1960 Presidential Debate

Television in today’s world is vital for more than one type of situation. These situations can be an addition to entertainment, news, as well as politics. This combination, though, can have its faults as well as benefits. Television channels are owned by different brands of people such as democrats, republicans, and more. Media in politics can become biased based on the channels being viewed, or the commercials being distributed into the public. Due to this, television has made the presidential elections more unfair than just. As television introduces the image of the presidential candidates rather than their told plans and goals, we can gain a better understanding on their personal image rather than the principal of their reason for presidency.

In the United States, television has been influential in presidential elections since the 1960’s. Television has a way of “turning away from policy sphere,” it judges candidates based on their appearances, not their message. Television has shifted the key point of presidential debates: from pursuing issue to pursuing image. Therefore, television is misleading, having a negative impact on presidential elections.

Television has been influential in United States presidential elections since the 1960’s. But just what is this influence, and how has it affected who is elected? Has it made elections fairer and more accessible, or has it moved candidates from pursuing issues to pursuing image? The media only impacts the American Society, especially for the presidential election as it increases the talks in politics and gives the president a higher role to follow. The television race captures more popularity than what a citizen is actually voting for.

I do believe that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections. In modern times there is a need for television for these types of events. The authors mentioned agreed with the fact that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections. One source, Source D, is a chart of the ratings for presidential debates. I believe that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections because the world has changed in recent years, the people have changed, there is a trust in the people who are on television, and there is a more honest aspect when someone sees it themselves.

People say television has increased people's awareness of politics to make elections more fair and accessible. However, I think TV has had a negative impact because it promotes a superficial image and provides content that will give the TV station good ratings.

Cultural changes are usually a slow evolutionary process, but a significant environmental factor can propel a societal culture shift. By 1960, nine out of ten homes had a television set, used mostly for entertainment. (Culture, n.d.) John F. Kennedy (J.F.K.) was the first president to recognize and then fully embrace the power of television to connect in a more personal way with the general public, specifically voters. During the presidential campaign and the following years as President, many Americans felt they developed a personal bond with J.F.K. and his young family, via television coverage. JFK was able to develop this bond with Americans in a large part due to television appearances in addition to the traditional radio, newspaper and magazine media coverage.

The race for the White House is a long and tedious process that is mobbed by campaigns events and stump speeches, but more importantly candidates are givens the opportunity to contrast their ideas with other candidates in televised debates. On January 17, 2016, I tuned into the Democratic Presidential Debate that was hosted by NBC News in Charleston, SC and moderated by Lester Holt. This debate included all three Presidential contenders: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley. All candidates made reference to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in their opening statements because of the King holiday being the following day. Each candidate tried their best to make an appeal to continuing the work of Dr. King by ensuring justice

Kennedy is generally considered to have won the national popular vote by 112,827, a margin of 0.17% (although the unusual nature of the election in Alabama has caused some to question this figure)[2] and though Nixon carried more individual states (26 to 22),[3] Kennedy won a 303 to 219 Electoral College victory.

Television has been a part of American presidential elections since its introduction in the 1960’s. The first debate featured president Kennedy and future president Nixon in not only a battle of words but also looks, which would turn elections on their head. Yet television has had a negative impact on presidential elections due to an image over ideals mindset, nationwide consensus, and thirst of ratings from broadcasters. These changes has led to television creating a false image upon which the presidency projects itself towards the American public.

With the 2016 election in full throttle, Kennedy and Nixon’s presidential debates of 1960 are still very much a part of American democracy. Televised presidential debates have become a backbone in an American election. Although these debates are now considered a norm in American politics, this has not always the case. Even after the first time a presidential debate was held between presidential candidates from across the aisle, it took another 16 years for another debate to occur. It is highly doubtful that either Nixon or Kennedy, much less anyone else of that time period, would have been able to foresee the effects of their debate. The presidential debates between Kennedy and Nixon have shape American politics for what seemed like the better but as more and more research is published, this claim is starting to fall apart. While presidential debates offer the public a chance to compare and contrast the Republican and Democratic presidential candidate, they have an impact on viewers that is not always positive. Rather, televised presidential debates impact voters across the aisle and throughout levels of political awareness. An in-depth look at the history of televised presidential debates and their impact on viewers could answer the question of whether televised presidential debates should remain a central part of the modern American democracy.

Therefore, television has had a positive impact on presidential election. First, the improvement in relationship between the president and its citizens can cause a more reliable election. In 1992, Bill

The lack of substantive discussion in televised presidential debates largely contributes to the negative effect television has had on presidential elections. Many

As the United States continues forth as a democratic state, the question remains over how important are televised presidential debates, especially when they no longer foster a productive learning environment for viewers. The positive effects of televised presidential debates as in close running with the negative effects of televised presidential debates. Gathering up all the data from the different sources and interpreting what it could mean is not extremely strenuous. Knowing that voters are affected by the debates in different manners, breaking down voters into groups to analyze the direction each group is going in can help ascertain how televised presidential debates will affect future outcomes. Voters who are politically active are polarized by the presidential debates, especially when the debates are watched on split screen coverage. Because split screen coverage is a relatively new way for networks to broadcast the presidential debates, it is easy to assert that voters will only become more polarized as this trend continues.

The invention of the television has had an impact on all aspects of American's lives. It has affected how we work, interact with others, and our foreign relations. One part of American society that it has especially affected is presidential elections. Television has impacted who is elected and why they were elected. Since the 1960's television has served as a link between the American public and presidential elections that allows the candidate to appear more human and accountable for their actions; consequently this has made television a positive influence on presidential elections. But it has also had a negative affect on elections, making presidential candidates seem like celebrities at times and making it easier to publicize mistakes

The media, a powerful source of information but what are the affects? While the media is seen by many as a vital source of information offered through a variety of different outlets, the theoretical underlining affects of the media demonstrates how stories from within it can influence society. The imprtance of not only recongnizing but understanding the media’s affects remains a vital priority in all forms of information today in how it is received and interpretated by different audiences. The level of effect of the media however, has been disputed heavingly, as with different forms of media such as online have developed a different affect for the mass media consumer. When regarding the level of effect the media holds, the 2016 Presidential campaign presents a prominent case study that shows a limiting affect of the mass media that