Okay class:
We are going to try this the old fashioned way and create a real blog and not a discussion board. I know some of you have been frustrated this first week. Don't panic no harm no foul. Please comment on how you are getting your information about this year's presidential race.
For the most part I get my information from various internet sources. They seem to be the most credible depending on the source. I try to ignore the extremely biased TV commercials but there might be some truth to them. I also get a lot of information from my grandparents because I live with them but there's also a degree of bias there. I haven't done a lot of research on the candidates this time around because, honestly, I have been thoroughly unimpressed but a majority of my information comes from internet sources.
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ReplyDeleteAs far as the presidential election, I am getting my information from sources such as: social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, both mainstream and local media, and family members and who have extensive knowledge in politics. However there are a number of news sources that can be extremely bias towards a certain candidate and not all information reported turns out to be factual. I have noticed this bias and decided that the best way to get information about the election is through listening to the actual candidate themselves. While there is a stereotype that politicians are notorious for deliberately evading the truth, I think that you really can get an accurate depiction of the candidate from their actions. I also am lucky enough to have family members who are very well educated on the candidates and presidential elections in general, who share their expertise with me.
For the most part I have gotten a lot of my information from the Sunday morning political talk shows and the debates, but I am also getting a bit of information as well as other people's thoughts from social media. The TV shows that are on are usually pretty biased towards one side or the other, but I mainly watch them to hear what everyone is saying and to form my own opinions and thoughts off of that. I find keeping up on the election in terms of social media a bit annoying and not reliable because there are more times that someone will comment on a post in a negative and degrading way, rather than backing up their argument and having a civilized debate about it. So, for me, the biggest source for my political information is those people on the TV shows Sunday morning, and, of course, my parents who I think are very knowledgable when it comes to Presidential elections.
ReplyDeleteI personally am not very politically savvy. S, with that being said, I don't look too much into the presidential elections. Therefore, the only information I really get is from the mass amounts of emails that Hillary Clinton's campaign office sends me and that's just the dogmatic view point of one politician, not to mention it's all slandering her competition. Therefore, the material I get I definitely do not believe.
ReplyDeleteMost of the political information I have been getting has been from my phone through apps like Flipboard. I have also been using social media to get a lot of my information on what is going on politically. Local and National news channels have also provided me with some information but their stories seem one sided. Family members are also a source, but their political views are sometimes biased and other times backed by facts.
ReplyDeleteI gain a lot of the political information I know from the 6 o'clock news. I am usually watching Channel 11 or 13 ABC Action News when I get home from work or school. That being said these are local news channels which tend to be very one-sided as well as a lot of other sources. I believe the only non-biased source to retain candidate information from is the candidate themself.
ReplyDeleteSo often we tend to make our opinions off of what we hear from social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and fail to watch the speeches of the candidates themselves. We scroll through Facebook and see a funny meme or biased commercial and start to believe some of these things are true about the candidate.
There are so many ways to find information about the political election-but the best is most definitely from the candidate them self.
During this unbelievable and mind blowing presidential race, most of the information I am reading, or listening to is mainly on the internet. With that being said, I myself usually hop on the internet and read Fox News every morning to catch up on events happening in our daily lives. I like Fox News compared to the rest of some well established news networks because they seem to not hop on one side or the other of a story, as compared to CNN. Although Trump seems to be digging himself under the skin of Megyn Kelley. I also like listening to the presidential debates and like one said before, you can tell a lot about each candidate in their actions on stage as they continue to argue with one another, or vice versa, continue to sit back and only jump in when a clear and concise point is needed for one to say. But in the end, it is a grand idea in the big scheme of things to look at multiple sources for multiple beliefs just to see what kind of information can be considered factual.
ReplyDeleteFor this presidential race most of the information I have been getting has been from Fox News or the local news. Fox news seems to be more informational about what is going on in the race rather than what the local news covers. The local news only covers certain things such as main events. So for me Fox News has been the most informational because they cover everything for each candidate. Depending on the situation some of the information may be one sided causing a biased opinion.
ReplyDeleteI have also received some information from social media such as Facebook. On Facebook there can be some valuable information, but there is also a lot of biased views on social media. So for this source it is important to know what information is really true. Another way I have received knowledge about the race is conversation with family and friends. Depending on the person I have received very valuable information but also some info that was very biased. Overall having an open mind and being able to determine what information is true and not true is key to getting the right information about a presidential race.
I get my Presidential information from a lot of different sources. I use Television, radio, newspapers, and online articles. It is important to use a variety of sources to avoid media outlets bias, and to get the actual story being told. If you just watch one source your thought process will change how you view a certain issue or topic based on the media outlets views. That is why if I watch something on CNN and then turn to Fox to see how they are viewing the same event or issue. You also have to be careful how you view online article and always make sure that the source is credible and double check to see if another outlet is saying a similar story on something, this helps you fact check a source.
ReplyDeleteAny information I get is really from the TV, radio, and Internet probably has the biggest influence. My grandparents have a big driving force as well. They've e-mailed my whole family about how voting is important, and how we can't have a certain someone win the election. Commercials are big because they all are the same in the sense of other candidates trying to bash their opponents. Everyone has their own opinion but I seen Trump making fun of the reporter with disability, and just last night I seen a commercial of a young boy walking down the street with his mom explaining why he needs someone that supports him and understands him running this country.
ReplyDeleteAny information I get is really from the TV, radio, and Internet probably has the biggest influence. My grandparents have a big driving force as well. They've e-mailed my whole family about how voting is important, and how we can't have a certain someone win the election. Commercials are big because they all are the same in the sense of other candidates trying to bash their opponents. Everyone has their own opinion but I seen Trump making fun of the reporter with disability, and just last night I seen a commercial of a young boy walking down the street with his mom explaining why he needs someone that supports him and understands him running this country.
ReplyDeleteI am getting my information from a variety of places. I get some the "old-fashioned" way. One way is by radio. I have listened to candidates come on and talk to local radio stations. I have also received political news via radio. The other "old-fashioned" way is by reading the newspaper. Every Wednesday and Sunday, the Plain Dealer, my local newspaper, will cover and report on the race for the white house. It also was very informative due to the RNC being in Cleveland this year. Another way is by TV. I can see different forms of news on the race. I can watch a local station like WJW or WOIO and watch a national station like CNN or MSNBC. The other way is by viewing social media. I can see the tweets that Donald Trump posts, which are often flamboyant and fueled by emotion, while Hilary has a person tweet her tweets. There are so many ways to find out information, it's very hard to ignore the issue of the presidential race.
ReplyDeleteThe information i get about the presidential election is from a wide variety of sources. I watch television, listen to the radio, read news articles and look on the presidential candidates personal websites to get information about their stance on the issues that are going on in our world. I try to not let what the media shows me stick in my head because i know that certain channels aim to make Hillary Clinton look bad, and some to make Donald Trump look bad. When it comes time to vote for our next president i will be doing a lot of research into what they are going to be doing for our country; i will not be voting based on emotion of who i think looks better as our president, who did bad things in the past or anything of that sort. I want a president who is going to change our country for the better, so looking up where they stand on health care, jobs, immigration, and war will be something i really look into. I think its important to not only watch about the election on TV or listen to it on the radio but to really do research to understand what they want to do for our country.
ReplyDeleteAdmittedly, I have been getting most of my information about the presidential election from social media. I don't think I'm alone when I say this. Social media has become a tool for news outlets to broadcast to those who are frequently on social media. I mainly use Facebook to get my information about the election. I have gotten information from AJ+, which is branch of Al Jazeera. I prefer AJ+, because it gives brief recaps of major events from the campaigns of different candidates. During the presidential primaries, I used news websites such as that of The New York Times to find the results for the different state primary elections. I feel like social media has played a huge part in this presidential election. Because of this, I can easily find the trending tags on Facebook to see what election-related event/story people are talking about. Even Snapchat has allowed for users to film parts of the campaign, including parts of the voting process. I have also been listening to the thoughts of my family and friends concerning this election.
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ReplyDeleteI have received the majority of my information from the presidential debates. I try to not base any of my opinions from what I see on social media sites because most of the information on them is markedly untrue and biased towards one way or the other. I use third party sites to educate myself on candidates positions on certain key topics and although I am by no means the most educated voter this year, I do have a strong knowledge on which each candidate stands for on most issues.
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ReplyDeletePersonally I am not very big on politics, so I don't go out of my way to research any information. With that being said, Facebook and Twitter and ocassicslly the 6 o'clock news is where I have recieved quite a bit of my political information this election. Although, these sources all seem to be rather bias and focus more on telling us why not to vote for the other candidate, rather than tell us why to vote for the one they support.
ReplyDeleteAnother huge factor in my political views in my grandfather. He has a very strong opinion about politics and who should NOT be the next president. This will probably play the biggest role on how I vote this upcoming election because he is a very wise, knowledgable man and I respect all of his view points; good and bad.
I receive a lot of information everyday on the upcoming election, unfortunately it's impossible to avoid it. I see it on social media and through ads on websites I view, I hear it from friends, family and neighbors. I normally do not believe anything I hear unless its from a credible source, which is difficult to find. When I go out of my way to hear news about politics I tend to listen to mostly unbiased sources like NPR or Democracy-Now and some skeptical podcasts I subscribe to. Even though NPR and Democracy-Now are not entirely unbiased they do a good job reporting in an unbiased way and giving the true story most of the time. I also go to Cspan and watches the politicians themselves speak on video to get the best idea of what they represent.
ReplyDeleteI receive a lot of information everyday on the upcoming election, unfortunately it's impossible to avoid it. I see it on social media and through ads on websites I view, I hear it from friends, family and neighbors. I normally do not believe anything I hear unless its from a credible source, which is difficult to find. When I go out of my way to hear news about politics I tend to listen to mostly unbiased sources like NPR or Democracy-Now and some skeptical podcasts I subscribe to. Even though NPR and Democracy-Now are not entirely unbiased they do a good job reporting in an unbiased way and giving the true story most of the time. I also go to Cspan and watches the politicians themselves speak on video to get the best idea of what they represent.
ReplyDeleteI personally am not that into politics but as far as this particular race, I have some concerns. So, I have been watching the news a lot lately so that I can be up to date with all the latest information on both Clinton and Trump.
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ReplyDeleteThere are many resources to gain information about the presidential election. I gain information from the internet, news stations, advertisements, and the newspapers. I feel as though many of these resources give false and misleading information that needs to be backed up by more credible sources. When I see or hear something in the news or on the internet, I feel the need to to do my own research in order to classify a piece of information as being true. I find that lately even when I listen to Pandora there is a crazy amount of presidential campaign propaganda. For example there was a commercial on my Pandora radio that bashed Trump really bad and there was more than one of these commercials so I came to the conclusion that Pandora was backing Hilary and therefore could not be trusted with giving unbiased information in their advertisements. I feel as though a lot of what the presidential propaganda is telling people is just for show and we will not know what a presidential nominee will do until they get into office and actually show us.
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ReplyDeleteThe campaign season has been underway and from the get go I have been getting my information from the news, social media, and friends. Whatever is covered in the news, such as: Hillary’s email controversy (which I am highly surprised made it back to the news after the Democratic National Convention), Trump making a visit to Mexico (despite his views on foreign immigrants), and the other miscellaneous items that have made the news regarding to the two. Usually in the beginning of the season I go to the websites of the candidates that I am rooting for (and personally I am a democrat) and see whether they are for some of the issues I am for (e.g. marriage equality, education, women’s rights, etc). Then throughout the campaign I am also checking social media for any other candidates that may not be nationally known through TV (one name in particular is Gary Johnson). I even get any information from friends and family as well.
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This campaign I have mainly been getting my information through CNN by watch the debates. I do not particularly choose a side (Democratic or Republican), but I will listen to all the candidates and then research about a topic that is brought up during the debates. I also get my information through my friends when we have our own debates and if I hear something interesting I will look up more information.
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The past year, I've been abroad so the majority of information came from European, or Asian resources. The news I did read or watch from the States was usually from Meet the Press. A lot of the news I received from abroad were mostly from BBC and a local Japanese and Korean news station. The channels that focused more on the election, however were the ones on campus which tended to play CNN. With all that was happening, I started following MSNBC, CNN, and BBC News as paper sources for more information. There were also a lot of people who posted articles or videos on social media, and while I try to avoid reading or watching the stuff I find since they aren't all that reliable.
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DeleteAll my information from this years presidential race comes from the show "Last Week Tonight" and social media. I understand that the show is extremely bias, but it does make good points on why Donald Trump would not make a good leader based on his erratic choices. I also believe Hillary isn't the best decision either, just because she has experience in government doesn't give her the right to be the president. I believe the president should be elected based on policies mainly, but looking at the candidates this year doesn't make my job lucrative. Looks like I need to use some more justified resources when it comes to researching candidates.
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My information on the presidential race comes from the news and social media. I feel that all of these sources are bias and tend to focus on the "drama" of this years race. Before making any decision, I investigate to ensure that information is reliable. With this being said, it is hard to make an informed and unbiased opinion on either candidate.
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I get my information on the presidential race from the internet and word of mouth. I also see political commercials but I never know what to believe because it is harder to tell what is true when it plays on tv. When it is on the internet, it is way easier to investigate if it is true or not. By doing this, I am confident in the information that I receive on the presidential race instead of falling for all of the fake rumors that circulate about during the time before the formal vote happens.
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I get my information about the presidential election primarily from television broadcasting, and the internet. I also take an anthropology coarse that focuses on world environmental and humanitarian issues and discusses how these issues tie back into our government and governmental leaders. This information influences my thoughts about the election candidates as well as creates a reliable source for information about the presidential candidates.
ReplyDeleteI get my information about the presidential election primarily from television broadcasting, social media, and word of mouth. I come from a controversial family, so we have frequent debates about the presidential election. Due to being surrounded by social media and a controversial family I have a strong perspective when it comes to the presidental election.
ReplyDeleteI get my information about the presidential election mainly through social media. Since I am a poor college student we do not have a television in our apartment. We just choose to watch Netflix on our computers. But I follow all the big news sites on Twitter and so it's nice that they always keep updating the presidential race. Most larger news stations tend to keep their personal opinions out of the news, but others make it clear which party they lean towards. Sometimes however you have to make sure the information you are looking at is, in fact, true. So that is one thing about getting news through social media that is a problem. People are always in a rush to post the breaking news but sometimes the facts might get screwed up a little bit.
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Most of the info I have about the Presidential race is through social media like Facebook and twitter. I don't really bother much to keep a track of the Presidential race because I am not an American citizen but it still concerns me to see the people running for president of the most powerful nation. It eventually is going to affect use all. So far from whatever info I have had via social media, I feel that none of the people in the race are really worth of becoming the president of United States. I cannot really have much of a say in the election or voting simply because I am not American and I don't have the right to vote.
ReplyDeleteI get my information from the news app on my iPhone. It tells me what was said at debates, Who is leading in the polls, and anything that happens with Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton.
ReplyDeleteI believe that my vote counts and take any information that I hear about this coming year President election very serious. Since this is the first time I will be able to vote for the President of the United States, I want to make sure that I receive accurate information. In order for information to be accurate, I find that listening to each candidate speak is the best way to get to know the candidate. I try to make sure that I watch the debates, because they give each candidate a chance to voice how they feel on different issues. I feel that it is a good way to judge a person when you can look at their face or facial expression when they are asked a question and how they respond. I also watch televised speeches of the candidates. These speeches allow the candidate to speak to the public and voice the views on how they think a President should act as head of the United States. Of course, some of what these candidates say will be broken promises, because of the steps that have to be taken to get laws pass the Senate and House of Representatives. I don’t listen to what other people or the media have to say about the candidates, because their information can be biased and they may not have the same beliefs that I have. So I feel that the best way for me to get information about the President election is to actually look at the person’s face when they are speaking, because most of the time, the face never lies.
ReplyDeleteI believe that my vote counts and take any information that I hear about this coming year President election very serious. Since this is the first time I will be able to vote for the President of the United States, I want to make sure that I receive accurate information. In order for information to be accurate, I find that listening to each candidate speak is the best way to get to know the candidate. I try to make sure that I watch the debates, because they give each candidate a chance to voice how they feel on different issues. I feel that it is a good way to judge a person when you can look at their face or facial expression when they are asked a question and how they respond. I also watch televised speeches of the candidates. These speeches allow the candidate to speak to the public and voice the views on how they think a President should act as head of the United States. Of course, some of what these candidates say will be broken promises, because of the steps that have to be taken to get laws pass the Senate and House of Representatives. I don’t listen to what other people or the media have to say about the candidates, because their information can be biased and they may not have the same beliefs that I have. So I feel that the best way for me to get information about the President election is to actually look at the person’s face when they are speaking, because most of the time, the face never lies.
ReplyDeleteI get most of my information from this year's presidential election through twitter. It is a trending topic and there are often posts about the election as well as updates on when debates will be and when the candidates will be doing rallies. They also share links to articles regarding updates on the presidential elections as well as statistics that are up to date.
ReplyDeleteI get most of my information from this year's presidential election through twitter. It is a trending topic and there are often posts about the election as well as updates on when debates will be and when the candidates will be doing rallies. They also share links to articles regarding updates on the presidential elections as well as statistics that are up to date.
ReplyDeleteI have been getting my information on this year's presidential election through sources like NPR, CNN, and different podcasts. I try not to pay attention to biased sources/networks because they may try and paint one candidate to be better than another candidate. Also, social media does a great job of helping to spread negative and false images of both candidates. Therefore, I try my best to go to unbiased sources.
ReplyDeleteI have been getting my information on this year's presidential election through sources like NPR, CNN, and different podcasts. I try not to pay attention to biased sources/networks because they may try and paint one candidate to be better than another candidate. Also, social media does a great job of helping to spread negative and false images of both candidates. Therefore, I try my best to go to unbiased sources.
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