This article was about the use of TV and news in peoples homes today. It talked about the difference between liberals and conservative and how they watch the news. The difference between each news station and the science behind the way the news is produced. The article talked about how each channel sets up its time slots and why people watch specific news. It touched on the difference between local news and large news corporations and why people choose to watch the local news more.
Top 10 facts from this article:
1. 71% of Americans watch Local TV News while 65% of Americans watch Network TV News
2. People who watch cable TV watch for an average of 25 minutes a day
3. The local news audience is highest during the late 11 P.M. newscast, with 15% more viewers
4. Greatest overlap of news channels is between local and network, 90% of network news viewers also watch local news while 82% of local news viewers also watch network news.
5. Cable news viewers is the smallest group, 3/4 of cable viewers watch some network news and more watch some local news.
6. CNN reaches 20% of adults, Fox reaches 18% of adults, MSNBC reaches 14% of adults.
7. Fox News and MSNBC viewers are compatible with each other, each having around a 30% viewing sharing between the two each way.
8. This is even greater between CNN and MSNBC with each daring about 50% of views between the two each way.
9. 24% of Americans watch ONLY Fox News, 23% of Americans watch ONLY CNN, and 15% of americans watch ONLY MSNBC.
10. Nbcnews.com (used to be MSNBC.com) is the most viewed news website, followed by cnn.com, and then foxnews.com.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Army Cutting Soldiers and Budget Restrictions
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| Soldiers Coming Home |
The Army is planning on cutting 40,000 soldiers by the end of 2017 bringing the number of soldiers down to 450,000. The FAS has said that almost every institution will reduce their size which results in about a 20% cut altogether. According to a survey these cuts will not be enough and more will have to be made in 2018. I am unsure why this is happening however I think it is because of the no need for that many and also to reduce cost.
Army Cutting Soldiers and Budget Restrictions
Police Officer Threw Student Across Room
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| Photo Taken from the Video of "Attack" |
A South Carolina police officer was recently fired from his job after "throwing a high school student across the classroom." There were may videos of this posted on the internet from other students in the classroom and this started an outrage among everyone. According to another student in the classroom it was not wrong what the police officer did, because the girl directly disobeyed orders from the police officer and then refused to get up. The police officer was told to make an arrest and so when the girl refused he instituted violence. This is confusing because now people are starting to wander if police go to extremes in order to make an arrest and if they should be trained to better deal with these situations to not end up in violence.
Investigating S.C. Police Officer who Threw Student Across Classroom
China Abolishes the One-Child Policy
Yesterday China come out saying that they are going to "abolish its controversial one-child policy". They are now allowing people to have two children. The reasoning for this is because they are worried about the aging of their population and worried about labor shortages. This is a big change for China this was the biggest population control experiment in history.
Chila Lifts One Child Policy Amid Worries Over Graying Population
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Third Presidential Debate Results
Tonight was the third republican presidential debate in Bolder Colorado. Marco Rubio was deemed the winner of this debate and took it up a step from the first two debates. Jeb Bush was said to be the loser of the debate which is bad for him because he needs a good night to get his votes up. Ted Cruz also did well and Ben Carson also had a bad night along with Jeb Bush.
Winners and Loser from the 3rd Republican Presidential Debate
Ben Carson Beats Donald Trump in New Poll
Earlier this week Ben Carson took the lead in the republican presidential candidate run in front of Donald Trump. Trump has lead for almost 4 months. Carson is leading with a mere 4% but a lead is still lead. Rubio and Bush are behind Trump but are tailing by quite a bit.
Ben Carson Beats Donald Trump in New Poll
Runaway Blimp
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| Picture of the Runaway Blimp |
Military Blimp That Broke Free on the Ground in Pennsylvania
Intro To Media
1. Types of Media: TV, Movies, the Internet, Social Media, Newspaper
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3. Students attend lectures and seminars to learn about to "professional ethics, the cultural politics of the
media, the social role of the journalist, and the importance of the craft".
"Journalism students must successfully complete six required courses in their declared print or broadcast concentration, as well as three or Institute-approved or Institute-offered electives. All students in both concentrations must complete a second major in addition to Journalism."
http://journalism.nyu.edu/undergraduate/general-requirements/
4. The things that are being watched by the watchdogs are, "personal scandals, financial wrongdoing, political corruption, enrichment in public office, and other types of wrongdoing." It guards the citizens of the U.S. to prevent the abuse of power and to warn citizens of people doing harm.
5. I have never heard of the term liberal bias but if I was to guess about the meaning I would say that it is used to describe the leaning of the liberal views on different topics.
2.
Six media giants control 90% of the media we see and listen too. This causes the "allusion of choice" the idea that we control what we watch when in reality only 6 main corporations own almost everything.
media, the social role of the journalist, and the importance of the craft".
"Journalism students must successfully complete six required courses in their declared print or broadcast concentration, as well as three or Institute-approved or Institute-offered electives. All students in both concentrations must complete a second major in addition to Journalism."
http://journalism.nyu.edu/undergraduate/general-requirements/
4. The things that are being watched by the watchdogs are, "personal scandals, financial wrongdoing, political corruption, enrichment in public office, and other types of wrongdoing." It guards the citizens of the U.S. to prevent the abuse of power and to warn citizens of people doing harm.
5. I have never heard of the term liberal bias but if I was to guess about the meaning I would say that it is used to describe the leaning of the liberal views on different topics.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Will Paul Ryan Run for Speaker?
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| Paul Ryan |
Pleading for Paul Ryan
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Speaker of the House
1. The Constitution only says that the House of Representatives chooses their Speaker it does not elaborate on the job of the Speaker. (Article I Section II)http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
2. Leadership roles that exist in each house of Congress
- The Speaker of the House: the Constitutional leader of the House of Representatives and the effective leader
-The Majority Leader: Represent the Minority
-The Majority Whip: Count votes on issues and help the majority leader "whip up support"
-The President Pro Tempore: Lead the Senate in the Vice Presidents Absence
http://etech.northern.edu/blanchak/pols100/pols100lectures/congress.structure.htm
3. If both the Vice President and President were killed then the Speaker of the House becomes President.
4. Longest serving speaker of the house was Samuel Rayburn of Texas, serving for 17 years.
http://history.house.gov/Institution/Firsts-Milestones/Speaker-Fast-Facts/
5. Nancy Pelosi of California became the first speaker of the house in 2007.
http://history.house.gov/Institution/Firsts-Milestones/Speaker-Fast-Facts/
6. Newt Gingrich is famous for leading the so called republican revolution in the 90s, had to resign the speakership because of an ethics violation and served for 4 years from 1995-1999.
http://www.biography.com/people/newt-gingrich-9311969#republican-revolution
7. John Boehner just reigned from Speaker of the House, he served from 2011-2015. The reason for his resignation as said in The New York TImes, "For Mr. Boehner, who has been pressured throughout his tenure to push for deeper spending cuts and more aggressive policy changes than were possible with President Obama in the White House, seemed both exhausted by the fight and yet at peace with his final move: to leave rather than face a potentially humiliating fight within his party. “My first job as speaker is to protect the institution,” Mr. Boehner said. “It had become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution.”." He did not feel that he could control the people and wanted to avoid government shut down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/john-boehner-to-resign-from-congress.html?_r=0
8. Kevin McCarty was considered Boehners likely successor, but he is too moderate for many people. The conservatives would continuously challenge him and thought he wouldn't be able to lead through that total chaos to come.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/mccarthy-asked-how-he-will-differ-boehner-i-wont-be-tanned
9. Many republicans hope that Paul Ryan will enter the race for speaker because he is highly conservative. He is most likely not going to run.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/paul-ryan-house-speaker-pleas-214586
10. Paul Ryan is the chair of the Committee of the Budget and they determine how the money is spent and then summit the budget.
http://budget.house.gov
11. A congressional committee is a legislative sub-orgnaization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty. There are over 50 communities in congress and over 100 if subcommittees are included
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_committee
12. He is not likely to run for speaker because he eventually wants to run for President and the transition from Speaker of the House to President is much harder than Congressman to President.
13. I understand his reasoning for not wanting to take the Speaker job however I can see the flaws in his plan. He one day wants to become President and that is whats stopping him from taking the job, however he has so much of a following now for speaker and might not have that following when he runs for President. If he runs for Speaker now and gets it he has a relatively high job in politics but if he waits and runs for President he would have an even higher job in politics but also risks not getting the job. I think I would take the Speaker job if I was in Paul Ryan's shoes.
14. The Speaker of the House is second in line of succession for Presidency after the Vice President, so in a way it is a stepping stone to the white house but only a small chance of actually getting to the white house from that position. One speaker of the house has ever risen to presidency, James K. Polk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
15. The congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_caucus. There are 76 caucuses'. A caucus is an organization while a committee is legislative and government based. http://capuano.house.gov/issues/committees.shtml.
16. The House Freedom Caucus is a "congressional caucus consisting of conservative Republican members of the United States House of Representatives." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Caucus. It gives a voice to the people who feel like they are not represented by Washington. They are voicing they're thoughts and opinions on who they believe should become the next Speaker of the House. The House Freedom Caucus wants a conservative speaker and someone that can give them more of a say. http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/10/447464699/what-kind-of-speaker-does-the-house-freedom-caucus-want
2. Leadership roles that exist in each house of Congress
- The Constitutional Leadership
- The Speaker of the House: the Constitutional leader of the House of Representatives and the effective leader
- The Party Leadership
-The Majority Leader: Represent the Minority
-The Majority Whip: Count votes on issues and help the majority leader "whip up support"
- The United States Senate
-The President Pro Tempore: Lead the Senate in the Vice Presidents Absence
- The Party Leadership of the Senate
http://etech.northern.edu/blanchak/pols100/pols100lectures/congress.structure.htm
3. If both the Vice President and President were killed then the Speaker of the House becomes President.
4. Longest serving speaker of the house was Samuel Rayburn of Texas, serving for 17 years.
http://history.house.gov/Institution/Firsts-Milestones/Speaker-Fast-Facts/
5. Nancy Pelosi of California became the first speaker of the house in 2007.
http://history.house.gov/Institution/Firsts-Milestones/Speaker-Fast-Facts/
6. Newt Gingrich is famous for leading the so called republican revolution in the 90s, had to resign the speakership because of an ethics violation and served for 4 years from 1995-1999.
http://www.biography.com/people/newt-gingrich-9311969#republican-revolution
7. John Boehner just reigned from Speaker of the House, he served from 2011-2015. The reason for his resignation as said in The New York TImes, "For Mr. Boehner, who has been pressured throughout his tenure to push for deeper spending cuts and more aggressive policy changes than were possible with President Obama in the White House, seemed both exhausted by the fight and yet at peace with his final move: to leave rather than face a potentially humiliating fight within his party. “My first job as speaker is to protect the institution,” Mr. Boehner said. “It had become clear to me that this prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable harm to the institution.”." He did not feel that he could control the people and wanted to avoid government shut down.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/john-boehner-to-resign-from-congress.html?_r=0
8. Kevin McCarty was considered Boehners likely successor, but he is too moderate for many people. The conservatives would continuously challenge him and thought he wouldn't be able to lead through that total chaos to come.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/mccarthy-asked-how-he-will-differ-boehner-i-wont-be-tanned
9. Many republicans hope that Paul Ryan will enter the race for speaker because he is highly conservative. He is most likely not going to run.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/paul-ryan-house-speaker-pleas-214586
10. Paul Ryan is the chair of the Committee of the Budget and they determine how the money is spent and then summit the budget.
http://budget.house.gov
11. A congressional committee is a legislative sub-orgnaization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty. There are over 50 communities in congress and over 100 if subcommittees are included
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_committee
12. He is not likely to run for speaker because he eventually wants to run for President and the transition from Speaker of the House to President is much harder than Congressman to President.
13. I understand his reasoning for not wanting to take the Speaker job however I can see the flaws in his plan. He one day wants to become President and that is whats stopping him from taking the job, however he has so much of a following now for speaker and might not have that following when he runs for President. If he runs for Speaker now and gets it he has a relatively high job in politics but if he waits and runs for President he would have an even higher job in politics but also risks not getting the job. I think I would take the Speaker job if I was in Paul Ryan's shoes.
14. The Speaker of the House is second in line of succession for Presidency after the Vice President, so in a way it is a stepping stone to the white house but only a small chance of actually getting to the white house from that position. One speaker of the house has ever risen to presidency, James K. Polk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
15. The congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_caucus. There are 76 caucuses'. A caucus is an organization while a committee is legislative and government based. http://capuano.house.gov/issues/committees.shtml.
16. The House Freedom Caucus is a "congressional caucus consisting of conservative Republican members of the United States House of Representatives." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Caucus. It gives a voice to the people who feel like they are not represented by Washington. They are voicing they're thoughts and opinions on who they believe should become the next Speaker of the House. The House Freedom Caucus wants a conservative speaker and someone that can give them more of a say. http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/10/447464699/what-kind-of-speaker-does-the-house-freedom-caucus-want
Thursday, October 1, 2015
!st Quarter Reflection
The thing that I am most proud of understanding this quarter is my new knowledge of the constitution and the first 10 amendments. I think that it is something that every american should know since it is the basis of our country, when in reality only a few truly understand it and I used to be one of them. I can now understand many more things in the polls and other political discussions. I have started to think of politics as less of a boring stuffy thing that I never followed to something that interests me and gives me a new view of our country. I will never forget the different ways the constitution can be amended because of the chart that I learned for the project. Politics are now not as confusing as they used to be to me and I hope with the continue of the class my knowledge will grow and my ideas will solidify. By the end of the class I want to be able to make my own decisions about politics and not follow my parents.
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