Television had a huge impact on how communication influenced the American public in their opinions on the certain things such as war and politics. One significant instance was the election of 1960. What became known as the first television election, had a great influence on the American people and how they chose their new president. John F. Kennedy won that election over Richard Nixon using his charisma, youth and good looks to defeat a wilted and sickly lo

oking Nixon. These reasons were all portrayed on television and the opportunity for the voting public to actually see those who were running for the presidency. This form of communication would prove to be a positive effect on how the public chose their leader . It was something beyond the spoken word for the people as they could see what kind of person their president would be instead of only seeing still photos and reading what their plans were for the country.

Before there was televison, the written word, and the still photo were major forms of mass communication which was represented in a newspaper. Newspapers, before radio gave the public the information and the facts how they were. They told the stories to the people the way the writers wanted to tell them, but this was not always the truth. In some cases it was very misleading. During the Spanish- American War, there was high resentment toward Spain and an event in the harbor of Havana, Cuba just enraged people more….with the help of American newspapers. The USS Maine expl

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