In the recent days the media has been paying close attention to the bailout. The AFP gathered several sources to show that the bailout has recieved blanket coverage from all media sources. Also no one has been left unblamed.
"Congress' rejection of the 700-billion-dollar bailout of the US financial system got blanket coverage in the US media Tuesday ," AFP reported.
From the New York Times to the Washington Post headlines read of the failures on Wallstreet. I think that is is important that the media investigates this completely, because this is important to everyone.
Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks ripped into the country's political leaders, saying they "failed utterly and catastrophically to project any sense of authority, to give the world any reason to believe that this country is being governed."
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Economy: Main Focus
President Bush is counting down the days until leaves Capitol Hill. Now with the economic crisis, it looks as if any other plans that were in the works, will now have to be thrown out the window.
The New York Times focuses on how dramatically the economic will change anything Bush wanted to achieve while still in office. Just ten days ago, the White House was talking about maybe getting a energy bill through.
Now, it's time to sell the $700 billion bailout plan.
“The bailout’s all that’s left,” said one Republican strategist who has consulted frequently with the administration.
I am sure Bush is ready to be done with everything. He has just over a hundred days left. The economic crisis is probably not the best way to end a presidency.
The New York Times focuses on how dramatically the economic will change anything Bush wanted to achieve while still in office. Just ten days ago, the White House was talking about maybe getting a energy bill through.
Now, it's time to sell the $700 billion bailout plan.
“The bailout’s all that’s left,” said one Republican strategist who has consulted frequently with the administration.
I am sure Bush is ready to be done with everything. He has just over a hundred days left. The economic crisis is probably not the best way to end a presidency.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
"Dear Abby"
As Mccain overtakes Obama in the polls, blogs have taken the role as advice givers to Obama.
They advise him to talk about his message, style, and themes. For example, Mark Halperin wants Obama to talk more about the economy. Ellen Malcolm of Emily's List says, "Talk about who really is able to change the direction of this country."
Slate, an online media source, reviewed all of the advice Obama has recieved during the election. The list is long and most of it has been ignored. Everyone has an opinion though and feels it is necessary to share their two-cents.
I think that many people think that Obama will heed their advice (even though we all know he won't follow much of it, nor would that be very smart!) and that is probably a large reason why he is breaking fundraising records. These are really tough times and everyone just wants their voice to be heard.
The important thing is though, that people are getting involved. I am happy to see people actually becoming informed about the issues.
They advise him to talk about his message, style, and themes. For example, Mark Halperin wants Obama to talk more about the economy. Ellen Malcolm of Emily's List says, "Talk about who really is able to change the direction of this country."
Slate, an online media source, reviewed all of the advice Obama has recieved during the election. The list is long and most of it has been ignored. Everyone has an opinion though and feels it is necessary to share their two-cents.
I think that many people think that Obama will heed their advice (even though we all know he won't follow much of it, nor would that be very smart!) and that is probably a large reason why he is breaking fundraising records. These are really tough times and everyone just wants their voice to be heard.
The important thing is though, that people are getting involved. I am happy to see people actually becoming informed about the issues.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Lipstick on a Pig
The press is buzzing today about Obama's comment about putting lipstick on a pig. Some networks chose to show both sides, while others did not.
Gothamist ran an article today to show that in an election everything counts. But to be fair they did show both sides. Obama stated, "You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
According to the Mccain/ Palin camp this was a sexist comment and Obama owes Palin an apology. Yet I find it very interesting that Mccain used this same comment towards Clinton and her healthcare plan.
Yet other media sources took a different route and displayed simply how the Mccain Camp felt about the comments. Interestingly enough it was in Austrailia.
I feel that this is very important because this comment is being taken too far and the media is not helping for the most part. Its crazy that Mccain made the same comments as Obama, yet he does not need to say sorry.
Gothamist ran an article today to show that in an election everything counts. But to be fair they did show both sides. Obama stated, "You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
According to the Mccain/ Palin camp this was a sexist comment and Obama owes Palin an apology. Yet I find it very interesting that Mccain used this same comment towards Clinton and her healthcare plan.
Yet other media sources took a different route and displayed simply how the Mccain Camp felt about the comments. Interestingly enough it was in Austrailia.
I feel that this is very important because this comment is being taken too far and the media is not helping for the most part. Its crazy that Mccain made the same comments as Obama, yet he does not need to say sorry.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Republicans Call for the Truth
With the Republication National Convention just begginning, the media is devoting large amounts to cover it. Apparently, this is not enough for the Republicans...
The delegates from their seats yelled, "Tell the truth! Tell the truth!" This is due to many questions being raised about Sarah Palin, and her daughter, Bristol. This was directed to the sky boxes, which houses television networks and the rest of the "liberal mainstream media".
This begs the question. Is the mainstream media liberal? Is the news slanted? Well, It is very difficult to be completely unbiased in hardly any situation. But, I do not believe that the news is extremely slanted one way or another.
It is the responsiblity of the reader to not trust just one news source. Personally, I will watch CNN, read the New York Times online, and the Florida Times Union online. Its not to say that a news source is not trustworthy. Rather, it is always a good idea to get a couple of different sides.
I hope that this does not cause media sources to focus more on being "kind" to the Republicans, than reporting the news.
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The delegates from their seats yelled, "Tell the truth! Tell the truth!" This is due to many questions being raised about Sarah Palin, and her daughter, Bristol. This was directed to the sky boxes, which houses television networks and the rest of the "liberal mainstream media".
This begs the question. Is the mainstream media liberal? Is the news slanted? Well, It is very difficult to be completely unbiased in hardly any situation. But, I do not believe that the news is extremely slanted one way or another.
It is the responsiblity of the reader to not trust just one news source. Personally, I will watch CNN, read the New York Times online, and the Florida Times Union online. Its not to say that a news source is not trustworthy. Rather, it is always a good idea to get a couple of different sides.
I hope that this does not cause media sources to focus more on being "kind" to the Republicans, than reporting the news.
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