The media, or press, has a critical impact on the political system in the United States. Television news reaches more Americans than any other single news source. (Ginsberg) Reporters distribute information about world chaos throughout the day over the news. Over 95 percent of Americans have television. (Ginsberg) Media plays a huge role in politics when it comes to campaigning. The United States uses media to communicate in three different types of ways, which being, broadcast media, print media, and internet. (Boundless Learning)
Their political influence extends far beyond newspaper reports and articles of a direct political nature, or television shows connected with current affairs that bear upon politics. (Hardcastle) When there are major issues going on in the world people are sure to hear about it on TV. In a much more subtle way, they can influence people 's thought patterns by other means, like "goodwill" stories, pages dealing with entertainment and popular culture, movies, TV "soaps", "educational" programs. (Hardcastle) The newspaper now can be seen on the internet.TV shows like “Scandal” shows a different side of politics and what goes on in the White House sometimes.
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(Ginsberg) The 9/11 attack scared Americans so bad this violence opened more citizens’ eyes to pay more attention to the news. News of widespread political unrest in Iran after allegations of rigged national elections in 2009 was disseminated to the outside world mostly by Internet-based forms of communication, including Internet video, blogs, and Twitter messages. (Ginsberg) Some younger people use YouTube more now to keep up with the news which is another source of internet media. Some people even use websites MSN as well to possess the