Chapter Six: The Media

People, Government, And Communications
The Development of the Mass Media in the United States

Newspapers
Magazines
Radio
Television

Modern Forms of Group Media

Facsimile Transmissions
The Internet

Private Ownership of the Media

The Consequences of Private Ownership
The Concentration of Private Ownership

Government Regulation of the Media

Technical and Ownership Regulations
Regulation of Content

Reporting and Following the News

Covering National Politics
Presenting the News
Where the Public Gets Its News
What People Remember and Know

The Political Effects of the Media

Influencing Public Opinion
Setting the Political Agenda
Socialization

Evaluating the Media in Government

Is Reporting Biased?
Contributions to Democracy
Effects on Freedom, Order and Equality