Lester Holt

Presidential debates have long been contested as effective means of judging a candidate’s character and policies. If successful, a candidate is likely to receive increased favorability ratings. However, it has also been noted that presidential debates are most helpful, as campaign tools, in order to increase one’s name recognition, tools for relative unknowns rather than household names. Nevertheless, because of the race being incredibly close between the two candidates, the debate matters, and…

The presidential election is what takes up a majority of the news right now. What is hitting headlines even more at the moment is the first presidential debate. I read the editorial, “Clinton Puts Trump on Defense at First Debate”, which discusses the ins and outs of the debate. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head to head on Monday, September 26th. The author addresses the highlights of the first presidential debate which included taxes, including Donald Trump’s own taxes, the war in Iraq…

receive votes, the candidates have to use the different rhetorical appeals. The different types are Logos, which appeals to a logical approach, Ethos, which appeals to an ethical approach, and Pathos, which appeals to an emotional approach. As Lester Holt introduced the candidates and the debate, the rhetorical approach pathos was used before the candidates even opened their mouths. Hillary Clinton had a warm inviting facial expression as she entered the stage, as to where Donald Trump…

Donald J. Trump Being the president of the United States is a very critical job. Even though any American citizen can run for presidency, the candidate has to win people’s votes with their traits. Important traits all great presidents need, include: a professional appearance, trustworthiness, and be goal and achievement oriented. Donald Trump proves to be a likeable candidate because he possesses two of these traits: a professional appearance and goal and achievement oriented. As a child,…

The Facebook Obsession is an hour-long documentary produced by CNBC, focusing on the story of Facebook from 2004 until the film’s production in 2010. The documentary is narrated by Lester Holt and features various stories from everyday users of Facebook. The film also showcases the story and struggle of how Facebook evolved into what it is today. The driving force behind all these stories is to illustrate to the viewer the impact Facebook had on the public, and how the “Obsession” had spread…

They are giving Gary Johnson a hard time for not knowing where Aleppo is. Lester Holt is criticized about hostile questions towards Trump about his tax returns, Iraq War, and more in the first Presidential Debate; however, Clinton was not asked about her emails or the Clinton Foundation. The author questions Holt’s partisan to the…

1) The role of a PR professional is highly important because they have the power to perceive a company or individual. The PR representative is a trusted individual who is trusted to manage public image through messaged through press conferences, news releases, and other public engagements. The primary goal is for the company to be viewed favorably about its products, ethics, and services. The PR representative also serves as a platform that bridges understanding from a company and its public…

American people and that they have a subsequent plan in the works to mediate it. Having said that, it’s inevitable that the complications with the V.A will be discussed in one of the next two debates. On a smaller note, it would have been smart of Lester Holt to prompt both candidates to respond to questions about the reported sketchy practices by each of the candidate’s charity foundations. It has…

The Miracle on 34th street is a film remade in 1994 for the 4th time for entertainment of the entire family; it is a classic example of a Christmas movie in today’s society. The Miracle on 34th street was produced by William S. Beasley, John Hughes, and Bill Ryan. The Director for the film Miracle on 34th street is Les Mayfield. There were approximately 55 cast members for this film, the following are the actor/actresses that were given credit: Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle,…

Political Scientist have discussed throughout the history of elections, about the impact of the general election presidential debates. Do they actually make a difference on the numbers of votes? The evidence regarding the issue is not entirely conclusive. Some political scientist believe that the debates are just for show and have no impact on the votes, where as some believe that there are instances where the debates have changed the outcome of the election. In my view, presidential debates…