Gitlin Discussion questions
- What does Gitlin mean by ideology and by the statement “the mass media have become core systems for the distribution of ideology.”
- What does he mean by the statement “Just as people as workers have no voice in what they make, how they make it, or how the product is distributed or used, so do people as producers of meaning have no voice in what the media make of what they say or do, or the context within which the media frame their activities.” (3) Do you believe this?
- What happens when political movements rely on mass media?
- What is a media frame? What are some examples of reoccurring news frames?
- According to Gans (as referenced by Gitlin), what accounts for prevailing frames?
- According to Gitlin, What is hegemony and what is counter-hegemony?
- According Gitlin, what does media have to do with democracy?
The Trump Administration Immigration Ban
Pay attention to the way each story is framed differently: themes, language, sources, visuals, what is emphasized and deemphasized.
Time
Fox
USA Today
Young Turks
(The Young Turks claims to be "the world's largest online news show" and has a YouTube Channel, Fusion show, and a ton of viewers.)
Framing (Hayley Posner)
ReplyDeleteThe Washington Post is known for being more impartial and is a very well respected, mainstream print news outlet. In contrast the Guardian is a more liberal outlet that is mainly accessed from online for those readers not within the UK. The story that I am looking at is one regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent press statement about the U.S. election hacking allegations. The Guardian article starts by talking mainly about what Putin is quoted as saying and frames the story by mainly presenting information from Russia’s perspective since the main interviewer is a Russian advisor/diplomat. From this perspective it seems like Russia is unconcerned with doing business with the U.S. and almost frames them in an innocent party here. Right off the bat one interesting part of the Washington Post article is the addition of a video where Speaker Paul Ryan is stating that “Russia will meddle in European elections” which automatically makes the reader thing of Russia’s guilt and question their meddling in our own election. The Washington Post article was far more focused on the conflicts between the Russian government and the U.S. and highlighted more combative quotes and phrases from both sides. The Guardian piece clearly is trying to present Russia’s view and their part of the story while the Washington Post presents information from both sides almost in a back and forth fashion.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/30/vladimir-putin-denies-us-election-interference-trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-ready-to-meet-trump-in-finland-if-it-hosts-summit/2017/03/30/e94742b0-153d-11e7-bb16-269934184168_story.html?utm_term=.52a81bf55675