Current events along with mass media and politics

Blog #19 The article covers the case of a former US Special Operations Command under investigation for posting a controversial post on his Facebook account. In the post, Richard Torres-Estrada posted a picture that portrayed US President Donald Trump as Adolf Hitler. The image of Donald Trump holding a bible was taken in front of a church near the white house, but it was exaggerated by comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler with a multitude of the audience giving back a Nazi salute. CNN has covered Richard Torres-Estrada's case from the date of posting, work position, and incurred consequences highlighting the issues' magnitude. CNN coverage seeks to alert people on the damages one is likely to incur for posting politically inappropriate and sensitive posts. The social media hype may lure people; however, dire consequences lie low, and why they catch up, most people are at risk of missing and losing desired posts and jobs. CNN has emphasized the issue by listing other person...

Blog #18 Mass media creates awareness and informs individuals concerning various matters of national and global interest. The Biden administration recently extended the relief on student loan interest and collections to approximately more than a million default borrowers on loans advanced by private lenders. The move protects about eight-hundred thousand borrowers whose tax refunds are at risk of seizure. The relief also covers loans advanced through the Federal Family Education Loan Program but does not apply to non-default borrowers. Additionally, Biden rejected calls to use his executive authority to waive $50000 in federal student loan debt on each borrower. He, however, supported the cancellation of $10000 on every borrower. Therefore, the paper provides a brief insight concerning how the mass media covered the matter. Firstly, it is worth noting that the policy change was an important national issue, and it received extensive media coverage proportional to its weight. For examp...

BLOG # 17 America is perceived as one of the countries whose democracy has advanced over the years with its media coverage getting viewed as one of the most independent globally. Judging by how the American media makes its reporting, at times it could be argued that the reporting cling towards a particular dimension of the American major political divides. Based on the last campaigns, President Biden was one of the most fierce critics of President Trump. He saw the former President as a person who was not willing to engage in bilateral ties and was, therefore, keen to isolate America from the world. As such, it was expected that upon ascending to the presidency after a somewhat controversial slim victory against President Trump, he would make more bilateral engagements and agreements with nations that were willing to be friends with the United States, China being one of them. The situation has, however, remained the same even with his presidency. He has continued with the mainte...

BLOG # 16 Media by itself is a tool that plays an essential role whose function is not just to inform but also to posit the kind of advancement a nation and its democracy has achieved. The U.S. media, even though, was affected by allegations of taking sides, particularly during President’s Trump era. More of concern was the allegation about CNN being primarily linked to the Democratic party and Fox News also getting linked with the president-led Party and the time. While this view made some sense at the time of President Trump’s tenure, things changed when President Biden acquired a slim win against President Trump and, more fundamentally, the events at the Capitol that saw the American media uniting and making what could be described as one of the most serious coverages on something that threatened the American Democracy. With the view of Trump’s article, one agreeable premise is that it acquired a media coverage that was proportional to the weight of the concern and the associated p...

BLOG # 15 The media took an analytical approach in covering the article, making sure to allow for direct quotes from President Biden. The president's chosen words are relevant to the context and provide the audience with a brief overview of the speaker's tone from the speech. The media's critical analysis also makes several attempts to highlight what some section of the speech meant, even when the president did not directly mention it. Such instances include when President Biden compared his approach to former president Trump, without necessarily mentioning the latter. The media also includes the opinions of other parties who had the first-hand experience with how President Biden handled the speech before and during delivery. The media article concludes by mentioning some short-term plans for the presidential team to propel the message and initiatives. The media article includes the perception and reception of the message from President Biden by the public. The section on...

BLOG # 14 The media interacted with workers of the governor and those who have experienced or witnessed him flirting. Even though Andrew Cuomo claims he has been misinterpreted, the spread of such news has already tainted his political career (Reston, 2021). In covering the article, the media sought views from both the governor, other members of the Democratic Party, and complainants (Reston, 2021). The allegations made to the governor are very critical. Covering the article with such gravity is essential if all the parts are involved fully. Based on the interviews published in the article, the governor was defending himself lonely. Even though the allegations might be true, Andrew’s supporters would have presented information contrary to what is widely circulated. Such a fact explains that the coverage did not attain the proportional gravity of the policy change. Most of the media covered the story, approving that the governor was disrespectful to women, especially young ones, bo...

BLOG #13 The article articulates the feasible decision taken by President Joe Biden to the partnership the Merck & Co. with its rival Johnson &Johnsons Co. to facilitate the production of the single-shot Covid-19 vaccine. The rushed decision is necessary to get the immunization vaccines before a new dangerous variant emerges. Additionally, the media reports argue that he had learned Johnson & Johnson one-shot Covid-19 vaccine in his first few weeks in the office to be highly effective. This emerges as a surprise since Johnson & Johnson Co.; a pharmaceutical giant is a competitor company to Merck Co. The background reason that makes the Biden administration endorse the Johnson & Johnson Co. for the Covid-19 vaccine production despite being a rival with the Merck Co is its established legacy back in World War II. According to Zenit, the White House's coronavirus czar, the company contributed significantly to manufacturing the first-ever duct tape and other milit...

BLOG 12 Senate Democratic leaders want members to hold firm against 'lethal' GOP amendments on relief bill (CNN)Senate Democratic leaders are urging their caucus to stick together and fend off GOP amendments that could alter key elements of the $1.9 trillion relief plan when it heads to the floor later this week, a plea aimed at keeping together a fragile Democratic coalition in order to send the bill to President Joe Biden's desk by mid-March. Senators are walking into a legislative minefield later this week since the relief bill is being considered under budget reconciliation rules that allow a free-flowing amendment process, meaning senators can force votes on as many amendments as they like. That means if two Democrats break ranks, they could amend the bill with the backing of 49 Republicans. But Democratic leaders want their caucus to hold the line against amendments that could alter the core of the bill and ultimately derail the chances of getting the sweepin...