Media's Coverage of the 2004 Election
Media's Coverage of the 2004 ElectionOverall, I believe that the media's coverage of the 2004 presidential election was pretty fair. The biases on both sides ended up balancing each other out. If one candidate received more bashing than the other, it was the incumbent, George W. Bush. The most influential of the bashing being the film, Fahrenheit 9/11, written and produced by Michael Moore, who has become a big figure of the liberal media. There were also numerous books, such as Toby Roger's "Ambushed" and others of similar such titles, that criticized the Bush administration for "misleading the nation into war" and falsely assuming that there was a connection existing between Iraq and Al Qaeda, when it turns out there wasn't one. There was also an attempt by Dan Rather to deceive the American people into believing that bush not only dodged Vietnam but also lied on his resume. The presidential candidate John Kerry also received heavy criticism. A comical website ("Jibjab.com") portrayed Kerry continuously flaunting his three purple hearts won during his service in Vietnam in attempt to show that his campaign and the media has only focused on his military background and avoided discussion about his stances on issues, which a
These reports were found as false, malicious libel, and Rather had to apologize and forced to step down because of this incident. As the movie continues, Moore criticizes the war in Iraq that Bush initiated. This, of course, did not have that much of an effect, it just shows some of the many attempts by the media to make one candidate look worse than the other. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" was a deliberate attempt to sway peoples' votes away from George W. Fox news and other right wing sources ripped Kerry for at first voting for the war, then deciding not to support the troops and not fund them the $287 Billion they needed. Moore shows how he believes that the war is fictitious, as there was no real link between the terrorists that planned the 9/11 attacks and Saddam. There are many scenes equally as terrible, showing how president Bush spent a majority of his first few months as president on vacation in Texas, exemplifying how he didn't conduct foreign policy well enough, pointing out the flaws in the Patriot Act, and in every way possible making Bush look as if he handle situations wrong and did a poor job with the economy, which appears to only benefit those of the upper class. lot of citizens, regardless of their party, had questions about. Dan Rather, one of the most popular Newscasters reported that President Bush, because of his father, had received special treatment in the Guard and to stay in the United States during the time of the Vietnam war. I think that what should have influenced people the most was the debates, as Kerry clearly got the better of Bush. After Andrew Card notifies him of the terrible event, the president shows no emotion at all. The other factors include books and countless articles that question our Presidents' policies, especially the handling of the continuous war in Iraq. The camera keeps rolling and the president continues to have a blank stare. In his movie, he portrays Bush as a dim-witted leader whose only concern is the well being of the businesses of his family and friends.
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