... . Hall argues, that in a diverse culture, no institution should have the power to decide what the public hears (307). It seems that when the media deems something important than it is important, and otherwise a not so important event suddenly carries importance. This is exactly what happens during the presidential election. The media makes a huge deal about the Republican and Democratic candidates ... , but they say nothing about the other parties or their candidates. To completely understand the concept of Cultural Studies, one must appreciate the idea of hegemony. Hegemony is defined as...

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... political inactivity." This attitude could have a wide ranging impact on American society as it may give politicians more power and could lead to America no longer being a true democracy. In the Presidential election in 2000 the medium of television came under close scrutiny. This was due to the major networks first ... washboard stomach or have large muscles. It could be argued that the ones with the false bodies are those on television but due to the power of the medium most people believe that they fall short of what society expects a person to look like. This image that people have o...

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... TV networks play the most significant part in determining which issues and events are considered significant . The media's role in political affairs is even more important: They obviously have the power to make a candidate likeable or repulsive. News media networks affect the public's interest in politics by showing the people what they want them to see. Even if there are many ... the Democratic candidate, Lyndon Johnson. Furthermore, when 62 percent of the actual voters picked Republican President Nixon in 1972, 81 percent of the media elite still voted for the Democratic presidential c...

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... the left of the public on environmental issues, they were to the right of the public on protection of Medicare and Social Security, expansion of NAFTA, concern about concentrated corporate power, taxation of the wealthy, "fast track" trade authority and other issues (Extra). Croteau reported that of the 141 respondents, 57 percent categorized themselves as centrist on social issues, ... be used to pay a bunch of people who are systematically undercutting their own political preference (George). Although Broder feels that political journalists have no ideology, they still have amazing po...

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... image being displayed by the media to help establish or rehabilitate a corporation or a person's reputation, many in the private sector could benefit from having their agency enforced through the growing power of the media. Robinson also discussed how the elite and the government could both use the media to their advantage, sometimes in unison as he mentioned how certain donors and ... benefactors to presidential campaigns may also have a certain vision of the country's political policies (Robinson, 2001, p. 536). Robinson's premise was further enhanced by Stroud's article on selective e...

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... said, "Television will not determine, but will exercise peculiar leverage on timing, location and management." In the early 1950's most researchers tried to conceal the persuasive power once attributed to the mass media. The 1952 presidential race was the first campaign to have nationwide television coverage. This was not only a victory for Dwight D. Eisenhower, who won the election; it was also a triumph ... . However, by editing, they can control the events, issues and contenders seen by the public. This affects what is learned, in turn effecting the conclusion of the election process....

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... answer to Why was because they didn't want you pay attention to what was really happening. In the movie Wag the Dog they do just that. It is a movie about a Presidential race. The sitting President has brought a young girl into a room, and has had relations with her. The news is leaking fast about the affair, and the President may loose his ... could be pulled over the eyes of other nations. Many Americans believed that Iraqi's really didn't know how bad Saddam was, and that's why they never got him out of power. What if we really don't know? What if the America we think we know really ...

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... first poll to portray a liberal bias in the media. Going back to a poll in 1972, it showed 70% of the reporters voted for McGovern, who Goldberg calls "The most Liberal presidential nominee in recent memory."" In 1985, three thousand journalists were surveyed across the country. The percentages and figures from this poll also illustrated an extreme bias in the media that ... about the control that is placed on what is allowed to be covered, and what isn't, I understand the strict policies of media reporting. I highly doubt that a reporter would have the power to go over the head of the ...

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