Title: Six ways the media influence elections | School of Journalism and Communication
Headings: Six ways the media influence elections
Six ways the media influence elections
1. To cover or not to cover
2. Bias, scripts and the polarization of America
3. Social media: Echo chamber and direct line to the masses
4. A picture is worth 1,000 words
5. Data journalism: Fact-checking, polls and the self-perpetuating cycle
6. Watchdogs of democracy

Content: Some led with an image of her husband. And other newspapers led with an image of Donald Trump.” Published images also become part of the permanent record preserved on the internet. “ Trump may claim he didn’t mock a reporter with a disability,” Dahmen said, “but we have evidence in the form of a video and photographs showing that he did.” 5. Data journalism: Fact-checking, polls and the self-perpetuating cycle
Damian Radcliffe, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor of Journalism, teaches SOJC students how to use Google Trends and other tools to find story leads. Photo by Karly DeWees. Once considered the least glamorous part of a journalist’s job, fact-checking has come into vogue with help from new tools that make verification faster and more accurate. “Organizations like PolitiFact and Factcheck.org are doing good-quality journalism that isn’t just following the new, shiny story of the day,” Lawrence said. “