Does Talk Radio Move Political Agendas and Help Win Elections?
Deitz, C. (n.d.). Does Talk Radio Move Political Agendas and Help Win Elections? Retrieved February 11, 2015, from http://radio.about.com/od/radionews/i/blTalkPolitics.htm
In this article it talks about how talk radio is popular and how it can influence people in many ways.According to Arbitron: "47 million listeners each week via 1,503 stations, News/Talk/Information (N/T/I) has a bigger audience at any time of day and more outlets than any format except Country." Arbitron also says "43.5% are college graduates, 62.8% make over $50,000-a-year, and 90.1% of the listeners are other than Black or Hispanic." Talk radio has become so popular that many think it is powerful enough to direct political agendas. So we ask ourselves, can a talk show on the radio really influence people?
I think that after awhile of listening to something so long you start to believe it. After hearing on the radio something over and over again about politics for example, you start to think if what there saying is really true. The media presents itself in ways to make their audience believe it's true even if its not. As it was mentioned in the article Air American Radio was launched during a national election year. Many argued that it was put on the air in favor to help defeat George W. Bush.
Is the media suppose to manipulate the audience to make them believe things they want them too? Many media sources such as the radio for example, frame things in certain ways so that is what happens. Even though the television and radio broadcaster are suppose to follow the federal policy "Fairness Doctrine" there is a lot of debate over whether they follow it or not. They are suppose to present contrasting viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance.
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