AP Government: Case Study

There was much media coverage during the election and it was well handled. When the nominees had a media shoot then they would practice answering specific question to make them selves look better. They would use spin and change a negative subject to a positive subject to push the subject into their favor. During their advertisement ads on television each candidate focused on the changes they want to make as

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.

The 18% poverty level of 2008 is improved from the 33% level of the 1960’s, this decrease is attributable to an increase in educational attainment and income, resulting in lower levels of poverty.

The issue of poverty in the United States seems to lie on the grounds of race education and family structure. As expected I found that educational levels paralleled poverty levels. Unexpected , research was found to prove that race did in fact play a substantial role in poverty. Family structure along with other influential factors either locked an individual into poverty or provided a means for escape from the continuing cycle. Other factors contributing to poverty was the location of homes or neighborhoods and the accessibility to better paying jobs.

In his discussion on poverty among African Americans, William Wilson has identified several historical factors that have contributed to the increase in poverty levels in the recent years. Such factors included, first, shift in the American economy from industrial to informational economy, thus limited the labor poll to only highly specialized individuals; second, the historical flow of migrants, and what it bring with it from competition over limited amount of resources; third, change in the urban minority age structure, where individuals who are underage are the majority in both Hispanic and African American poor communities, Fourth, population change in the inner city; and finally, the class transformation of inner city, where middle class African Americans, have left the inner city and moved towards other middle class neighborhoods, thus, leaving behind a concentration of poor and underclass African Americans in inner cities all across the United States.

Media has completely evolved from what it was twenty years ago and now the media plays an extremely large role in politics. Mass media refers to the means for communicating to audiences. In the past, mass media would be considered newspapers, radios, and television announcements. Now, there are social media platforms and apps that deliver news and information to the people wherever they are. Even the current President has no qualms using such platforms as he is a frequent, and not so loved, user of the Twitter app. Almost every government agency and organization has their own website, or even their own twitter/instagram account. This provides the public easy access to information and updates regarding who they follow and what party they identify with. However, this leads to the problem of “newsworthiness”. Newsworthiness is the degree in which a story will likely appeal to the public. This can have very negative consequences as many journalists will write their pieces biasedly to attract the attention of fellow supporters. They will forgo the facts and instead, pick and choose what they want to include in their articles. This leads to a misinformed public, as they never receive the full

In the book, Poverty and Inequality, it is noted that many people look at the economy and poverty status in the 60s to gauge how to solve poverty today (1997). The sixties saw the longest and strongest economic growth in US history. The unemployment rates went from twenty two percent to thirteen percent. The economy grew 4.3 % every year. This leads many economic analyses to tie the bustling economy with the declining poverty level. The eighties saw two short recessions before the second longest and strongest growth in US history. The unemployment rate went from just over ten percent to just over eight percent. It is important to note that the poverty rate only fell slightly during this period. By 1990, the poverty rate

The detentions of American poverty has drastically changed from 1968-200. According to Daniel A Sandoval and other authors the main ages that are affected by poverty are the late 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Due to lack of work, paying off school bills, and providing for families. By the 90’s poverty rates decreased and by 2004 its boomed up again in parts of the US, Mexico, and Africa. over the years, jobs security had leaked and income decreased.

Undoubtedly, when it comes to poverty, “African American communities reinforce common stereotypes held by white about blacks.” (Fredrick and Robert, 10). Common stereotypes are all around in neighborhoods and communities, yet the misconceptions that need to be corrected still exist today. According to Ned Resnikoff, “ White households have been, on average, significantly wealthier than African-American households.” (3). According to a study from the National Center for Education Statistics, “34% of African American children are living in property, compared to 10% of white Americans and 27% of Hispanics.”(Anthea Mitchell, 8). The study is proof that African Americans are affected the most and legislation has done little or nothing to handle the situation

14%the U.S. population live at the poverty level. This article suggests that racial inequality is

Emphasizing societal tendencies towards conformity, the medial impact persuades public opinion on social issues. Society often finds comfort through being part of a large group, and in turn they jump on the bandwagon of others when important issues are being presented. One of the most influential mediums that media figures impact are the United States elections. By voicing their personal opinions on the Candidates such as Fox News associating with the republican candidate Donald Trump and MSNBC with Hillary Clinton, being

Blacks experienced the highest poverty rate, at 27 percent, up from 25 percent in 2009, and Hispanics rose to 26 percent from 25 percent. For whites, 9.9 percent lived in poverty, up from 9.4 percent in 2009. Asians were unchanged at 12.1 percent.” (Tavernise, 2011)

Poverty is generally separated in categories among our population which consists of age, race and ethnicity, gender and family patterns, and urban and rural poverty. In society today children are suffering the most due to poverty. In 2007, 18 percent of people under age eighteen and 17.3 percent of people age eighteen to twenty-four were poor (Sociology, Thirteenth Edition). African Americans generally suffer from very high poverty ratings, and also have some of the highest children

In campaigning, media coverage plays a large role for candidates. They use the media to make their name heard and image seen. “Nearly everything a candidate does is geared toward the media, especially television” (Stuckey, 1999, p. 99) Candidates make appearances on talk shows,

The effects of mass media and social media have changed the way people have experienced presidential campaigns in many ways. With the development of new technologies through the last hundred years many different ways of experiencing the campaigns have taken place. Newspapers, radio, television, internet and social media websites have changed the ways we all have experienced elections.