Media In Politics
News media plays a critical role in today's political events and can have a huge impact on the average voter or citizens opinions surrounding politics. Yet, no matter what media you consume there is always a bias present even when the source attempts to be objective. Most news stations and sources lean either left or right with only some being very centrist and objective. Just like our president, the Republican voters of our country seem to distrust "mainstream news media." Only 14% of Republicans surveyed believe that mainstream media is moral and only 18% of them believe that it protects democracy in our country. This is a contrast to when Republicans are asked about their own media sources that they most often consume news from. We can infer that the news sources they are reading or watching lean more conservatively. When these citizens are fed media with a point of view that aligns better to their own beliefs they understandably tend to trust it more and bel...