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sabato's phases of modern journalism
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a peroid in which reporting served and backed the political establishment. protected the politicans by revealing little about their non-offical lives, even when private vices affected their public performance.
ex: not reporting Roosevelt's poor health during campaigning |
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sabato's phases of modern journalism
(watchdog journalism) |
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| when reporters scrutinised and checked political elites by undertaking independent investigations into statements made by public officals |
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sabato's phases of modern journalism
(junkyard dog journalism) |
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| journalism is harsh, aggresive and intrusive and feeding frenzies flourish and gossip reaches print, aspect of everyday life has potentially become fair game for scurtiny |
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| intense media coverage of a story of great importance to the public |
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| the widespread suspicion among reporters that presidents will lie to the media when doing so serves their interest, and they think they can get away with it |
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