I have trouble reading anything about politics. The language and material both bore me which isn't something I'm proud of. I have watched The Colbert Report and sort of laughed at what he talks about, but a lot of late night comedians talk about the news, which I don't keep up on.
Bruce Williams came up with a 4 part test to see if information has political relevance:
1. Is the info useful
2. Is the info sufficient
3. Is the info trustworthy
4. Who is the audience.
These are all great things to consider when creating and reading any type of news story or even blog post.
Our book discusses the process of getting elected and that advertisement plays a huge role in how we determine our candidate. The commercials in their campaigns give us a brief bit of exposure on the candidates political views but the ads are not always distributed equally. Much of the stories on ads will come from a news outlet. Candidates can now have websites and advertise online which will let their views be heard by all of the states, not just the battleground ones.
I don't watch a lot of television, so if I was voting I would get most of my information online or from word of mouth. I have seen advertisements on T.V where one candidate is attacking another. I think that does not look respectful and there are other ways to call attention to your candidacy.Political advertising should be factual and rational based on the candidate who is advertising- I think they should leave their competition out of their advertisements.
It is hard to create a relationship with a presidential leader and put trust in him/her if we don't get a grasp on their whole story. Candidates moves and words are scripted while they are running their campaign and they become a spectacle themselves.
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