Lewinsky vs Clinton
Perhaps the biggest presidential scandal since the Nixon administration came to light in January 1998. This is when the now infamous Monica Lewinsky first appeared on our television sets. The American population did not know Ms. Lewinsky until the scandal broke. After the media was informed of the activities between President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky the little known woman was instantaneously the topic of conversation all over the world. The intention of this paper is not to figure out who was right or wrong in the scandal, the reasoning behind it is to show how the mass media shapes and implements our own ideas and opinions about people. Every opinion we have is somehow related to who and what we see around us. The way that these things are portrayed on television or in magazines influences our overall attitude towards them. In many situations we have only the media to rely on when learning about certain events. Sometimes you can check more than one source to get a different opinion, but more times than not the overall image generated by all media platforms of a person or event is very similar. In this sense it is very hard sometimes to get a fair perspective of the occurrences. The views that the American public h
Monica's life is not completely ruined by this media circus. He seems to be a sort of hero to many men across America. Monica's name was mentioned on almost every possible television show in the country. Richard Makoff, Lewinsky's former headmaster, said, "I remember her being a nice kid and pretty normal young lady. Monica grew up in Beverly Hills California. When asked about the rumors in a previously arranged interview with PBS and National Public Radio President Clinton denied having a sexual or inappropriate relationship with the intern (Blitzer et al). FBI agents questioned Lewinsky's younger brother Michael about his sister's involvement with the president (King and Franken). In defense of Monica Lewinsky a non-profit group that studies women in the workplace contributed $10,000 to aid with her legal funds (O'Connor). On January 21, 1998 this woman who was unknown to the public was instantaneously thrust onto every possible form of media in the country. On the other hand, President Clinton's image seemed only slightly tarnished. As the Lewinsky scandal began President Clinton was just recovering from the Whitewater scandal.
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