Media Bias and Its Public Influence
Do today’s media hold a biased opinion? Political figure heads of modern day America have argued the subject of a biased liberal media for decades. The notion of the media being predominantly liberal is not unheard of because since publicly broadcasted news media first became common, the Republican Party was not yet one to rival the Democrats. The core argument presented is the possibility of a liberal media manipulating the American public and thus influencing them to vote in congruence with the ways of the Democratic political party. Thus far it is simple to see the media clearly holds a bias that is in favor of the liberal viewpoint. I believe the media should not hold an opinion because, it comes through in their coverage and thus influences some of the American public to vote in a way in which they would not have otherwise.
Narratio:
The American public has historically believed anything they have seen in the media. This can be seen easily, not only through political news coverage but as well in other media programming. Further proof of liberal media control comes in the form of faulty broadcasting. Liberal programming, which constitutes most of the media today, deliberately leaves out crucial news that casts a tainted image and tarnishes the reputation of democratic politicians. Furthermore, these same newscasters that fail to report honest news are projected as preachers of political problems and are perceived as public icons in the eyes of the mindless masses of America. In addition to the newscasters being liberally biased, the newspapers and magazines are also in congruence, which clearly reflects a discrete liberal point of view; all the while plastering discriminatory images of republican politicians on the front covers of their magazines. Finally, in recent years, conservatives have been able to obtain a network free of liberal political bloggers.
Probatio:
Although the biased liberal media is force feeding their opinions into the mouths of
Narratio:
The American public has historically believed anything they have seen in the media. This can be seen easily, not only through political news coverage but as well in other media programming. Further proof of liberal media control comes in the form of faulty broadcasting. Liberal programming, which constitutes most of the media today, deliberately leaves out crucial news that casts a tainted image and tarnishes the reputation of democratic politicians. Furthermore, these same newscasters that fail to report honest news are projected as preachers of political problems and are perceived as public icons in the eyes of the mindless masses of America. In addition to the newscasters being liberally biased, the newspapers and magazines are also in congruence, which clearly reflects a discrete liberal point of view; all the while plastering discriminatory images of republican politicians on the front covers of their magazines. Finally, in recent years, conservatives have been able to obtain a network free of liberal political bloggers.
Probatio:
Although the biased liberal media is force feeding their opinions into the mouths of
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