U. S. Government/Elections/Role of Media in Elections and Governments

Political parties play a key role in government and provide opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process. Voters evaluate information presented in political campaigns to make reasoned choices among candidates
 * Candidates use several different methods to try to get votes
 * Posters, bumper sickers, leaflets
 * Personal appearances
 * Direct mail
 * Advertising in the media
 * Strategies for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy
 * Seperating fact from opinion
 * Identifying propaganda
 * Detecting bias
 * Evaluating sources
 * Mass media rooles in elections
 * Identifying candidates
 * Writing editorials, creating political cartoons, publishing op-ed pieces
 * Emphasizing selected issues
 * Boradcasting different points of view

Media plays an important role in the political process.

Government officials use the media to communicate with the public.