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http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/04/environmental_groups_to_hit_rob_portman_with_tv_ads_for_his_global_warming_proposal_video.html Chapter five of Denton & Kuypers’ Politics and Communication in America discusses two models of uneasy relationship between politicians and the press. A recent example of the “attack press” model surfaced against Rob Portman by environmental groups. Earlier, we … Continue reading →

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rubio-tells-donors-he-is-running-for-white-house/ar-AAaWfh This article is all about Senator Marco Rubio announcing his bid for the republican nomination as their choice of presidential candidacy in 2016. This is an example of surfacing.  While Senator Rubio maybe fairly new to the political arena … Continue reading →

The New York Times recently posted a article that disguised rhetoric in about Rand Paul’s accepting of Bitcoin, a form of digital currency that is untraceable and is not backed by anything other than trust and the online market. If … Continue reading →

The article I chose to discuss can be found at the link: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/08/fashion/for-male-politicians-dieting-is-a-campaign-issue.html?referrer= This article is fascinating to me and it touches on a variety of issues we have discussed in class. Whenever I begin to think about appearance and … Continue reading →

Many Americans know the relationship between America and Cuba and it has not been a good one. But that all changed when President Obama and Castro declared an end the cold war. In CNN’s article about the Summit of the … Continue reading →

Chapter 6 of our books discusses some very often used media techniques. It discusses the concepts of agenda setting, priming, and farming.  Agenda setting is the idea that the press tells the readers which topics or issues are important. Denton … Continue reading →

In this article I found on CNN.com they are discussing Kansas trying to pass a bill on the uses of welfare. The article leads us to believe that everyone using/receiving welfare are using it on unnecessary purchases, that the citizens … Continue reading →

Someone close to Hillary Clinton has reported that on Sunday she will officially announce her bid to run for the Democratic National nomination in the 2016 run for the President of the United States.  Her format is a video that … Continue reading →

http://time.com/3814732/white-house-conversion-therapy-youth/ http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/obama-calls-for-end-to-dangerous-practice-of-conversion-therapy Chapter 12 of Denton and Kuypers’ Politics and Communication in America discusses the increasing differences of modern presidencies and the new form of leadership. “Certainly in the last 25 years we have seen a transformation or a transition … Continue reading →