Ideology, Public Opinion, and Media

Illustrated Concepts, Facts, and Figures

• Ideological Self-Identification

• Media Monopoly

• Public Approval of Congress's Performance

• Public Approval of the Political System

• Public's Sources of Political Information during Election Campaigns

• The Complexity of Public Opinion on Abortion

• Trust in Government

Audio Features

• Barry Goldwater Accepts the Republican Nomination, 1964 (2:13)

• FDR's First Inaugural Address, 1933 (2:15)

• Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, 1964 (1:44)

• Ronald Reagan's Political Philosophy, 1983 (0:47)

Video Features

• Japanese Internment Defended, 1943 (9:28)

• Make Mine Freedom, 1948 (9:30)

• Measuring Public Opinion (Daron Shaw - 23:55)

• What Does Polling Tell Us About Public Opinion? (Daron Shaw - 10:15)

Cartoon Features

• Media Monopilization

• Public Opinion (1920)

Image Features

• Ideological Bumper Stickers

• Ideological Groups

• Polling Organizations

• The Evolution of Electronic Media

• The Evolution of the Press

Web Resources

Glossary