The Fairness Doctrine
The Rise of Cable News. Since 1949 public radio and television airwaves were governed by the “fairness doctrine.” This regulatory rule required radio and television […]
Media
Ideologically Oriented Media
Our Echo Chambers? Hyper-polarization is an increasing phenomenon in our politics. One of the most common culprits is cable and social media. Watch the following […]
Media Bias Chart
The Media Bias Chart. This chart places several media outlets on a multi-level continuum. Ad Fontes Media, a California organization, developed this ranking of broadcast, […]
The Op-Ed, Column, or Editorial
Notable and Respectable Genres. In your study of political science, opinion, editorial, and argumentative pieces published by respectable newspapers, media outlets, and even advocacy groups […]
Writing an Op-Ed
An Access Point, Officials Read them. As you can examine in this link, the Op-Ed is a common genre of writing that appears in newspapers […]