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Content: The media's use of polling results to convey popular levels of trust and confidence in government can impact elections by turning such events into "horse races" based more on popularity and factors other than qualifications and platforms of candidates. Evaluate the quality and credibility
of claims based on public opinion data. The relationship between scientific polling and elections and policy debates is affected by the: ▶ Importance of public opinion as a source of political influence in a given election or policy debate
▶ Reliability and veracity of public opinion data
The various forms of media provide citizens with political information and influence the ways in which they participate politically. ...
Describe the media's role as a linkage institution. New communication technologies and advances in social media have profoundly influenced how citizens routinely acquire political information, including news events, investigative journalism, election coverage, and political commentary. Explain how increasingly diverse choices of media and communication outlets influence political institutions and behavior. -The rapidly increasing demand for media and political communications outlets from an ideologically diverse audience have led to debates over media bias and the impact of media ownership
and partisan news sites. -The nature of democratic debate and the level of political knowledge among citizens is impacted by: ▶ Increased media choices
▶ Ideologically oriented programming
▶ Consumer-driven media outlets and emerging technologies that reinforce existing beliefs
▶ Uncertainty over the credibility of news sources and information
Political parties, interest groups, and social movements provide opportunities for participation and influence how people relate to government.