U. S. Government/Elections/Role of Media in Elections and Governments
Political parties play a key role in government and provide opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process. Voters evaluate information presented in political campaigns to make reasoned choices among candidates
- Candidates use several different methods to try to get votes
- Posters, bumper sickers, leaflets
- Personal appearances
- Direct mail
- Advertising in the media
- Strategies for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy
- Seperating fact from opinion
- Identifying propaganda
- Detecting bias
- Evaluating sources
- Mass media rooles in elections
- Identifying candidates
- Writing editorials, creating political cartoons, publishing op-ed pieces
- Emphasizing selected issues
- Boradcasting different points of view
Media plays an important role in the political process.
Government officials use the media to communicate with the public.