Croteau, Media/Society, 6e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9: Media Influence
1. What is the press’ responsibility to democracy?
2. Watch this clip, from the TV show Newsroom, what is accurate within the context
of the dialogue? What is another perspective?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of our current system of electoral media
coverage?
4. How will the Internet continue to change how Americans get their news? Will it