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Media and politic



             way. After September 11, 2001, the security in and around airports .
             increased dramatically. Passengers were randomly checked at the .
             security checkpoints. People came to the assumption that passengers of .
             Middle Eastern descent were checked more frequently than others .
             because of their background. This is a close example of how people's .
             notions about others are greatly affected by their outward appearance.
             Chauncey's use of "metaphors" also helped his image. The world was .
             like a garden and he was able to relate everyday ideas to his original .
             knowledge. This is truly because the garden was the only thing he knew .
             about, but people perceived it as an ability to simplify complex topics into .
             simpler matters that everyone could relate to. Chauncey would not be .
             able to tell anyone the first thing about how to help the economy but he .
             can relate the fact that it fluctuates to the garden, which changes .
             dramatically through the seasons. Chauncey was perceived as a .
             completely different person than he actually was. The media also perceive .
             him as scholarly and intelligent because they wanted the public to do the .
             same. .
             Kosinski wanted to indicate that political power was based mostly on .
             how the media perceives a person. If presidential nominee Howard Dean .
             had not had the outburst in Iowa which was broadcasted repeatedly on .
             news stations such as CNN approximately 600 times as of February 8, .
             2004. The repetition of this television event portrayed Dean as a man who .
             can not control his anger. This destroyed Deans image and the trust that .
             he had obtained by the American voters. He was no longer a major .
             contender in the Democratic primaries and this lead to his major decline .
             in popularity and eventual departure as a candidate on February 18, 2004. .
             In this event a man who was trusted and popular had a short rampage in .
             the face of defeat and lost the support of everyone who was voting for him. .
             The American public needs to interpret things on their own, and not be so .


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