I will attach the links and the assignments to complete these two essaysQuestion:1. If the public receives most of its information about politics from the media, how accurate is it's knowledge of government and politics? How does the media itself distort political reality? How do politicians use the media for their own purposes? What are the consequences for American democracy when the electorate is informed through such a filter? How might the quality of political information in America be improved?2. There is a great deal of talk about the liberal bias of the media in American politics. To what extent is the media liberal? To what extent, do you think, it is biased? Considering the growing importance of conservative talk and news enclaves that support conservative causes, describe the ways in which discussions of a liberal bias in the media might be qualified? What other factors might mitigate the liberalism of the media? Please read this article below to answer the essays questions also I will attach the link below to watch the video Lecture SummaryAmerica's media is the most unfettered in the world. It is free to print and report almost anything under the overarching concept of the public's right to know. Reports on political and public figures in our media would be banned in the press in many nations.The media in the U.S. is divided between the print and broadcast (electronic) media. The print media is the elder of the two, consisting of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and the like. The broadcast media the most recent, consisting of radio, television, and the Internet. These are creations of the 20th century. Corporations such as ABC, CBS, and NBC provide much of the news Americans consume.Stuart Ewen and Bill Moyers, refer to news reporting as being driven by market forces. In his book he also states that the public as being barraged by images presented in the media which appeal to feelings rather than reason. These images, to maintain their impact on the consumer, must be of ever increasing intensity. Ewen and Moyers charge that the public mind is not being given a clear picture of reality to act in their role as citizen in a democracy.The legal limits which the media operate in the America are minimal. Censorship is not permitted unless under national emergency or issues of national security. The no prior restraint doctrine was established in the Supreme Court case Near vs. Minnesota, 1931. Libel as a legal concept has two tests, malice and reckless disregard for truth. These were establish in the landmark Supreme Court case New York Times vs. Sullivan, 1964. Media coverage has three basic filters, the journalists themselves, the sources of news, and finally, the consumer. Journalists, their editors, publishers and producers have control of the content of news. The sources of information, be they politicians, interest groups or corporations, limit journalistic content. Finally, what the public wants to see or hear is the final test. If the public doesn't want to read or hear it, editors and producers will respond. Their advertisers will pull their ads if the public ignores the stories in print or electronic form.The media is that vital element in a democracy. It provides the citizen information. The information in turn, gives the citizens the power to make informed choices about issues and leadership.Link video- http://www.wwnorton.com/college/polisci/american-p...

InstructionsPlease choose one of the following questions to answer for this unit by Wednesday at 11:59pm (CST). You should also respond to two of your classmates' postings by Sunday at 11:59pm (CST).Before answering this unit's questions, you should read Schmid's Natural Born Celebrities, "The Victorian Killer as Media Star: Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes, p. 31. Keep in mind, as you read the text, a few of the questions posted below.RubricOnline discussions will be graded according to the following rubric.Full-bodied entries—of at least ten sentences of writing from you (in addition to quotations from the text)—are more likely to receive full credit. Lesser credit will be assigned to work that is missing, brief, or clearly disengaged or sloppily produced such that miscues interfere with readability.Your responses to other students’ work are also assessed. Students often resist commenting on each others’ work in substantial ways; instead choosing to post simply “good job” or “looks okay to me.” This kind of peer response doesn’t help your own—or your peers’—development as a writer and thinker.Acceptable peer responses will, among other things:Explicitly identify what was learned from someone else’s work.Ask a follow-up question.Offer an alternative interpretation.Offer concrete strategies for improvement.PointsCriteria18-20Discussion posts are completed on-time; they not only thoughtfully respond to and incorporate course readings when appropriate, but they evidence creative thinking and make a significant contribution to peers’ understanding of the course topics. Moreover, follow-up posts/peer responses clarify and extend the class conversation, demonstrating critical thinking. 16-17Discussion posts are essentially complete and incorporate, when appropriate, excerpts from the course readings. Initial post is made by due date, and follow-up posts/peer responses engage others in continued discussion.11-15Discussion posts are incomplete, inaccurate, and/or late. Peer response is present but perfunctory, offering little “back” to enhance peers’ understanding.1-10Posts and peer responses are not made to all topic threads.0No posts are made, or posts are entered after the unit’s discussion has ended.Questions (Reading)Choose one questions to answer:At first glance there is little to connect Joe Goldberg (in our novel this week) and Jack the Ripper, but Schmid portrays the panic and fascination with the Ripper as something that the media created. On p. 33, Schmid describes the public panic in 1888 when Jack the Ripper stalked and killed his victims as motivated by the media. Is our fear of Joe the same as a Victorian Londonite's fear of the Ripper? Or is our fascination with serial killers dramatically different in the 21st century? Give specific media examples or points from our novel this week to detail why or why not.Schmid details the fact that much of our own knowledge of the Ripper is taken from "dime novels" written just after the murders. These books were excessive, romantic, Gothic depictions of a monster. Using specific examples from our text this week, show me whether or not You is a "dime novel" reveling in gratuitous description of a murderer or in real life danger.Much of Schmid's chapter discusses the ties between Jack the Ripper and nationality, specifically his "Englishness" or his foreignness, depending upon the choice of suspects. Take a note from Schmid and describe the ways You is an American serial killer novel. What aspects of our society or national identity appear to be tied with serial killer media in the 21st century or with the consumption of violence overall?