While researching Hillary for last week’s blog assignment, I
quickly realized that it was much easier to find stories about her via Fox News
than it was via MSNBC News. Considering that Clinton herself is a more liberal
candidate, this finding troubled me. After last week’s class, I asked some of
my fellow classmates why this could be. One of my peers notified me that
because Clinton is so far ahead in the game, MSNBC wants to be fair and promote
other Democratic Candidates. My question for anyone reading this blog would be,
do you think that by Fox News covering Hillary frequently in a negative light
and MSNBC neglecting to cover her in a positive light that she is at a
disadvantage? This question has been on
my brain a lot since last week’s blog assignment and I think I’ve come to terms
with the fact that no matter how Hillary is covered, she will still continue to
be a front-runner in the election of 2015.
GOOGLE SEARCH
After searching the name “Hillary Clinton” on Google’s
search engine I found a segment titled “In the News.” This segment contained
several stories covering the candidate’s finances, competition with Marco
Rubio, and rumors of scandals. I will give a brief synopsis of the first three
stories listed before analyzing each.
Cash Flowed
to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company:
A story written by the New York Times was the first to be
found during my Google search of former Senator Clinton. The article begins by
mentioning works of Vladimir Putin. Now,
I don’t know much about ol’ Vlad, but I know it’s a name that doesn’t quite
sing a nice tune in the minds of Americans today. Furthermore, the article
mentions Nuclear Energy and Russian’s conquering the world. Soon after
mentioning these ideas, Clinton is brought up. The times (2015) report that Hillary
and her husband were directly involved with Russians and their usage of Nuclear
power. I’ve attached the link below if your heart is yearning to know more.
Marco Rubio emerges as top GOP contender; Hillary Clinton
favorables drop in poll--She’s deemed not trustworthy:
This story is pretty much summarized in it’s headline. The
Washington Times report that Marc Rubio is on the rise to becoming the top dog
in the upcoming election because the American public views Clinton as
untrustworthy.
Hillary Clinton is getting bombarded with new financial
scandals:
Business Insider reports (2015) allegations that Clinton
has been working directly with Russia and even reports on speaking fees tied to
her husband Bill Clinton. The article covers the scandals and attempts to
predict how these scandals will determine her success in the future.
The New York Times, The Washington Times, and Business
Insider are all generating these news stories.
We learned in class that the New York Times is believed to be more of a
liberal media outlet than most and that the Washington Times is targeted more
towards conservative voters. The fact that The New York Times is even reporting
on the scandal that the Washington Times is using to call Hillary untrustworthy
says a lot about how the press is covering Clinton these days. She may be in
big trouble if she cannot overcome these scandals considering that BOTH liberal
and conservative media outlets are giving her negative publicity. Also, the
claims made in these articles must be dealt with. After reading these articles
even I, a loyal follower of Mrs. Clinton has many questions to ask the former
senator! As for the Business Insider media outlet, I felt that out of the two,
it was the most unbiased. This resource seemed to really state what happened
rather than choosing a side. I think that Clinton’s team has much work to do
and probably didn’t predict this “Uranium” scandal in their SWOT analysis. It’s
back to the drawing board for the HillaryforAmerica campaign!
IN THE FUTURE
This type of coverage isn’t setting Hillary up to be
successful in the 2016 campaign. In the future, Hillary needs to address
scandals such as this in a proactive manner. The more time she wastes, the more
she will continue to lose followers. Obviously she will not be able to address
every false allegation made by the press, but she needs to clear her name.
I also wrote about Hillary's financial scandals, how do you think this will effect her image or do you think the media is just finding something out of nothing?
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your blogs, you always add a bit of humor to them. I agree with you that it is concerning that the conservative media outlets are covering her more than the liberal ones. I understand that they need to be fair to the other Democratic candidates, but let's be real no one is beating out Hillary for the Democratic nomination. If those liberal media outlets want to see her ultimately win the presidency then they need to pick up their coverage of her. The media outlets need to focus on the uninformed voter, the people that are on the fence. The longer they hear things about a candidate the more they will believe them, so if they want voters to think positively of Hillary they need to start talking about her more.
ReplyDeleteThe conservative outlets are definitely covering Hillary more now. She is a threat to them and they are launching their first line of attacks. I feel like they are standing in as a place holder for now, until a 2016 Republican Candidate takes over the reigns. That's not to say that they will stop at that point because we all know better. I feel like right now it is a free for all to trash Hillary's name and get their propaganda out there.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your conclusion to see if I had the same thoughts, I agree if she handles scandals in a more timely manner it will be in her favor.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that the media unfairly focusses on Hillary too much? With all the politicians that have hinted at running/have already announced their bid, do you think the media is harshest on Hillary?
ReplyDeleteI love that media outlets help to promote certain candidates when others are more popular. I think this gives more of an opportunity for people who don't have as much money to spend. However, you said that both media outlets are putting out negative feedback about her. Do you think that she can find some way to improve the coverage of her? Also, do you think that even though much of the content is negative that "any press is good press?"
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