Jane Hall-Jennifer's Response

Jane Hall's writing addressed many points that are important to showing the media's role in our society. The media has a tight grip on shaping the way people perceive a story. The use of vivid imagery and carefully thought out words spin viewers into sense of disillusion. Viewers only see through the eyes of the media, this is their only perspective. In the transcript from "FOX News Watch" the panel suggests that the media played a major role in electing Obama as President. They implied that the media's "crush" allowed for a more positive outlook on his campaign, unlike McCain's campaign where the media focused their attention on all of Sarah Palin's mistakes. All of her flaws became a huge hype, gravitating negative opinions. Next she was blamed for McCain's loss. The obsession of highlighting any mistake or flaw of someone famous has become so aggressive in the media that people are only seeing the negative sides of the story. The blind trust that some viewers have in the media is scary. The idea that they could of played a major role in choosing the president should be a concern for the public. Below I have drawn a cartoon that characterizes this scare of the media brainwashing people into following their opinions.

Cartoon

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