Media Coverage of Protests and Social Movements with Prof. Doug McLeod

In this episode of 1050 Bascom, we talked to Prof. Doug McLeod from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communications to discuss media coverage of the BLM protests and social movements more generally. Prof. McLeod shared his insights about how fundamental changes in the media system in the 21st century has played out in both media coverage and public opinion formation surrounding our current political environment. Prof. McLeod also offers his analysis of the pros and cons of how a 24-hour news cycle along with increasingly partisan media has created a shift in focus from hard news to opinion and the impact this has had on politics, campaigns and elections.