Why Americans Hate The Media

Textbook:We the People: An Introduction to American Politics (Ninth Essentials Edition)
Essay #2: GOVT 2305

The Atlantic Monthly has an archive of issues on the internet with articles of interest to students
of American government. Go to:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199602/americans-media

You will find an article titled “Why Americans Hate the Media.” Read the article and write essay
#2. In your essay, answer the following questions:
A. Describe the main points Fallows made about the media. Include a description of the differing
reactions to President Clinton’s State of the Union address in your discussion.
B. Analyze the differences between what the general public (citizens such as you and I) want to
know from our leaders when we have the opportunity to directly talk to them and what the media
tends to focus on with their questions to our political leaders.
C. Watch the youtube video at the URL address I provide below. Closely focus on what is stated
in the news story and compare it to the theme of the article in the Atlantic Monthly (the article
you were required to read for this topic). In reference to the content and manner of the youtube
news reports, is the news media any different today than it was during the previous decade? Are
there moments of bias in the reporting by Chris Matthews? Is he focusing on the story or is he
diverging from the issue? Make sure you thoroughly analyze the Matthews news program and
justify your response. (Make sure you provide examples from the news story you were asked to
watch on youtube that validates your analysis).

To complete this essay, you must read chapter 6, Chapter 7, and Chapter 8 in the required
textbook, watch the youtube presentation using the link above, AND you must also go to the
following website and read the article provided at the site:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199602/americans-media

On this and every other essay, it is imperative that you do not cut and paste anything or write
anything from the article, textbook, or any other source. Complete the essay based on the
information provided in the article, youtube video, and required textbook in your own words and
your individual understanding of the material. You MUST complete the essay within an
essay/paragraph format; otherwise, points will be deducted. Do not list answers in bullet format.

Please be aware that you can only use the article I require you to read, the
youtube presentation, and the required textbook in the completion of this
essay. If you use ANY other resource, you will earn zero points. The
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