\r\n\r\nDan Merica, \u201cBlack Lives Matter Protesters Shut Down Sanders Event in Seattle,\u201d CNN<\/em>, 10 August 2015.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhy did the group risk alienating Democratic voters by preventing Sanders from speaking? Because Black Lives Matter had been trying to raise awareness of the treatment of black citizens in the United States, and the media has the power to elevate such issues.\r\n
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/ (August 29, 2015).\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhile some questioned its tactics, the organization\u2019s move underscores how important the media are to gaining recognition, and the lengths to which organizations are willing to go to get media attention.\r\n
\r\n\r\nConor Friedersdorf, \u201cA Conversation about Black Lives Matter and Bernie Sanders,\u201d The Atlantic<\/em>, 21 August 2015.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Freedom of the press and an independent media are important dimensions of a liberal society and a necessary part of a healthy democracy. \u201cNo government ought to be without censors,\u201d said Thomas Jefferson, \u201cand where the press is free, no one ever will.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nAnthony R. Fellow. 2013. American Media History<\/em>. Boston: Cengage, page 67.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWhat does it mean to have a free news media? What regulations limit what media can do? How do the media contribute to informing citizens and monitoring politicians and the government, and how do we measure their impact? This chapter explores these and other questions about the role of the media in the United States.","rendered":"
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<\/p>\nFigure 1.\u00a0<\/strong>On August 8, 2015, activists for Black Lives Matter in Seattle commandeered presidential candidate Bernie Sanders\u2019 campaign rally in an effort to get their message out. (credit: modification of work by Tiffany Von Arnim)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Democratic primary candidate Bernie Sanders<\/span><\/strong> arrived in Seattle on August 8, 2015, to give a speech at a rally to promote his presidential campaign. Instead, the rally was interrupted\u2014and eventually co-opted\u2014by activists for Black Lives Matter<\/span><\/strong> (Figure<\/a>).<\/p>\n Dan Merica, \u201cBlack Lives Matter Protesters Shut Down Sanders Event in Seattle,\u201d CNN<\/em>, 10 August 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Why did the group risk alienating Democratic voters by preventing Sanders from speaking? Because Black Lives Matter had been trying to raise awareness of the treatment of black citizens in the United States, and the media has the power to elevate such issues.<\/p>\n http:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/about\/ (August 29, 2015).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While some questioned its tactics, the organization\u2019s move underscores how important the media are to gaining recognition, and the lengths to which organizations are willing to go to get media attention.<\/p>\n Conor Friedersdorf, \u201cA Conversation about Black Lives Matter and Bernie Sanders,\u201d The Atlantic<\/em>, 21 August 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Freedom of the press and an independent media are important dimensions of a liberal society and a necessary part of a healthy democracy. \u201cNo government ought to be without censors,\u201d said Thomas Jefferson, \u201cand where the press is free, no one ever will.\u201d<\/p>\n Anthony R. Fellow. 2013. American Media History<\/em>. Boston: Cengage, page 67.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n What does it mean to have a free news media? What regulations limit what media can do? How do the media contribute to informing citizens and monitoring politicians and the government, and how do we measure their impact? This chapter explores these and other questions about the role of the media in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t
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