1. Is American news
media too dependent upon polls? Is it appropriate for news agencies to
create polls and then report on them? Why or why not? I think that
the media uses polls to give a backing for stories they want to tell. If they
are for or against something I think that is what they use to prove points, invoke
conversation, and stir controversy. They
have become so dependent on them they have polls for everything I would not be surprised
if they don’t have a poll for how people react to polls.
2. How important is
political party identification to you (e.g. as a Democrat, Republican, Libertarian,
etc.)? Was it more or less important to your parents &
grandparents? Does it seem more or less important to your friends?
Why or why not? Party identification
is not that important to me, I would think that is was more important to people
of past generations because they had a closer tie to social issues of classes
of people when there was less of a middle class and more of a blue collar VS
white collar agenda. Most of my friends seem to be the same most call themselves
independent or libertarian but truth is I think they don’t even vote. Politics
seems to be like a reality show that keeps regurgitating the same talking points.
3. Do you feel that
you opinion of politics is more influenced by economic issues or by social
issues? Why? I think social issues only because if you watch the news
that is what seems to be talked about it is if the president had a beer with
some Joe or if the first lady has a recipe let’s not forget who in office has
the juiciest sex scandal. To even listen to politicians talk is so frustrating
you almost have to just change the channel I would like for once for someone to
bring some numbers to a conversation or even wheel in a chalk board it is like
listening to a child give you excuses why they over spent on their checking
account, you never hear the truth sorry I messed up I could have done better.
posted on Jenna MCcarty
Nathan Tollett
Donna Spradlin
posted on Jenna MCcarty
No comments:
Post a Comment