Guadalcanal Campaign

types of media paid, and free. A good campaign is based primarily on free media. Free media is relatively inexpensive, but must not be taken for granted. As the campaign progresses, media goals will change. In the beginning it may be about getting my name out, and towards the end it will be about having maximum exposure as Election Day approaches. News releases are influential to the campaign. Determining when to release information could make or break a campaign. Coverage can be necessary to…

Gallipoli – Why was it so important to Australians? Gallipoli was one of the longest military campaigns during World War 1, taking place between 25th April 1915 – 9th January 1916. It was also one of the bloodiest for the Allied forces, being nearly 500,000 casualties and losses during the battle for both sides. It was a incredibly important battle, despite the loss on the side of the allies. To explain why it was so important, some backstory is required for the battle. Due to the change of…

Campaign Propaganda: Which Strategies Would You Use? Advertising is a form of of propaganda because it is designed to shape your beliefs and your actions. Society’s goal for political campaigns is that they provide the information that the people will need in order to vote for the best candidate. The best strategies to use that would help your campaign would be plain folks, stacking the deck, and guilt by association or coat-tailing. The number one strategy to use for your campaign…

Keita By Beau Bratley According to kidsrights.org “Every five minutes a child is killed by violence.” One man named Abraham M. Keita(or Keita for short)knew something had to be done about this fact so ever since he was nine he has been classified as an activist. You might wonder what is an activist? Well, an activist is someone with a goal and not usually a short-term goal which can be anywhere from a day to a year or two it's usually a long-term goal which is from a year to maybe over a…

Throughout the book, “Dark Money,” the author Jane Mayer articulates in an attitude that could be construed as bias and aggressive towards conservative right wing radicals who try to buy their way through political campaigns and government representatives. Although David Koch ran for president on a libertarian ticket, his loss led him to begin to try and buy influence with the people in office. She digs into the family’s political affairs throughout the span of their generations, since the…

election simulation game On the Campaign Trail, there are many similarities to a real election campaign which is to be expected. However, the more interesting issues are the dissimilarities the simulation shares with real world campaigns. The issues of polling, campaign advertisements, opponent strategy, and various campaigning techniques to name a few are some of the aspects the simulation goes into. When looking at the similarities of the simulation and real world campaigns, on the surface…

office? Well money is power, even in politics. Campaign spending has increased dramatically in recent elections, especially in presidential primaries and into the presidential race. American politics has shifted from worrying about their constituents to now, only worrying about what large donors and super PACs want or need. A considerable reason for this is because without a hefty amount of campaign donations, you can never make it to Washington. Campaign spending is a problem that needs to be…

The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign in the United States was notably distinct, with a woman, a democratic socialist, and a billionaire businessman making waves within their parties. With that, social media played an important role in the transmission of information and candidates’ core messages. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump used social media to their advantage, though very differently. This essay argues that the importance of social media in order to transmit political messages is…

corruption is always brought up during election season and seemingly everyone has their own fix. Corruption today can be quickly discovered if one just follows the trail of dark money. Funds given to a politician from a corporation, whether in a campaign or as lobbying, is referred to as dark money by liberal politicians. Citizens United V. FEC was a supreme court case which ruled that money is speech and thus corporations can give endless sums of money to politicians under their constitutional…

Donald Trump: “Trump continues to be credible, to receive massive media coverage and win more votes” (Salama, 2016, par. 16). Trump’s expertise in celebrity has helped him manipulate the media in a fashion that benefits his political campaign: “His media campaign is highlighted by three constraints provided by the man himself – conflict, availability and unpredictability” (Wolf, 2016, par. 4). For instance, Trump’s media strategies are often short-term and of-the-moment, and involve him being…