Where do you receive your information about the President?

Question

I am doing a media speech for my communications class. My topic is Presidential approval ratings. I am doing a persuasive speech saying that too the media has too big of an impact on society's veiws of the President.

1. What medium do you recieve most of your information about the President from?
2. Do you recieve information most often through primary or secondary sources (State of the Union v. a newscast)?
3. What percentage of what you are told do you honestly think you believe?
4. Do you consider biases or ideal demographics when you are watching or reading about the President?
5. Do you believe that the media affects your veiw of the President (either positively or negetively)? Why or Why Not?

Answer 1

1. TV, and on here.
2. Secondary sources. I am in college also, no time for long addresses.
3. I dont believe the media. That is whats wrong with this country.
4. On here, it is nothing but pure hate for Bush. I dont do polls. I think it is just anotyher way to promote one persons view.I try to watch some debates just to see what is going on and if they are really interested in their agenda.
5.Media...well I think on my own. I arrive at my own conclusions. People of the USA need to do the same. Quit relying on the media.

Answer 2

1. Television including network news, cable news, and broadcasts of presidential announcements and speeches. I have also read a few books that chronicle statements, policies and decisions by the president and his administration.

2. Mostly through secondary sources, and mainly because we simply don't have constant access to an audience with the president himself. He wouldn't get anything done, right?

3. I like to think I catch a good percentage of the "spin" that a media source might impose on a news item. The percentage I believe is dependent upon how unbiased and accurate I perceive the news coverage to be. Certain media persons and outlets just seem more credible (hence, believable) than others.

4. I do indeed consider the possibility of bias and ideology being imposed on news items, and I tend to be on my guard. I want to be able to gather my own assessments based on facts as presented, minus the attitude or spin of the reporter.

5. Yes, of course I am certain that media affects my view (and opinion) of the president, both as the person he is and the kind of job he is performing in Washington. The complicated part is ascertaining whether a particular framing of a story on him results in a likewise opinion with me, or anyone else. People often tend to rebel against perceived spin. There is a great deal of cynicism toward the media present in America today.

Answer 3

I am not your best source as I am a news junkie.
I watch several news cast a day. I read 14 newspapers & magazines on line a day. I listen to news radio when driving.

I read the secondary & watch all the primary I can.

50% may be true - I amnot even sure of that.

No, because I no longer trust their opinions - oh they call it news. Dan Rather showed me how truly biased they are.
The are known as a liberal press for a reason. Yesterday, the headlines were "Housing sales edge up, housing prices plummet" - the truth sales up 16%, prices down 10%. That is not an unbiased view of what happened why is 10% a plummet but a 16% is just edging.

Answer 4

I'm not usually looking for info about the president. I have no interest in him, only in what he does in that role. This is adequately covered in the combination of the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times that I read every day.

This only time I hear the administration directly is on CNBC when the preempt important financial news for some press conference or at dinner parties when I run into someone from the administration.

As I don't care about him as an individual I also don't worry if what is said about him is true or not. Same applied to Clinton, Reagan, etc.

All media is biased. National press and networks tend to be biased to the left and Fox to the right. The rags I read are biased towards equity investors...just right for me.

The media does not affect my view of the President. Don't care remains don't care because views of his personality have no bearing on my views of actions taken.

Answer 5

Talk Radio, some Internet sources, I don't Believe anything
from Canned TV News Programs. All the Newspapers are
Liberal, so I just ignore them. I check sources and who owns
the Source. Most of informed America, actually ignores the
Liberal Talking Heads, which Thinks the World revolves around New York City.

Answer 6

1 & 2 My boyfriend has Fox News on just about all the time, which is better than most liberal think. While there is conservative bias, they still present both sides. There is Hannity & Colmes & O'rielly has interviews with people critical of the prez. O'rielly himself is critical of Bush in some areas.

But I still want to see both sides. So I watch CNN just enough to hear the liberals take on the stories.

3. I don't think there are any lies on either Fox or CNN, but there is bias. There is emphasis on some things & not on others.

4. I always consider a person's perspective when they are telling me something. I take O'Rielly's critisisms of the Pres muchmore to heart than Rosie's because O'Rielly's is inclined to support Bush unless Bush is blatently wrong & Rosie just wants any excuse to hate Bush.

5. The media is information, even if it is biased and information SHOULD affect your view on subjects. The trick to is see past bias to get the real story.

Answer 7

1. Most ly TV, some from newspapers and magazines.
2. Both
3. About half.
4. Defntely
5. No. I try to think for myself.

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

many times no. they might receive a briefing if a modern-day president asks them for advice. this happens extra in many circumstances than you may think of. Former President Bush asked numerous of predecesors for advice throughout his term alongside together with his father, Clinton, Carter, and Ford.

Answer 9

I get my information about Bush from Bush himself.

His own words and actions are what make me despise him and believe that he is a piece of human excrement who has committed enough crimes to earn him a date with the firing squad.

The media has no effect on my opinion of that $hitbag.

Answer 10

In order to get accurate accurate reports you must look away from the mainstream US media... Try BBC, or guardian.uk... Certainly not FOX news
("Smart Kat" you have been thoroughly brainwashed, turn around slowly and run, run!)