The Media And Politics In The United States

Since the beginning, the media in the U.S. has grown to the unthinkable. It all started with the newspaper as the first content provider; then, it grew to the radio, television, now internet and social media. For those of the older generation, getting involved with the politics meant going to meetings and conferences. Since the media has grown, everyone prefers to learn information from it. The generations now, rely on social media for news updates. The media plays a huge role in the government by releasing information about politics and important events to the citizens. Many issues have risen from the media since it has become such a large portion of the world today. The evolution of the media started the beginning of the issues. Information

“People need to be aware that there are many biased sources of media out there” (Davis 2018). Using the media for information forms the readers/viewers opinion on current issues and which contender to vote for. When it comes to candidates, the media can cause issues for the government and progression of the candidate’s election. During the election period, the news covers the popular party that they want to win the election. They also have a large role in swaying who will be the Democratic and Republican applicants for the presidential voting. When they share information about the certain party, they use converse about the speeches and messages the candidate expresses. The researchers say, “they don’t agree that one side is consistently favored or that this favoritism has been growing like a pernicious weed” (Farhi 2012). Although, that is what some researchers say, but it is known that the media covers information that the citizens draw their attention to. For instance, the debate about guns that has caused many issues between the government and the citizens. The media at that time covered many stories from certain parties because, “…the media abuse their power, especially since they are driven by profit motive to give people what they want, not necessarily what they need” (IHA). When the media sources are biased toward a certain party, to overcome the issue it is easier for everyone to know which political party they support if any at all and to keep a strong opinion. Once that is known, those reading politics need to be aware of how the media discusses government