Media's Influence On Presidential Elections

The movie, The American President, depicts several reliable roles that the president performs, as well as, some of the aspects of our political system. It is a romantic comedy that takes place in the White House, during primary season. The president, Andrew Shepperd, is a widower, with a daughter, who is hoping to be reelected and pass two bills. One related to gun control and the other on fuel restrictions.

As a result, televisions control the people, people spend most time watching tv. News stations show news of celebrities, rather than news about congress or politics. News stations are run by companies, people that run-in politics, the stations are to show what they want them to show. Also ads are bought for politicians to get their polls up in the elections. Politicians are searched out to be millionaires to buy their own ads. For example, "As a college student, I wrote my senior thesis on the impact of television on the balance of power among the three branches of government ... the growing importance of visual rhetoric and body language over logic and reason.” (Gore 5) This quote is necessary because it give the readers a little background of the full extent of his research and experience on the topic, leading to make his claim sound. He was glad he had that research in a younger age because it helped him realize what 's going on around him the younger age as well as when we got

The creation of the television has impacted society in more ways than ever. Including the radio. Not only could one listen to stories and news, but now, they could see it with their own eyes. TV allowed viewers to access what was going on around them more vividly. Ed Sullivan and Lucille Ball evolved television into a new form of entertainment. Also because of TV, certain major events took a different course of action, such as the Civil Rights Movement.

Today, nearly all representatives, senators, and governors have active accounts on all social media channels. Figure 1.2 displays how many U.S. Senators have social media pages. The growing number of elected officials and presidential candidates on Facebook and Twitter is indication of social media influence. Though candidates are aware that a social media page is only the beginning to influence and engage voters, it is one of the most valuable tools for their

“To many, the 1950s recall an idyllic era when everyone conformed and everyone lived simply and happily. Beneath this conformity, people were stirring and new ideas were simmering; some would not explode until the 1960s,” stated Rick Musser (Musser, “The 1950s”) . Film had a sudden impact on people in the United States because it was a new technology with information citizens demanded. Since gender roles played into how people chose to act, the roles also went on to define the work place. Ads on television defined citizens wants and needs. Opportunities for work depended on the gender of the person applying. Politics played a large role for those citizens watching television.

In this article Diana Mutz wrote about the election campaign and how it affects the people. In her career when she has covered the campaign as a part of media it was not really a great feeling for her. She believes there is a great difference between how public views the part media plays in election then what a candidate thinks. She thinks media is not very influential to change public views over a candidate. She argued that majority of the people already knew and determined on who they going to vote way before the general election campaign started. To support her case, she said “In 2008, for example, between 70 and 80 percent of partisans knew their vote choice well before the general election campaign officially began, thus making it difficult

Angus Campbell once stated, “The advent of television in the late 1940’s gave rise to the belief that a new era was opening in public communication”. 75 years later, it looks like he was spot on. Since the invention of the television in the 1940’s, stations have decided to broadcast presidential debates on live television. The broadcasting of the debates has had some positive effects on presidential elections—such as a deeper connection between the president and the American people and a decrease in political party power—yet overall televised debates have had a negative effect on elections; the elections have turned too superficial and interest in candidates’ opinions on important matters have decreased.

Since television news became popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s, it has become a huge influence on the public’s opinion of certain groups, politicians, and policies. Televised news interviews and debates run by opposing media conglomerates portray candidates a certain way, and this effects the public’s perception of them. This has gone on since the famous Richard Nixon vs. John F. Kennedy debate on September 26, 1960. Today, the liberal news stations present the democratic candidates, such as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, much more favorably then the conservative news stations. They also present the republican candidates, such as Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, and Carly Fiorina, in a more negative light. The same can be said in reverse as well.

As an institution of public good, the American news media system has slowly become less reliable and increasingly unpopular in recent years. This unreliability has become an issue especially when it comes to political coverage. The article examines these consequences by analyzing the 2004 Presidential election and what affects the media had on voter habits. It concludes that, unfortunately, mistrust of mainstream media has led to a voters mistrusting campaign news, and instead relying more on the partisan peers cues. The article argues that this also suggests levels of media distrust are connected to greater partisan voting and the ratio of uniformed voters to informed voters is heavily misbalanced in favor of uniformed.

News outlets have changed since the first presidential election; we have come all the way from a single media outlet source, such as word of mouth all the way to mass media like television and the internet. Regardless of the era the news media have played a critical role in the supply of viewing the information in regards to the presidential election. The news media have increased the amount of pressure put on United States’ presidents. Our forefathers expected the legislative branch to to play the largest role in government. One could argue that the news media has the same or close to the same amount of influential power when compared to the legislative branch. To understand how large of a role the news media really plays we must first look

By taking a closer look at voter behavior one is able to better understand how and why citizens make certain decisions and ultimately how they vote come election day. During the election period it is common to hear individuals say that they are using their vote as a vote against a certain candidate or that they are voting for the “lesser of two evils.” An important question to ask is, why? Why do so many people find themselves choosing a candidate solely to keep the other candidate from winning a position in office? Many different theories come in to play when faced with this question. There is the idea that the media is both biased and corrupt which ultimately will effect the views and beliefs of voters and society as a whole. When a

From newspapers and radios to televisions and social networks, the various forms of media have provided the public with more knowledge and accessibility to information and connectivity to others than ever before. There are an abundance of ways to obtain free flowing information that ultimately can be beneficial to our daily lives. Though many positive attributes exist in the media, there are inevitably negatives as well. In the context of Anglo-America, domination could not be possible without the assistance of media which “strives to expand its hegemony while fending off challenges and interventions from the very classes and groups it seeks to subjugate," (Split Image, African Americans in the Mass Media). Media has detrimentally influenced

New media has had an increasing effect in the political process of presidential campaigning and the election. For the public, this meaning of ‘new media’ emphasizes the growing popularity of the Internet and the development of social media. The media has proven to influence the perspectives of American voters. From newspapers used in earlier years of presidential campaigning to blogs then Facebook and now more innovative ways, American voters may attain political insight of the presidential election more easily and efficiently.

Despite all this, the media in all of its forms, entertainment to news and even word of mouth, have jointly voiced the economic and social progression of many races. From Martin Luther King Jr. to the removal of several dictators in the Middle East, the media played a vital role in spreading the message and awareness of why these revolutions began in the first place, defeating segregation, slavery, and inequality. The media has created a slightly more tolerant audience and changed the minds of the naïve. The media does not allow disgraceful and outrageous actions to go unnoticed; they do that by exposing these types of incidents, and it prevents the events or at least lowers the rates. For example, “African-American participation in the development of cable television since the 1970s was a response to the century-old history of the erasure and distortion of Black images in the white-dominated society and media” (Hoppenstand, 2012). Comparing the media from 1970s to the present, it is accurate that the African-American race is more active in the media; however, it is still not equivalent the Caucasian races

The question of whether or not media affects voting results was put to the test by Stefano DellaVigna and Ethan Kaplan, authors of The Fox News Affect: Media Bias and Voting (“Media Bias and Voting”). Between