J310 2 Limbaugh

Front 1

Limbaugh's factual accuracy rate

Back 1

very low, made accusations that weren't true
e.g. Clintons' investment in the whitewater land deal was broken by NYTimes on P1, Limbaugh claimed they didnt do a piece about it

Front 2

Limbaugh and popularity of talk radio

Back 2

popularized it, became a booming industry

Newt Gingrich House Speaker- chooses radio to promote "contract with america"

Front 3

partisan media: a public forum

Back 3

may contribute to public discussion/argument

Front 4

foxification of the news

Back 4

news that starts to lean to one side

Front 5

limbaugh and mainstream press

Back 5

helped to fuel his popularity, even when they criticized him

guest appearances in mainstream media upped his popuarlity

but he projected bad things on traditional press: his tendency to commit factual errors and refuse to correct himself

Front 6

Limbaugh and Congress

Back 6

had influence w/ congress
- e.g. 1992 Demo Speaker of the House refuses to reveal names of accused in check bouncing scandal; but Limbaugh gave out his phone number on air and he gave in
- blocks clinton's job stimulus package
- stops effort to make home schoolers certified
- decimate attempted at reinstating Fairness Doctrine

Front 7

Media bias as fact v. Media bias as strategy

Back 7

using bias and partisan speech as a journalist (factual) or to increase ratings (entertainment)

Front 8

conservative and liberal critiques of bias

Back 8

- conservative bias in journalism is from the pressure from corporate interests
- liberal bias - journalists are themselves liberal