Importance of mass media as a representation of the first amendment in Hillary Clinton’s current presidential campaign
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, born in October 26, 1947 is an American attorney, politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She is the wife of the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton and she served as the First Lady of the united states from 1993 to 2001.Hillary Clinton was representing New York in the United States from 2001 to 2009.In 2008 election, she was the presidential candidate in the Democratic Party of which she lost the seat to president Barack Obama .Clinton served as the 67th United States secretary of the state from 2009 to 2013 under the President Barack Obama. For the last two years,
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Mass media are diversified technologies intended to reach large number of people by mass communication. These technologies transmit their information electronically and may include broadcast media such as television, radio, recorded music and film. On the other hand, Social media refer to web-based technologies that provide platform for individuals and community to share, exchange information, ideas, and pictures /videos in virtual communities e.g. Facebook and twitter.
American Political System is highly dependent on Mass Media since the development of media began a century ago through the development of first successful newspaper ( Boston News Letter).This was the beginning of an inevitable development in global communication or mass media. Since then, other media friendly devices have cemented their spot in the industry such as the television, the radio, cell phones and social media. It is with these tools, protected by the first amendment, that people peek into what is going on in the world around us, from business to welfare, from sports to political events. If we take a closer look at the political world in America, We clearly identify how powerful the media can be, this raises questions on the power of media and its manipulations as a tool of campaign, for instance the recent presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton .This paper also touches on the various ways that the media can influence politics both foreign and domestic and how it is used by political
“Since media are part of the political class and talk mostly to the political class, the myth of popular polarization took root and grew.” (Fiorina, Abrams, Pope, 2005, p. 167). Recently media has played a huge role in the country’s politic; they share information, report events, and frame opinions.
To answer this, Copyright Law must be understood. Copyright Laws protect intellectual property, and ownership rights. Artists can control their content by selling, leasing it or giving it away. Artists can grant permission for their work and have the freedom to charge. It encourages creativity, and protects the creativity by keeping it exclusive to the creator which allows profit. Mass media embodies the Copyright content,
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The first amendment to the United State's constitution is one of the most important writings in our short history. The first amendment has defined and shaped our country into what it is today. The amendment has constantly been challenged and ratified through literature, court cases, and our media. In fact, media is driven by the first amendment. Without it, we as citizens wouldn't be able to view or listen to what we want,
The media is important for us the people to inform us about our government. In this paper I will show the relationship between the media and Congress. There are many forms of traditional media newspapers and magazines and TV news programs. Until recently people got most of their information and news from traditional sources. I would agree with scholars who argue that the media plays a major role as an agenda setter by focusing the public’s attention on a few issues. Public opinion is shaped in large part by people’s exposure to the media. There are two main areas of media agenda setting the first is reporting the news the second is telling us how to view the news.
Hillary Clinton was a huge impact in the United States Senate. Also, in 2001, she became the first American first lady to ever win a public office seat. But, she later became the 67th U.S. secretary of state in 2009, serving until 2013. Hillary Clinton was born October 26, 1947. She earned her law degree from Yale University. In 1988 and 1991, The National Law Journal named her one of the most powerful lawyers in America. In early 2007, Hillary Clinton announced that she wants to strive for another first, being the first female president of the United States of America. In fact, this year she is running for president. To sum things up, Hillary Clinton has done many great things for America and she will continue to do so.
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
Hillary Diane Rodman Clinton born October 26, 1946 is the mother of Chelsea Clinton and wife of Bill Clinton former President of the United States. Hillary served during the first term of Obama administration as only the third female Secretary of State in US history. In 2001 Hillary was sworn in as a US senator for New York. Hillary Clinton is the only First Lady to be subpoenaed by the Supreme Court. Hillary and her husband Bill the first presidents and first lady to be fingerprinted by the FBI. Hillary Diane Rodman Clinton has a lot of experience in Washington DC as a politician and the first lady. However this alone does not make her a good candidate. While she has many accomplishments and appears to be a hard worker her ethics are and should
The First Amendment states that “Congress shall not create laws that abridges the freedom of speech and the freedom of press (Cite).” The freedom of press is a constitutional protected right that allows individuals or media outlets the right to publish information without the government censoring the information or fear of being punished. This protected right is applicable to all forms of printed and broadcasted information, such as newspapers films, or television broadcasting.
Hillary’s Bio: On October 26, 1947, in Chicago ,Illinois, Hillary Rodham Clinton was born. She had two younger brothers, Hugh Jr (1950) and Anthony (1954), Her parents were fabric store owner Hugh Rodham Dorothy Rodham. Later in her life as a young woman, she worked in public service and became a democrat after hearing Martin Luther King Jr’s speech in Chicago in 1968. Clinton worked at various jobs during her summers as a College student and she would enroll at Yale law school...there she met future POTUS and husband, Bill Clinton. The two eventually got married and had a daughter named Chelsea Clinton, Bill Clinton at the time was the Governor of Arkansas while Hillary became a successful
By following the Twitter handle @hillaryclinton, one can view live tweets from Clinton, and her team. Since the demographic for Twitter users is more heavily weighted towards young adults, (Journalism.com 11/21/15). After famous baseball player, Yogi Berra, passed away, Clinton took a break from tweeting about politics and recognized his greatness in the game. (Hillary Clinton. Twitter 9/23/15) This tweet shows that in addition to a political agenda, Clinton is also trying to appear more relatable. Because tweets are only 140-characters, Clinton must convey her message in a digestible medium. On September 18th, Clinton tweeted, “the House voting to defund Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s health – nothing more, nothing less. Republicans should be ashamed” (Twitter 9/18/15). This clear and bold statement reveals Clinton’s views of defunding Planned Parenthood in a way easy for Twitter users to read, react, and then immediately share. There are thousands of responses to her statements demonstrating Twitter as a forum for people to voice their opinions. Through the medium specificity Twitter brings, Clinton is able to reach a broader range of voters in real-time with her distinct
Hillary Rodham Clinton, born on October 26, 1946, is currently the 67th United States Secretary of State working under Barack Obamas presidency. Up until this year, she was the United States Senator for the state of New York, starting in 2001. Before becoming the Senator for New York, she served as the First Lady of the United States for 8 years, which came to an end in 2001 when her husband, Bill, had completed his second term as President. Hillary acted as the leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2008 election, falling short to Barack Obama. Although Hillary didn’t succeed in her bid for presidency, she still managed to accomplish many things in the various highly respected positions she was granted the
Hillary Clinton is a former secretary of state, first lady of the united states and former senator of New York running for the democrat nominee. Hillary in married to former president of the united states Bill Clinton. I will rank Secretary Hillary Clinton to 2 highly liked president’s Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. According to a us news survey president Lincoln is the third best president the united states has had.
The media influences how people experience social life. Media such as newspaper, television and film, are important sources of information, education and entertainment. It can be used to learn more about the world and the people in it. In this regard it can be said that the media represent, interpret and endorse aspects of social experience (O’Shaughnessy and Stadler, 2005). The media are also implicated in social regulation, or in other terms, the government of society. The media are implicated in government and politics in an obvious way because modern systems of democracy are conducted through the media. But the media have a bigger role to play in government by structuring how society is controlled and maintained.
Media is known as the “king maker” for many reasons, such as shaping candidates in audience’s perspective. Television has been a big influence in shaping voters choice and labeling political parties, even though some believe media information can be scant in regards to candidates. Media can be anything from television to social media networks and how many people think that media is a great influence, some also think it can be a problem. “It only takes 140 characters to damage a political campaign” in which Smith is referring to social media as being a problem. (Smith, K. 2011. Pg. 9) At the state and local levels party affiliation remains the most important. “In television age, journalist became the chief influence in the selection of candidates
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