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The term elite media refers to newspapers, radio stations, TV channels, and other media that are deemed to serve a political or economic elite and influence the political agenda of other mass media. According to Noam Chomsky’s Propaganda Model , "[t]he elite media set a framework within which others operate”.
In journalism, mainstream media (MSM) is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought. [1] The term is used to contrast with alternative media.
The term "mass media" is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for "mainstream media". Mainstream media are distinguished from alternative media by their content and point of view. Alternative media are also "mass media" outlets in the sense that they use technology capable of reaching many people, even if the audience is often smaller than ...
A recent Gallup poll showed that only 31 percent of Americans have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly.”
Gallup has since 1972 been asking Americans the question, "In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media—such as newspapers, TV and radio—when it comes to reporting ...
The reason they didn’t, in my opinion, is the mainstream media wanted it that way. In other words, they backed Biden. It’s no longer disputed that many in the national media are biased toward ...
These "opinion leaders" gain their influence through more elite media as opposed to mainstream mass media. [2] In this process, social influence is created and adjusted by the ideals and opinions of each specific "elite media" group, and by these media group's opposing ideals and opinions and in combination with popular mass media sources ...
Concentration of media ownership, also known as media consolidation or media convergence, is a process wherein fewer individuals or organizations control shares of the mass media. [1] Research in the 1990s and early 2000s suggested then-increasing levels of consolidation, with many media industries already highly concentrated where a few ...