Peter Levchuck Media influences the general population’s insight to political issues through the press, broadcasts, and online posts. Whether fact based, like The Washington Post and The New York Times Online, or opinionated, like hotair.com, Google News, The Chicago Defender, carlyforpresident.com, and Twitter, media affects one’s approach to forming their own political views. During election seasons, media hold the power to determine a candidate’s success. In the 2016 Presidential Election, media from September 14th to September 20th have helped to portray Republican nominee Carly Fiorina in a positive light, which has allowed her to be perceived as a legitimate presidential candidate. A candidate producing their own media allows for the
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After her success at the second debate, awareness of her past time at Hewlett-Packard arose, and people continued to criticize her for her risky business tactics (Rogin, 2015). Due to her recent advances in the Republican Party, citizens have researched her political views, and some have become vocal in their concerns. The Washington Post interviewed several people at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Escanaba, MI, one of which stated “I am concerned about one issue she doesn’t really touch on: immigration” (Mantela qtd. in Sullivan, 2015). While other candidates, famously Trump, have declared their stance on immigration, Fiorina has not mentioned her opinion. Similarly, she faced criticism regarding her views on women’s rights. She clearly stated in the debate that she does not see women as “a special interest group” (Williams, 2015). Because she is the only female Republican candidate, the media quickly chose to attack her for this …show more content…
Media based on fact, like The Washington Post and The New York Times Online, tend to be those that are the most reputable, for they tend to tell non-biased news that attempts to deliver only facts. However, sources such as hotair.com, The Chicago Defender, and Twitter allow for opinion-based news to enter media. Because of the nature of the individual sources, they are inclined highlight Fiorina’s success differently. Hotair.com, a right-leaning blog, frames their information to attract a conservative audience. This style of media allowed for Fiorina to be seen in a positive light among the conservative readers. The blog’s positive portrayal of Fiorina included her successful debate, after which she received the most Twitter followers as compared to every other candidate present at the debate (Ham, 2015). The Chicago Defender also uses framing to attract the African American audience of Chicago. Their use of framing, however, did not benefit Fiorina, as she was only mentioned for her false Planned Parenthood claims (John, 2015). The Twitter content was primarily opinion based. These opinions, however, varied in their approach to Fiorina. Some praise her, as she received an increase of attention through #fiorina after the second debate, while others called her out for her false Planned Parenthood claims, as well as past trade deals between HP and Iran, seen in a
After her success at the second debate, awareness of her past time at Hewlett-Packard arose, and people continued to criticize her for her risky business tactics (Rogin, 2015). Due to her recent advances in the Republican Party, citizens have researched her political views, and some have become vocal in their concerns. The Washington Post interviewed several people at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Escanaba, MI, one of which stated “I am concerned about one issue she doesn’t really touch on: immigration” (Mantela qtd. in Sullivan, 2015). While other candidates, famously Trump, have declared their stance on immigration, Fiorina has not mentioned her opinion. Similarly, she faced criticism regarding her views on women’s rights. She clearly stated in the debate that she does not see women as “a special interest group” (Williams, 2015). Because she is the only female Republican candidate, the media quickly chose to attack her for this …show more content…
Media based on fact, like The Washington Post and The New York Times Online, tend to be those that are the most reputable, for they tend to tell non-biased news that attempts to deliver only facts. However, sources such as hotair.com, The Chicago Defender, and Twitter allow for opinion-based news to enter media. Because of the nature of the individual sources, they are inclined highlight Fiorina’s success differently. Hotair.com, a right-leaning blog, frames their information to attract a conservative audience. This style of media allowed for Fiorina to be seen in a positive light among the conservative readers. The blog’s positive portrayal of Fiorina included her successful debate, after which she received the most Twitter followers as compared to every other candidate present at the debate (Ham, 2015). The Chicago Defender also uses framing to attract the African American audience of Chicago. Their use of framing, however, did not benefit Fiorina, as she was only mentioned for her false Planned Parenthood claims (John, 2015). The Twitter content was primarily opinion based. These opinions, however, varied in their approach to Fiorina. Some praise her, as she received an increase of attention through #fiorina after the second debate, while others called her out for her false Planned Parenthood claims, as well as past trade deals between HP and Iran, seen in a