Today we watched a video on the role of media in the shaping of a political campaign. Please answer the following questions as a blog, with a minimum of 75 words per question response.
1. What role does the media have in how you follow politics personally? Where would you go to find out political information?
2. How do politicians manage their images through the media? (i.e. photo ops, avails, etc.)
3. How was Kerry misquoted in the media? How did it affect his campaign?
4. Why was the Bush Administration's Publicity Department called the "Broadway" division?
5. What are the different media options that you can use to access information about the political race?What are their strengths and weaknesses?
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1. What role does the media have in how you follow politics personally? Where would you go to find out political information?
I don’t really rely on the media for political information or at least I don’t like to think so. I prefer to hear from the candidates personally whether it be at their debates or on their websites. Their websites have a lot more information than the debates do (at least for Barack Obama). The media whether we like it or not will always be biased. I usually just get the base information from the 24-hour news channels but I find that the best or at least the most entertaining comes from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
2. How do politicians manage their images through the media? (i.e. photo ops, avails, etc.)
Politicians manage their images by acting like robots. Everything they do is generally planned beforehand. Any time they are in public including all of their photos and pictures are staged and well-rehearsed. Photo ops are planned so that people think that particular candidate is perfect. He goes to a construction site, shakes the hand of these blue-collared workers, snaps a few pictures and then leaves. Also much like they do in car commercials the pictures are sometimes taken looking up at the candidate giving a bigger-than-life persona that every president should have. Republicans believe you should vote for a president you’d like to have a beer with but not very many alcoholics outside of Hollywood have been very successful.
3. How was Kerry misquoted in the media? How did it affect his campaign?
Kerry was misquoted as saying he was endorsed by many “religious” leaders when in reality he said “foreign”. This caused him a large media backlash and a lot of bad press. This in turn caused him to lose many votes due to the fact that he could not name any of these religious leaders. Eventually the truth came out but it was too late the bad publicity had badly affected his presidential campaign maybe not enough to lose the election but it certainly did not help.
4. Why was the Bush Administration's Publicity Department called the "Broadway" division?
The Bush Administration’s Publicity department was called the “Broadway” division because every public appearance was scripted. Every word that came out of President Bush’s mouth was rehearsed and rehearsed. Also they always had a backdrop. Even at Mount Rushmore where the actual scenery was perfect and beautiful the Publicity Department of the Bush Administration decided to put a tarp explaining that they were at Mount Rushmore. In fact, for every press conference they had were explaining to the audience where they were.
5. What are the different media options that you can use to access information about the political race? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
Different media options that you can use to access information about the political race are the internet and newspapers. Although most media is generally biased in some way in my opinion the internet seems like the best place to learn information straight from the candidate himself. If you go to Barack Obama’s website he has an entire sections that explains his policies and how he will change America. However, this is just a “blueprint” as he puts it so the actual bill is not written. Another weakness is that there is no rebuttal.
1. What role does the media have in how you follow politics personally? Where would you go to find out political information?
The role in the media in how I follow politics is that, I don’t really keep up with political information because I have no interest what’s so ever, in what’s going on or who will be the next president or vice president but if I did have any interest in political information I would use the news, internet or even the campaigns to find out about who’s winning the elections or winning the people over.
2. How do politicians manage their images through the media? (i.e. photo ops, avails, etc.)
Politicians manage their images through the media by, they usually follow the candidate around in what the politicians call a bubble. They have to no when to take a picture and also know how to support the candidates needs of privacy. At campaigns they usually have a few people taking photo’s of the campaign and which ever was the best gets put on the news paper or magazines. Basically there world revolves around the candidates for the time being until the election is over.
3. How was Kerry misquoted in the media? How did it affect his campaign?
Kerry was misquoted in the media because during his speech because this reporter thought he said foreign leaders but instead Kerry actually said more leaders but that was later corrected when the reporter listen to the tape again and realized what Kerry said. This affected Kerry’s campaign because there were a lot of anger people asking about what he meant by the foreign leaders. They wanted to know the names of all the foreign leaders
4. Why was the Bush Administration's Publicity Department called the "Broadway" division?
The Bush Administration’s Publicity Department was called the “Broadway” division’s because of every speech that Bush gave was rehearsed, during his speech he would only change a few words and that was it. He basically just reused his campaign. By the end of the day the reporters would know every word to speech or at least pretty close to it. During one of Bush’s speeches they used a backdrop for Mount Rushmore when they didn’t really need one for the speech.
5. What are the different media options that you can use to access information about the political race? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
The different media options that I can use to access information about the political race is the internet, going to one of the candidates speeches but the most resourceful media option is I think the news. Some of the political media’s strength’s are, if you go to home of the candidates speeches you actually get more information than what you would on the news because the new reporters put their own input on the political race. Even though the news more resourceful going to the speeches is better.
1) Me being a complete politics fanatic, I follow several forms of media quite closely. I listen to radio shows whenever I have the opportunity, namely Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, and check the headlines on various internet news sites. The televisions in my home are normally set on Fox News ninety-five percent of the time. It’s obvious that I do have a bit of a conservative leaning when it comes to my media sources. I do try to watch various cable news networks, including CNN and Headline news. I also watch C-SPAN, which doesn’t have too much bias from either side affecting it. If I find myself desiring political information, I normally choose the quickest method, which is usually a reliable internet news site.
2) Politicans are very controlling when it comes to their image. The slightest misstep could cause a career to be brought down by a simple headline (see Howard Dean’s unfortunate decision concerning campaign rallies and howling). Though the media can report on whatever they deem appropriate, politicians can limit what journalists see. Photo ops are normally set in front of some grand backdrop, candid shots are limited, and few photographers are given the opportunity to even take shots. To put it simple, the goal is to make the politician look like the perfect human being who makes zero mistakes. Sadly, some people think that façade is completely genuine.
3) A journalist quoted John Kerry as saying something concerning “foreign leaders” when in all reality, he really said “more leaders”. This whole incident caused a huge fiasco, and the media had a field day with the quote. With the media covering the quote left and right, the misinformation got out the voters, which led to people getting very suspicious and questioning about Kerry’s involvement with foreign leaders. Once the situation spiraled out of control, the brilliant journalist decided to admit that he misheard Kerry.
4) The Bush Administration’s Publicity Department was undoubtedly extremely apt at controlling the image Bush portrayed. Every speech given by Bush was rehearsed ad nauseum. There were individuals in the department that were experts on things as specialized as lighting and backdrops. When Bush visited Mount Rushmore, the publicity team decided they needed a backdrop explaining that they were at Mount Rushmore. I highly doubt American citizens are so daft that they cannot recognize the giant landmark. In all, everything was scripted and airbrushed when it came to the Bush Administration.
5) There are several different media options when it comes to political information. That bit of information is an advantage in itself. There is always an opportunity to obtain information from various viewpoints. Those who need information fast can opt for the internet, and those who have extra time on their hand and want to get into the analysis of an issue can take the conventional method of cable news. On the other side, there will always be bias wherever you look. The job of the viewer is to sift through the bias and find the facts to piece together their own opinion.
Chris Miller
Journalism
Mr. Parsons
October 24th, 2008
1. What role does the media have in how you follow politics personally? Where would you go to find out political information?
The media many times can perceive people in different ways. With politics the media can be a major tool sculpting the future for our country. Personally I think the media is just a way of showing the ongoing events in our world and country, its up to me what I perceive. However, my parents influence me and when they form an opinion on a political topic due to the media their opinion is put directly on me. So in a way the media does affect me directly.
2. How do politicians manage their images through the media? (I.e. photo ops, avails, etc.)
Politicians for many reasons want to look extremely dignified everywhere they go. It’s almost impossible to seem perfect every waking second of a day but politicians somehow do it. An image is a very powerful part to the media today it can capture events that words can’t. Politicians can manage images of themselves by only allowing photos of them to be taken when they look “good”. Howard dean a former presidential canidate gave insight on this topic by stating that you can’t take a picture of a politician “eating, sleeping,” and yawning. I, think it would be good for America to have a president and not an entity.
3. How was Kerry misquoted in the media? How did it affect his campaign?
In an interview Kerry stated that he “met with more leaders” that were supportive of him. To the world, a simple mistake because of a “poor voice recording” made him sound deceitful. A misquoted “foreign leaders” made him sound deceptive. The media had a “field day” with his quote, and it had a very negative affect with the campaign. It shows how a simple mistake in the media can snowball into something wayward.
4. Why was the Bush Administration's Publicity
Department called the "Broadway" division?
Bush’s Publicity Department was called the “Broadway” Division because of the scripted dialogue throughout his presidential campaign. Every word out of his mouth was rehearsed over and over. Every city that he visited was able to hear the same speech he made before the last city. Even the backdrops behind his podium were made to greatly emphasize the state the he was visiting for “dramatic” effect.
5. What are the different media options that you can use to access information about the political race? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
There are three obvious sources of media that one can use, newspapers, television, and the internet. The Newspapers are accurate but if a breaking story about a political race is just came through you will have to hear about it wait the next day. Television stations are broadcasted live which gives you more insight on what is happening with a political race however some stations can be biased. The internet is always updating itself however people can say anything on the internet without it being sourced.
1. The media to me is the most important source for politics. Rather it is values of the candidates, break-ins about them, speeches, and what people are saying about them. Unless you attend the speeches or the debates, you don’t get to hear and see everything. With the media, they cover the events, broadcast them, and provide feedback of what the general population is saying. I personally go to cnn.com or turn on CNN on the tube to get updated on politics. I also watch Fox News occasionally to hear the other side’s opinion.
2. Politicians use the media to their advantage. The media is the number one source for the nation to see the candidates. Nine out of ten photo ops are planned ahead of time. That way, the candidate has time to realize that everything he does will be viewed threw a lens. Most politicians set guidelines for the photographers around them also. Howard Dean, for example, set rules that stated that his pool was not aloud to take pictures of him while he is eating, reading, or sleeping. The rules are placed to insure that there are no snapshots leaked to the media of something embarrassing or even “normal.”
3. John Kerry was misquoted when he was speaking off the record with someone and stated that “foreign” leaders are saying that America needs to get George W. Bush out of office. It became a top story in the media. Republicans demanded that Kerry reveal his sources and he wouldn’t give any names. Which made the situation worse. Turns out, Kerry said “more” instead of “foreign.” This misquotation really took a toll on Senator Kerry’s campaign. It shows me as a journalist, that before I publish a piece or broadcast something, I need to make sure that I am using a credible and reliable source and that what I am stating is nothing but facts.
4. The Bush Administration's Publicity Department called the "Broadway" division because of how flashy they made everything. To me it seems that it would be easier to run for the second term than the first. Your name is already out there, you’ve already obtained the media’s attention, and you already have the employed and dedicated people to help run the campaign. They could easily plan events that would make “W.” look like this marvelous guy no matter what his values are. They would send him all over the country to fundraisers and public events to simply show up and put his name into the event.
5. The different media options anyone has to get updated on the political race are the Internet, television, and print newspaper. All three covering a different spectrum. The Internet is easily accessible and has endless numbers of credited online publications that cover the race on a mass scale. Two of the biggest sites are cnn.com and foxnews.com. Both cover the race with different views. One being more democratic and the other more republican. With television, voters have the option of tuning in to channels like CNN and Fox News for nationally based coverage or more local channels to hear a more localized broadcast of how the race affects your community. Third is print newspaper. Which is usually strictly the way the race is affecting you locally. You read about what the candidates will do for people in your area. Rather it be senior citizens, factory workers, retired members of society, or teachers.
1.) What role does the media have in how you follow politics personally? Where would you go to find out political information?
I don’t really follow politics but what I do hear or see about politics would be ads on the Internet, advertisements on TV, commercials, things on the radio. The media has a lot to do with politics, people are always reading in newspapers, reading on the Internet, watching on TV, or hearing on the radio about what is happening in the political world. people find political information on the internet, in newspapers, on tv and on the radio.
2. How do politicians manage their images through the media? (i.e. photo ops, avails, etc.)
with photos people can remember what they look like so when they see them they will remember them. they have no clue when to take a picture but try to respect some of their privacy. the photographers stay around the candidates until the election is over. there are photo ops planned to make the candidates' image look better.
3.) How was Kerry misquoted in the media? How did it affect his campaign?
When Kerry was making his speech the press and other people thought that he said religious but when they replayed the recording of his speech they heard him actually say more. It affected him because angry people were asking about it. When people thought that he was talking about religion, they started to get mad about the misquote.
4. Why was the Bush Administration's Publicity Department called the "Broadway" division?
The Bush Administration's Publicity Department was called the "Broadway" division because every public appearance was scripted. every speech that Bush gave was rehearsed, he would only change a few words of it when he gave the speech. when Bush was at Mount Rushmore, the publicity department decided they needed a backdrop to explain why they were there.
5. What are the different media options that you can use to access information about the political race?What are their strengths and weaknesses?
there are different media options that you can use to access information about the political race. you can use the internet and newspapers. most media is generally biased. in some way the internet may be the best place to find the information that you are looking for. you can go to many different sites to find the information. with newspapers you just have one place to find it but the internet puts of information much faster than newspapers do.
Politics in the Media
1.) The media has a role in how I follow politics in that most of the political stuff that I follow is on the television or on the computer. The media usually helps me follow the stories better and I am able to know what the politician is doing and I can follow what they will be doing. I also use it to find out who is the winner. I usually use NBC, CNN, or USA Today to view the latest in politics. These are usually what I have mostly been exposed around and is what I personally think are the best news sources to view politics.
2.) Politicians use the media to manage their images by talking to reporters about their believes and to make theirselves look better in the medias eyes. They usually try to address all issues in the media to draw more voters. They also will issue an apology, if they do apologize for anything, in the media to make theirselves look better for their voters.
3.) John Kerry was misquoted in the media by the person listening to his quotes fully hearing the answer to the question in the interview. This hurt Kerry's campaign for the Presidency in 2004 because the media and people thought Kerry was talking to foreign leaders, and that they thought he had done knew he would win and that he was being backed by foreign powers, which would have scared American voters because of the events happening at the time. If the journalist would have paid attention better and gone over the recording a few more times to make sure what he was hearing was correct, this could have been avoided, but was not due to the writers mistake.
4.) The Bush Administration's Publicity Department is called the "Broadway" Division because they are in charge of what happens in all of Bush's interviews and publicity events. They are in charge of things such as backdrops/ backgrounds used during interviews and how the President will stand and look during the interviews.
5.) There are many different types of media options for covering the political race. They include the internet, newspapers, blogs, television, podcasts, etc. Internet has strength because it has different opinions of the race and has a collection of all things that the candidate has said in the past. A weakness of the internet is that it could be hard to find what they said. Newspapers would have the strength of it is read by many people, but different newspapers would have different opinions. Blogs would be a strength because you would hear what everyone would think about the person, but what is said may not be the truth. Television, like newpapers, would be seen by many viewers, but different television stations would have different opinions on the candidate. Podcasts would be like the blogs, with people expressing their views on the candidate, but everything said may not be the truth.
(This was already posted on my own personal blog.)
1. The media plays a huge role in how many people follow politics personally. It helps to give information on all of the candidates such as what they believe in and what they support. It also helps to give a little bit of history on the person, their current background, and the update on their speeches. These are to help the voter decide which candidate he or she wants to vote for. You could read the newspaper, read a magazine, and watch t.v. to learn all of this.
2. Politicians manage their images through the media by taking all kinds of pictures. They take many posed shots to show them in good lighting and them looking at their best. While they are constantly posing, talking with their hands, and posing with average people to show that they care about the working class and all the people of America. These pictures help them to become popular with the people and sway votes. Many even go as far to set up their own backdrops sometimes to take their campaign over the top.
3. Kerry said that many powers supported his campaign and he was misquoted and people thought he said foreign powers. This threw off his campaign. With the campaign being after 9/11 people were already afraid of foreign leaders. This made them concerned as to why they would want him to be voted into office and was afraid of an agreement between Kerry and other foreign leaders. he was antagonized a lot for this comment and it was all over the media. 4. Bush's administrative publicity department was called the Broadway division. This was circulated around all of the media because everywhere he would go, his people would set up his backdrop. No matter where it would be, most of his shots were posed and they always made sure that hos surrounding environment was flattering. For example when he went to Mount Rushmore, as if the historical monument wasn't enough, his crew set up one of his famous backdrops.
5. Their are all kinds of media that covers the political race while some are more reliable than others. For instance you can either read a newspaper or watch the news on t.v. These both would be very reliable sources of information. While you could also go on the Internet to a blogger website. These are not so reliable and are more opinion based or biased pieces about the race. While you could also get on the Internet and go to a news website. Here you could find some very reliable information.
**** this was originally posted on my page the day it was due, thanks!****
Tahler Peveto
I had this posted onto my site instead of yours.
1)The media helps me follow politics by giving me information on each candidate running. It also helps by giving me a little history behind each person running. If I were looking for political in formation i would probably turn to CNN or some other place that is worthy enough for me to watch and believe what they have to sat about each candidate. Also shows like the Daily Show and Colbert Report do give a little advice on who to side with, although funny they do help.
2)Politicians manage their image by always talking with their hands and also posing for pictures with average people. Some politicians may take pictures with construction workers because they know if people viewing the picture see this it makes it as if that politician cares about the blue collar people who have to work everyday and that makes them popular with the other blue collar people. And many politicians do this trick with other kinds of people in order to get their votes and it seems to work.
3 Kerry said many powers and the media misquoted him by saying foreign powers. This effected his campaign big time because it made it seem as if he were negotiating with the foreign diplomats and that is a dangerous game to play. Because after 911 that remark made it seem that he was for terrorism and that scared a lot of Americans into not voting for him. Which led Bush to a second term and becoming president once again.
4) They were called Broadway because they set up the backdrop for every interview that he done. They did this to make it seem more presentable than what it really was. Because they feel that if people see Bush with this gorgeous background they set up for him that would get more and more people to watch his speech because they background caught their eye. Basically they set this up because they know that the average people like to see bright color backgrounds and thats what they do.
5)Some media options that are helpful in a political race would be television and newspaper. These to options are helpful because t.v. every one watches t.v. and its a great way to have everyone watch your speech and listen to what you have to say about you opinions for change. A weakness to this is that the opposing can make commercials saying mean things about your campaign and that can ruin what you have fought for and lose a lot of your supporters. Newspaper helps because it can have journalists write excellent things about your campaign and when people read this they think that if you get this good review they will vote for you. A weakness to this is that sometimes the newspaper will give off bad information and maybe even misquote what you have to say like John Kerry.
i am very sorry i havent had time to finish this movie and respond to ur post
Mark Boggs
Mr. Parsons
Journalism
11-18-08
Sexism based fight at GCHS
A fight broke out Tuesday September ninth between Drew Hannah and Allison Rowe in the gravel pit between third and fourth lunch.
Drew has not liked Alison for quit some time now. Drew doesn’t have much reason for his hatred he just thinks she is irritating and hideous. Allison finally got tired of drew making fun of her and making sexist comments like “you can’t do what a boy can.” Drew also smacks Allison’s butt from time to time.
Allison and Shelby Cheny were talking in the gravel pit and Shelby heard Drew say “gosh I hate Alison so much I want to push her in the mud” talking to his friend Taylor. Shelby went back and told Alison what Drew had said. Allison was furious and wanted to hit Drew, Shelby was trying to talk her into it by saying “ You can’t let people pick on you or they will for the rest of their lives.” Allison gave in to the temptation. Alison grabbed a glass Fanta bottle from her bag, ran over to drew and hit him in the temple of his head with it. Drew falls there is not much he can do. Mr. reed being the baby he is cried out Tots. The principle of the school Mr. Miller Forcefully took the bottle from Alison’s hand and stops the fight. A witness Ashley Kilmar approves all of this.
Tots took them into his office and suspend Allison for three days. After finding out that Drew had been pestering her for quit some time Tots sentenced Drew to two months of counseling. In the end Drew receives six stitches at SOMC Hospital and decides to press charges on Allison.
Mark Boggs
Mr. Parsons
Journalism
11-18-08
Sexism based fight at GCHS
A fight broke out Tuesday September ninth between Drew Hannah and Allison Rowe in the gravel pit between third and fourth lunch.
Drew has not liked Alison for quit some time now. Drew doesn’t have much reason for his hatred he just thinks she is irritating and hideous. Allison finally got tired of drew making fun of her and making sexist comments like “you can’t do what a boy can.” Drew also smacks Allison’s butt from time to time.
Allison and Shelby Cheny were talking in the gravel pit and Shelby heard Drew say “gosh I hate Alison so much I want to push her in the mud” talking to his friend Taylor. Shelby went back and told Alison what Drew had said. Allison was furious and wanted to hit Drew, Shelby was trying to talk her into it by saying “ You can’t let people pick on you or they will for the rest of their lives.” Allison gave in to the temptation. Alison grabbed a glass Fanta bottle from her bag, ran over to drew and hit him in the temple of his head with it. Drew falls there is not much he can do. Mr. reed being the baby he is cried out Tots. The principle of the school Mr. Miller Forcefully took the bottle from Alison’s hand and stops the fight. A witness Ashley Kilmar approves all of this.
Tots took them into his office and suspend Allison for three days. After finding out that Drew had been pestering her for quit some time Tots sentenced Drew to two months of counseling. In the end Drew receives six stitches at SOMC Hospital and decides to press charges on Allison.
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