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factors infleucing social contruction of the news - Coggle Diagram
factors infleucing social contruction of the news
owners
impose thier views on the editors
journlaists dont want to upset the onwers so they adopt self-cencorship where they avoid reporting some events and report what they think the owners woudl apporve of.
only concerned wiht making profit resulting in unethical journalism
most proift comes from advertising so owners will avoid offending advertisers
may give direct instriction (curran adn seaton)
want profit: tabloidisation and infotainment
journalists
journlaists dont want to upset the onwers so they adopt self-cencorship where they avoid reporting some events and report what they think the owners woudl apporve of.
use agenda setting/gate keeping. done include unreasonable views, those that chalenge dom id (GMG)
GMG (neo-m) hierachy of credibility --> top = powerful
shape news stories - primary definders
norm setting: report on news of non-conformity ina negative way and promote conformity
can lead to moral panics
may use emotive language or biased images to portray a viewpoint
use news values to decide which stories will attract audiences
audiences
people are less likely to use actaul news papers rather than social media as it is 24 hour daily news.
the public cannot discuss subjects they dont know anything about as they arent informed from the media - agenda setting
infotainment an tabloidisation (dumbed donw news) to appeal audiences.
have pirchasing power. news values used to attract them.
can challenge gatekeeping via new media
may consume/produce news on new media
new media
journlaists have less time to investuaget stories = inaccuracy and churnalism
news has to be up to date and interactive via internet (websites/apps)
can challenge gatekeeping
if stories go viral on new media, may be reported on by traditional news media
economic / financial factors
owners desire for porfit
the main concern is for advertsing so they do what the advertisiers want and dont make any news that will offend the advertisers
moral panics in order to attract an audience
infotainment an tabloidisation (dumbed donw news) to appeal audiences.