1. What news events are being covered by major outlets as the same time as Hurricane Maria?
Failed healthcare bill, AL's primary election, dispute between Trump and sports players.
2. Use the first chart to estimate about how many fewer times Hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico are mentioned online than the hurricanes that hit the mainland US.
4 times less
3. Use the second chart to estimate about how much less time was devoted to Hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico in TV coverage than the hurricanes that hit the mainland US.
The hurricanes of mainland US had roughly a month of time more than Hurricane Maria.
4. Which two networks mentioned Hurricane Maria the most?
BBC and CNN
5. What do some cite as the reason for Puerto Rico being treated differently by the media?
Puerto Rico is status as a territory could be a reason for the lack of news coverage and delay in aid.
6. Given what you know about agenda control by the media, what will the impact of this news coverage be on people's attitudes about the hurricanes?
Greater news coverage of the hurricanes brings the issue to the forefront of the agenda, making it an issue that is more likely to be focused on by the govt.
7. Why do you think that the media spends less time covering Hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is not a state of the US; it is a territory far from the US, so its distance and status distances itself from the US govt.
8. Why would the National Society of Hispanic Journalists call for more coverage in the media?
They want to ensure that the treatment of all people, whether US citizens or Puerto Ricans, is equal. Puerto Ricans deserve our help.
9. What do they think the impact of more media coverage would be?
With more media coverage, the hurricane issue will be one of the most important and relevant story and will be one of the largest issues in the country.
10. If more people thought Puerto Rico was the most important issue, why might the government respond differently than it has so far?
If more people feel an issue is important, it provides more reason for the govt to invest themselves to helping out the cause.
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