicate profit-motives often trump journalistic and democratic values.The findings also suggest that the media actively responds to audiences, thus giving the public control over their own information environment. Uniting the study of media effects and media content, The People's News presents a powerful challenge to our ideas of how free market media outlets meet our standards for impartiality and public service. Joseph Uscinski is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000728616 650_0 $$aMass media$$xMoral and ethical aspects.
000728616 650_0 $$aMass media$$xInfluence.
000728616 650_0 $$aMass media$$xPublic opinion.
000728616 650_0 $$aMass media$$xSocial aspects.
000728616 650_0 $$aMass media$$xEconomic aspects.
000728616 650_0 $$aMass media and culture.
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