Description
analyze how this story is being covered by SOME of the following:
- Major national newspapers (USA Today, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal)
- Mainstream news magazines (Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report)
- Alternative magazines (The UTNE Reader, Harper’s Weekly, Mother Jones, In These Times)
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, CNN)
- Late-night talk shows featuring topical comedy (such as Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, The Late Show With David Letterman, or Jay Leno’s Tonight Show)
Pay particular attention to the following:
- The amount of time or space devoted to the story
- The “tone” of the coverage (Is it supportive or critical? Is it purely factual or reflective of certain political opinions? Does it include specific, objective language or biased, inflammatory language?)
As you discuss the topic, summarize your findings. What are the differences in how the story is covered (for example, local versus national media, print versus electronic media, one TV network versus another, and mainstream versus alternative press)? What are the similarities?
Interpret your findings. What do these differences and similarities suggest about the people who run these media organizations? Whose political or economic interests are being served or undermined by the manner in which the story is being presented to the public? Which medium do you think is providing the most accurate, objective coverage? Why? If you have selected a criminal trial to research, make broad use of court reports as well. Tell the story as it is happening, and incorporate the scholarship in your analyses.
- Include an introduction that provides a clear statement of your position on the topic.
- Your paper must be at 8-10 pages in length, not counting the required title and reference pages.
- The paper should synthesize current, relevant research on your topic from at least five scholarly sources. Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to APA FORMAT
- Offer your conclusions regarding how best to manage the issue (i.e., your informed opinion on the issues raised).
Explanation & Answer
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Current Political Election
For a long time, free media has been recognized as one of the fundamental elements of a
democracy. The media has an important role to play in influencing the political discourse in
political elections in America. This is achieved when the media is free and balanced. The media,
whether print or broadcast, has the capacity to foster transparency and crucial information
dissemination. In the recent past, there has been a rise of new forms of media; blog, emails and
social media that offer new patterns of information sharing. New forms of media are a form of
possibilities and avenue that allows participatory kind of citizenship, sharing of knowledge and
information and inclusion as well as empowerment of citizenry. Media, in general, is a form of
watchdog and offers a campaign platform. The media in the current political elections in
America has acted as a platform for public debate and educator. The news coverage of
candidates in elections is marred with bias.
While there is an agreement between the public and academics that the media has a great
influence on the current political elections, the scale within which the media matters shows a
huge chasm between different parties. The 2016 contentious presidential election has been
played out in the news since it began. The Pew Research Center conducted a study of American
adults in February that shows that the media has a great role to play in the elections. For instance,
the study revealed that 91% of respondents learnt about the election from the media. At the top
of the most prevalent forms of media in America is cable news. According to this research, cable
news was named the most helpful form of media by 24% of the respondents. Other forms of
media that the public considers helpful are social network sites, local television, applications and
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websites and news radio. Social networking sites are seen as most popular among the
millennials.
Complaints have been lodged about the content of the media about presidential
candidates. One of the theories that is trending that counters this contention is that the idea of
attention is the only thing that matters. The belief is that whether it is good or bad, the crucial
thing is that a candidate is being talked about. One of the upcoming trends is that professional
journalists are gradually losing their influence. With the advent of social media, people have
been afforded the capacity to click on social news where friends and a content sieving algorithm
chooses what viewers see. However, the general agreement in ...
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