The Media & Cognitive Biases

Belief that mass communicated media messages have a greater effect on others than on themselves

Confirmation bias is the tendency search for or interpret information in a way that

What is the term for election coverage by the mass media focusing on which candidate is ahead?

Two reporters uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to Nixon's resignation.

The news media tends to personify certain stories and therefore focuses on certain aspects

The tendency to believe previously learned misinformation even after it hasbeen corrected

News reporters and news editors tend to lean which way?

Media products sent to to consumers who are only given the choice of consume it or not refer to

The tendency not to compensate for one’s own cognitive biases. (nobody thinks they’re biased)

The media is chosen by consumers who apply it for their needs.

What are the two main types of mass media?

Which is not one of the most prominent forms of mass media?

Online, the conventional constraints of space and time disappear and there is a

Aggressive media coverage of issues can make people think an insignificant issue is important.

Who does television media tend to cover the most from our government?

What is the modern term for the means for communicating to the general public?

Who would be considered a "gatekeeper"?

The belief that tv is to blame for the low level of citizens' knowledge about public affairs is

... repository of information where content was published and maintained only by expert coders.

Typical features of mass media.

What is typically the most covered type of news?

Around how many Americans believe that media strongly influences political and public opinions?

It involves the selective inclusion or omission of facts