As we dig deeper into the semester we realize more and more the impact that mass media has on politics.
A key point is to avoid political rants in these blog assignments but I believe it is imperative to incorporate a sense of self intertwined with the learnings from our discussions and assignments!
With that being said,
The issue at hand is how Mass Media covers the Congress's outlook on Syria opposed to the issues on the homefront i.e. a potential government shutdown!!!
First and foremost,
We look at Congress's lean towards approval of a strike on Syria which could cost the U.S. more money and have negative effects on the nation overall.
However, when we looked at the potential Government shutdown because of the Senate's disapproval to defund Obamacare you wonder where the mindset of the Congress lies. Granted, it would be cheaper to not fund the Affordable Healthcare Act, it provides millions of uninsured the ability to take better care of themselves. It could increase the overall health status of America as a whole as well.
The potential strike on Syria could lead to a war, innocent lives being lost and really does NOTHING for the nation as a whole.
So how does Mass Media have an impact on it all!!!
The coverage of both issues. The media puts added emphasis on the STRIKE ON SYRIA than on a proper analysis of the positive or negative impact it could have on the nation.
The media portrays more about a GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN than it does about the positive or negative impact ObamaCare or defunding it.
The media hardly displays the benefits or proper analysis of either situation and I guess you could argue that they focus on more of a "he said, she said" concept than a hard-news reporting subject.
Much of the news coverage is "Representative So and So from Texax said this" and "Senate House leader had that to say" and "President Obama weighed in on this" as opposed to really covering IN-DEPTH each issue.
The analyses they provided were more on the STANCES of each political party's policy and reasoning behind their overall decisions opposed to proper analysis of benefits and consequences.
It would have been nice to really cover and explain to Americans, many of which don't deal with politics due to lack of understanding, the benefits and consequences of each situation including a looming Strike on Syria or Government Shutdown.
Mass Media or Mixed Martial Arts???
Is MASS MEDIA in regards to POLITICS fighting for the PEOPLE or the POLITICIANS???
We don't want the "spin" we would really enjoy the truth!!!
In a democracy, the people have a voice and we vote in politicians to represent our voice but if we don't understand what we are voting about then what are we really voting for???
Is Mass Media Low-Blowing the people or doing a KNOCK OUT job?
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