I agree with this statement. People who are interested in politics use the wide variety of media to increase their political knowledge. However, people who are not interested in politics use the wide variety of media to avoid information that challenges their viewpoints and use the media for entertainment purposes.
I agree with Morgan because the people that are interested may watch something on the news and then go look up more information online or another viewpoint. Also these people will use all different choices because they want to get the most knowledge and inform themselves in the best way possible. The people who are not already politically interested will have an even greater choice of other media entertainment and distractions to take part in. These people may find it even harder to become politically interested with more and more choices of other media entertainment.
I completely agree with this statement as well. Just like Morgan has said, the people who use their variety of media to their advantage tend to gain more political knowledge. It is great to see that there are gateways to gain information such as news stations, radio, and the internet. However, since there is a large amount of options, people can stumble upon information that is biased or not factually accurate. The assigned article states that “television works as a ‘knowledge leveler’ because it presents information in less cognitively demanding ways.” This shows that tv news is a dangerous way to gain political information. Making good choices on getting political information will increase their knowledge. But is one’s source of media the only factor that affects their political knowledge?
I agree with this statement. Many people use the media to increase knowledge on many things, including politics. In my opinion, I think that those who are not interested in politics, do not generally use the media for this reason, or like Morgan said, they avoid information that challenges their viewpoints. Those people normally use the media for other things, non political based.
This statement is certainly true, especially considering the evidence Prior uses to support his claim. Exposing an already politically interested citizen to greater choice, a greater range of information, sources, opinions, issues, situations, and people, via new media will only extend their already prosperous political knowledge. However, rather than educate the politically apathetic, the rise of new choices only gives them outlets to avoid contact with politics. A person already willingly engaging in politics will gladly use these new tools to his advantage to greater his already extensive knowledge. However, a broader scope of available media will, as I said before, give users alternatives that allow them to avoid any contact with politics altogether (even such "chance encounters" that they may have experienced in the past with fewer choices). When given 2 options, such as politics and entertainment per se, the likelihood of choosing politics is 50%. As the amount of options increases, to say 10, the probability of choosing politics decreases drastically to 10% as well. This directly mirrors the circumstances in which politics become only the focus of the highly passionate who greatly further their knowledge, while allowing the less interested to stray even further from contact with politics than in the past.
I agree with this statement. In today’s world, media benefits people since it provides them with information instantly. This results in people learning about politics from others who take on different view points then themselves, which increases their political efficacy and knowledge on the topic. Weather you are interested in politics or not, media can be used as a positive tool.
I would have to disagree with this idea, since, as I mentioned in my previous comment, while it is true that the amount of information and viewpoints has greatly increased, the chances of a wide range of people getting exposed to it decrease. The people who will most likely access these tools will only be those who are highly interested and will choose to search up politics on their own, not the average voter who possesses only mild interest in politics.
This is true; given that there are many ways to consume media (whether it be politics or not) television, newspapers, and of course, the internet. The aforementioned methods all contribute to a wide range of methods of expanding one’s own political knowledge.
I agree with this statement to a degree. Greater choice permits one who is interested in politics to satisfy their political curiosities through a variety of media outlets. In other words, greater media choice gives the politically-inclined more options to educate themselves about current political figures or the latest political news. Mass media can be an informative tool for those interested in politics. However, I agree with Julia’s argument that offering more options to view media allows those that don’t favor politics to stray further from their civic duties around election time. Before cable television was invented, political shows and entertainment shows had their designated time slots in which they were aired during the day. This routine schedule forced even the politically uninterested viewers to at least gain a basic knowledge of politics if they wished to spend their time watching TV. In fact, research has shown that the most basic exposure to politics can produce learning. However, the advent of cable television has given viewers the option to watch political or entertainment channels at any point because both are being aired around the clock on different stations. When given options, people tend to watch what they prefer (entertainment shows). With freedom to watch what they choose, voters who watch politics on their freetime tend to have a higher efficacy than those who prefer other forms of media. While the statement above is completely correct, this media age also acts as an escape route for the politically uninterested to avoid viewing politics all together and only watch shows for their amusement.
This statement is certainly true because the various websites and TV channels available to voters allow for politically-interested people to indulged themselves with a wealth of political information. As mentioned in the reading, news channels currently run all day, and websites are available for people to feed their desires for political knowledge. However, although media can be used to gain political insight, it can also be used solely for entertainment purposes as Morgan mentioned in an earlier post. People gravitate to television stations and media outlets that fit their set of personal preferences. Since a slim percentage of the population is wildly interested in politics, the abundance of other stations could take viewers’ attention away. The politically dedicated, however, will continue to religiously watch the various, multi-partisan news stations. Although the wide array of options may be used for enrichment by the politically-devout, the options also provide the politically-uninterested numerous outlets to further avoid the news and remain politically uninformed altogether.
I agree with this statement. People who are interested in politics and want to know more will choose to increase their political knowledge. By doing this, they use a variety of different media sources to learn more. With all the different types of media that are opinion based or are factual that they can choose from. So they have to look at different sources to see if the information is true or "fake news."
I agree with this statement which is certainly true because with the extended amount of TV channels and multiple websites accessible for voters, it allows people who are interested politically to inform themselves through media. As seen in the article by Prior, news channels are usually on 24/7, all day long along with internet access which can inform people, gaining political knowledge. However, the increase in choices may help with avoiding the contact of politics. Media can be used for entertainment and amusing purposes rather than being used for gaining political knowledge (as seen in Kathryn's and Morgan's posts!). Citizens may tune in and watch channels/stations that satisfy what they want to hear/watch and prefer. This leads to the point of how media loses the attention politically of people. Since there is a small amount of people who are politically engaged, other stations and channels can easily take the attention of many viewers who are not politically into that type of information. Those who are not interested in politics use media for entertainment purposes and will avoid information that challenges them within their viewpoints and stances. But, those who are devoted will continue to view and listen to news in that topic. Exposing people who are already politically engaged to a greater choice with a bigger range of information, sources and issues, will only help them benefit from this, increasing their political knowledge. Although media can be a tool for those politically engaged, it can be also used as an alternative for those who are avoiding politics and only using media for entertainment purposes. This creates politics to only catch those who are interested rather than those who avoid the topic overall.
I completely agree with this statement. Those who are politically interested have many different options to get updates on everything going on with politics. Different options help give greater access to different issues and topics which does lead to a greater political knowledge. However, as Melissa mentioned about, some of these sources such as the TV, are used for entertainment reasons other than politics.
I agree with this statement. If people are given more options and a bigger range of information, it will increase one's political knowledge. If one is given more information, it will give a person an idea of what is happening in the political world. For example if someone is running for president, there will be presidential debates. If one has the option to watch the debate or read about a campaign, the more information one has on the election the more knowledge they will have on who to vote for, or when candidates will have rallies, or when debates are on TV.
I agree with this statement. If people are given more options and a bigger range of information, it will increase one's political knowledge. If one is given more information, it will give a person an idea of what is happening in the political world. For example if someone is running for president, there will be presidential debates. If one has the option to watch the debate or read about a campaign, the more information one has on the election the more knowledge they will have on who to vote for, or when candidates will have rallies, or when debates are on TV.
I mostly agree with this statement. For those who have an interest in politics and current events, having thousands of sources in multiple formats available to anyone is extremely beneficial. Almost all of these formats are open to the general public and easy to obtain, making information widespread and unlimited. However, having this much information on one particular event or story leads to a variation in truth of what took place. I agree with what Norah said about how some news is biased and full of inaccurate facts and statements. Some stories are all about viewpoint, allowing many different claims and opinions to exist, while others are about a specific event that happened. Having multiple sources report on one event can and will lead to miscommunication of facts about what actually happened. Aside from this, I completely agree with the above statement. Even those who do not favor politics and wish to separate themselves from a political environment can do so because of the extensive media outlets available. The greater number of media sources allows for a separation of politics and entertainment. This satisfies both those who want to be involved and those who do not.
I agree with this statement because people who are motivated to increase their political knowledge will use all available sources to shape their opinions. These people will have more political knowledge because they see all sides of an issue and are able to form their own opinion on a topic, while people who rarely watch the news are generally one sided and have narrow views. These people don’t want their views to be challenged, so they hardly ever watch the news.
I agree with this statement. Like Adrian previously stated, people who seek ways to increase their political knowledge have the ability to use the many sources available to them. By doing this, they will easily increase their knowledge and allows them to be more involved in politics. Although the media may present may different views, people will be able to have a general understanding of what is going on in the world. However, the people who do not seek knowledge will only use these sources for entertainment purposes.
I agree with this statement because a greater number of sources for these people to educate themselves will let them see issues/politicians from multiple perspectives and help them form an informed opinion based on facts. By increasing the number of sources a politically interested person can view, political knowledge will increase alongside their political participation. People that aren’t interested in politics will not use extra sources to watch news or debates but to find their preferred entertainment, making them less politically knowledgeable and interested.
I also agree with my classmates that having a greater variety of information to access allows politically interested people to increase their political knowledge. By having such a wide range of sources to gain their information from, politically interested people are able to become more involved in politics. This not only increases their political knowledge, but also their efficacy and willingness to vote. I do, however, agree with Norah and Madison that not all sources are reliable and can spread bias and false information. This can lead to greater confusion and cause less people to get involved in politics. Overall, the greater choice allows everyone to access political information in hopes of increasing their political knowledge.
I agree with this statement because politically interested people take advantage of other media choices to increase their political knowledge. Since they are more inclined to educate themselves about political issues, they consider using other media sources to form their political views towards candidates and issues. As they value various political sources, they tend to expose themselves to other political opinions. Their exposure increases their political knowledge, which in turn, increases their participation and voter turnout. On the other hand, people who only use preferred media sources become less involved in polls and usually do not change their mindsets. They are less likely to encounter media sources that challenge their viewpoints because they customize the information they use.
I agree with this statement. Either way,for or against the candidates, people will use the mass media and internet to support their beliefs and political knowledge. This knowledge could even spread to other people causing them to want to learn more and form their own opinions.
I agree with this, because greater choice in any market or industry allows people with an interest in a product or service, in this case news, to seek and use the highest quality version available. In the case of the media, those with motivation to seek political information will seek and use news sources that best enhance their existing knowledge with new information or opinions, resulting in a more informed and involved voting population. However, this does not necessarily mean that people will become more informed about every side's arguments, potentially encouraging people to seek out ideological news that best fits their opinions.
I agree with this because most people now a days use technology to their advantage, like Adrian said if someone wants to seek more political knowledge they would use all the available sources to them to help them form their opinion. The media being a well known and every day used source will be the easiest way for people to form their opinion and advance their political knowledge.
I agree with this quote because the greater a say an American Citizen has, the more willing they are to participate in politics since their voice will be heard by government. This would kill two birds with one stone because by getting people to have their voice heard that would make new voters come in and higher the voting percentage in America and with this being said the people will expand their political knowledge to be taken seriously by government and have politics and government change.
I also agree with this statement because as other people have previously said an increase of exposure to news or even as little as preference to news leads to an increase in political knowledge which concludes to an increase in willingness to vote. This only occurs with a person who is interested in politics. However if someone could care less about politics use the media as a way of avoiding any contact to political exposure. Instead they use it for their liking, perhaps entertainment, work management and many more.
Like many of us said, I agree with the statement. The wide spread of media allows people to explore political information and have opinions. By having thousands of sites and outlets, people can educate themselves very easily. They can access political info and not only increase their political knowledge, but their political efficacy, also like what Brooke said. Despite how many options there are, media does have its flaws. Sources will sometimes contain bone-sided false information. But never the less, if you know how to use media you can learn about politics in a click of a button.
I completely agree with this statement. People who have an interest in politics can use this variety of choices in media to get the best information for themselves. By being able to go through a variety of different sources, these people can create more informed opinions about the government. However, having this wide access to the media can expose people to very opinionated and bias news reports that can alter a person's political knowledge and make people believe in something that isn't true.
I agree with this statement. Although a greater choice can lead people to choose entertainment over news and politics, it allows those who do have even the slightest interest in politics to engage in it and learn more about the current political climate. With the many news channels now available on TV, those who are politically interested have many sources to gather their information from, and even have the option to hear from different sides (if watching both right and left leaning stations). As for the internet, those who are politically interested can easily look up what they want to learn about and will find hundreds of websites that will help them find what they are looking for. If there was less of a choice, people may not find as much information about a political topic as they would in a media climate with more options.
A greater selection of media sources benefits the public in that it allows people to make a choice on where they'd like to receive their news based on their lifestyle. For example, someone who does not have access to the internet may obtain information from newspaper sources or television shows. This wide range of options allows people to further investigate political stories that interest them and therefore expand their political knowledge. If a person hears a short segment about a story on TV, they can learn more about it online and become more knowledgeable than someone who only utilizes one type of news media. By using more than one type of media, a person can also eliminate some bias in the information they are receiving, given that they look at both left and right leaning sources. For example, a story heard originally on the FOX channel may appear completely different to someone after they watch a different channel or look online. Ultimately, a big selection of news sources allows voters to become more knowledgeable about political issues in a way that suits their lifestyle and interests.
I agree with this statement. If a person has a great interest in politics, the variety and choice will help to shape their opinion and help them gain a significant amount of information from these choices while strengthening their political knowledge. This can lead to higher voter turnout and more people voicing their opinions. However, with the greater choice, there is always the fact that people can get biased and unreliable information and start to use it inaccurately.
I agree with this statement. The media allows citizens to access all the popular news circulating the political world. It also gives people who are not so involved with politics to get up to date and become more ivolved. Through going through many different sources, people can form their own opinons and become a part of a party or an ideology. With this being said, the wide variety of sources can make people form an opinion based on biased new sources.
I agree as well. The information that media portrays. to viewers can be easily chosen so it reflects their interests, therefore media can provide people interested in politics with more information than those who aren’t.
As many others have said, I completely agree with the statement. Viewers can now gain political knowledge through multiple outputs and see many opinions on the same topic. With this information, they can form their own opinions. However, the one downside to this is that people will most likely only view opinions that are similar to their own so they will not gain any knowledge from the opposing side of the topic they are viewing.
I agree with this statement. Citizens who are looking to increase their political knowledge will turn to trending news to be updated on current issues. If the media is able to draw enough attention to an issue, more people are going to view it and learn from it.
I disagree with this statement. Greater choice reminds me of the conservative and liberal news stations that select only news stories that they believe their viewers will appreciate and connect with. The channels will not tell the news stories to their full truth or without a biased opinion. This prevents politically interested people from forming their own opinion on different issues. Someone who is liberal may not always have a liberal view on different topics. If someone is telling them a news story with only bits and pieces that liberals will find important, that person is likely to agree with the liberal point of view. If the news channels all laid out stories that may not be as important as others, with all of the facts and no opinions at all, the public would be more likely to from their own opinions and increase their knowledge on what is happening in the world.
I mostly agree with this statement as well. Limited choice does not provide people with the motivation to access more information, so people would have less political knowledge. With greater choice, people will be able to access the information at hand and use it to form their own political identity and inspire them to have more political knowledge. Although, people are only willing to learn more information as long as it applies to themselves, their party, their ideal candidate, etc. This means that political knowledge will be limited to information of their choice, and not all the facts available.
I agree with this statement. With greater choice, there will be more information at and for people to be motivated to learn about. The information at hand always provides a relatively full story on the common political issues, and if one source doesn't tell the whole story another will explain what was left out. I disagree with the people that say people are only motivated to learn about what appeals to them because that does not mean that there is not more information; people just do not want to search for an opposing view.
As several of my other classmates have said before me, this statement is at the least, very accurate of our American society. Greater choice leaves the people with no choice rather than to look at news and gain political knowledge. With a variety of sources, no person is left in the dark; There are easy reads, hard reads, videos, conservative views, liberal views, the list goes on. However, there comes a point where there may be so many sources available that information starts to become unreliable. Overall, if citizens use these sources with discretion, I think an abundance of sources for the media is a great outlet for anyone and everyone to receive the political knowledge that is necessary.
I agree that with the introduction of the internet as a source for news, people now have greater access to all the sources that keep being introduced and it allows people who are interested to use multiple sources in order to form their own opinions rather than only using specific bias news they see on TV. This expansion of access and to multiple sources instantaneously allows people to increase their own political knowledge through more exposure to news in general.
I disagree with this statement as well as Brandon’s previous statement. People who have a strong passion and interest for politics will find information on politics on their own no matter if there is a large or small selection in news. People with a passion are going to go out of their way to find out answers to their own politic related questions. They don’t need more sources of media. Also, a bigger selection in news isn’t always good. Media already tends to control what people see as well as influence what people should think and feel about certain issues.
I agree with Morgan’s statement because when a person is interested in the topic of politics there are many ways to expand their understanding. In this era the main way to learn more about politics and to start gathering their opinion is media. Media allows people to figure out the facts about the opinions of each party and each candidate. Thus allowing people to gather information in different ways and different points of views. Making them mix and match everything they have gathered making the most educated and accurate opinions on their political believes. Also with the internet so easily accessible it allows people to clear up questions they may have and to make sure they understand what they would like to know.
I agree with this statement. There is a variety of media that people use to gain political knowledge. People who are interested in politics tend to use the media and other sources of information to gain the knowledge they want to obtain. Going along Morgan's statement, people who don't like politics tend to avoid the media for such reasons: their views are challenged or they simply aren't interested.
I agree with this statement. People who are interested in their political environment will likely be more inclined to be educated about important topics. If more specific choices are available then people will have a larger say and better way of expressing their personal opinions. These choices will also increase the political knowledge of many people by being specific.
I agree with this statement as well. The more the general public is allowed to know the greater chance they'll have to explore it and share their discoveries with others. The more the common man knows about our government and how it functions, the more he'll be able to benefit and participate within the system.
Based upon this statement I agree that the more sources you have to gain information from, the more knowledge you will gain, but that all depends on the willingness of one wanting the knowledge. For example if someone has 3 books in front of them about a topic and another has one the one with 3 will know more about the topic but who says they will read all three.
I agree with this statement because the wide variety of news sources can allow politically educated people to gather new information about our government, etc. For example the internet has endless informaton and opinions about any known topic. Anyone who is interested in politics will want to know about any recent news and the variety of sources allows them to do so.
I agree with the statement. People like to have options, along with a great amount of information. They will likely be more interested in a topic if it's widely covered and surrounding them, too.
The statement is true. I think there is always a problem though. One problem is that the person could be getting their news from a single source, such as radio news casting, which is primarily based upon republicans. I believe people would need to get a wider perspective on how politics really are, and not just choose their own single sources to look at, but choose different ones as well. A lot of news sources can change the context of an issue while still technically being true, resulting in a reader getting the wrong information, so they aren't always increasing their knowledge. One other problem with new people trying to learn about politics from the media, they will sometimes follow things blindly if they don't understand them, just because they are loyal to one source.
I Agree with the statement, people like to be able to decide what they want to do, along with accurate information and not false and fake info to make them not believe in it, someone would also like the topic more if they relate to it.
I agree with this statement. People who are interested in politics use the wide variety of media to increase their political knowledge. However, people who are not interested in politics use the wide variety of media to avoid information that challenges their viewpoints and use the media for entertainment purposes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Morgan because the people that are interested may watch something on the news and then go look up more information online or another viewpoint. Also these people will use all different choices because they want to get the most knowledge and inform themselves in the best way possible. The people who are not already politically interested will have an even greater choice of other media entertainment and distractions to take part in. These people may find it even harder to become politically interested with more and more choices of other media entertainment.
DeleteI completely agree with this statement as well. Just like Morgan has said, the people who use their variety of media to their advantage tend to gain more political knowledge. It is great to see that there are gateways to gain information such as news stations, radio, and the internet. However, since there is a large amount of options, people can stumble upon information that is biased or not factually accurate. The assigned article states that “television works as a ‘knowledge leveler’ because it presents information in less cognitively demanding ways.” This shows that tv news is a dangerous way to gain political information. Making good choices on getting political information will increase their knowledge. But is one’s source of media the only factor that affects their political knowledge?
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. Many people use the media to increase knowledge on many things, including politics. In my opinion, I think that those who are not interested in politics, do not generally use the media for this reason, or like Morgan said, they avoid information that challenges their viewpoints. Those people normally use the media for other things, non political based.
ReplyDeleteThis statement is certainly true, especially considering the evidence Prior uses to support his claim. Exposing an already politically interested citizen to greater choice, a greater range of information, sources, opinions, issues, situations, and people, via new media will only extend their already prosperous political knowledge. However, rather than educate the politically apathetic, the rise of new choices only gives them outlets to avoid contact with politics. A person already willingly engaging in politics will gladly use these new tools to his advantage to greater his already extensive knowledge. However, a broader scope of available media will, as I said before, give users alternatives that allow them to avoid any contact with politics altogether (even such "chance encounters" that they may have experienced in the past with fewer choices). When given 2 options, such as politics and entertainment per se, the likelihood of choosing politics is 50%. As the amount of options increases, to say 10, the probability of choosing politics decreases drastically to 10% as well. This directly mirrors the circumstances in which politics become only the focus of the highly passionate who greatly further their knowledge, while allowing the less interested to stray even further from contact with politics than in the past.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. In today’s world, media benefits people since it provides them with information instantly. This results in people learning about politics from others who take on different view points then themselves, which increases their political efficacy and knowledge on the topic. Weather you are interested in politics or not, media can be used as a positive tool.
ReplyDeleteI would have to disagree with this idea, since, as I mentioned in my previous comment, while it is true that the amount of information and viewpoints has greatly increased, the chances of a wide range of people getting exposed to it decrease. The people who will most likely access these tools will only be those who are highly interested and will choose to search up politics on their own, not the average voter who possesses only mild interest in politics.
DeleteThis is true; given that there are many ways to consume media (whether it be politics or not) television, newspapers, and of course, the internet. The aforementioned methods all contribute to a wide range of methods of expanding one’s own political knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement to a degree. Greater choice permits one who is interested in politics to satisfy their political curiosities through a variety of media outlets. In other words, greater media choice gives the politically-inclined more options to educate themselves about current political figures or the latest political news. Mass media can be an informative tool for those interested in politics. However, I agree with Julia’s argument that offering more options to view media allows those that don’t favor politics to stray further from their civic duties around election time. Before cable television was invented, political shows and entertainment shows had their designated time slots in which they were aired during the day. This routine schedule forced even the politically uninterested viewers to at least gain a basic knowledge of politics if they wished to spend their time watching TV. In fact, research has shown that the most basic exposure to politics can produce learning. However, the advent of cable television has given viewers the option to watch political or entertainment channels at any point because both are being aired around the clock on different stations. When given options, people tend to watch what they prefer (entertainment shows). With freedom to watch what they choose, voters who watch politics on their freetime tend to have a higher efficacy than those who prefer other forms of media. While the statement above is completely correct, this media age also acts as an escape route for the politically uninterested to avoid viewing politics all together and only watch shows for their amusement.
ReplyDeleteThis statement is certainly true because the various websites and TV channels available to voters allow for politically-interested people to indulged themselves with a wealth of political information. As mentioned in the reading, news channels currently run all day, and websites are available for people to feed their desires for political knowledge. However, although media can be used to gain political insight, it can also be used solely for entertainment purposes as Morgan mentioned in an earlier post. People gravitate to television stations and media outlets that fit their set of personal preferences. Since a slim percentage of the population is wildly interested in politics, the abundance of other stations could take viewers’ attention away. The politically dedicated, however, will continue to religiously watch the various, multi-partisan news stations. Although the wide array of options may be used for enrichment by the politically-devout, the options also provide the politically-uninterested numerous outlets to further avoid the news and remain politically uninformed altogether.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. People who are interested in politics and want to know more will choose to increase their political knowledge. By doing this, they use a variety of different media sources to learn more. With all the different types of media that are opinion based or are factual that they can choose from. So they have to look at different sources to see if the information is true or "fake news."
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement which is certainly true because with the extended amount of TV channels and multiple websites accessible for voters, it allows people who are interested politically to inform themselves through media. As seen in the article by Prior, news channels are usually on 24/7, all day long along with internet access which can inform people, gaining political knowledge. However, the increase in choices may help with avoiding the contact of politics. Media can be used for entertainment and amusing purposes rather than being used for gaining political knowledge (as seen in Kathryn's and Morgan's posts!). Citizens may tune in and watch channels/stations that satisfy what they want to hear/watch and prefer. This leads to the point of how media loses the attention politically of people. Since there is a small amount of people who are politically engaged, other stations and channels can easily take the attention of many viewers who are not politically into that type of information. Those who are not interested in politics use media for entertainment purposes and will avoid information that challenges them within their viewpoints and stances. But, those who are devoted will continue to view and listen to news in that topic. Exposing people who are already politically engaged to a greater choice with a bigger range of information, sources and issues, will only help them benefit from this, increasing their political knowledge. Although media can be a tool for those politically engaged, it can be also used as an alternative for those who are avoiding politics and only using media for entertainment purposes. This creates politics to only catch those who are interested rather than those who avoid the topic overall.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this statement. Those who are politically interested have many different options to get updates on everything going on with politics. Different options help give greater access to different issues and topics which does lead to a greater political knowledge. However, as Melissa mentioned about, some of these sources such as the TV, are used for entertainment reasons other than politics.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. If people are given more options and a bigger range of information, it will increase one's political knowledge. If one is given more information, it will give a person an idea of what is happening in the political world. For example if someone is running for president, there will be presidential debates. If one has the option to watch the debate or read about a campaign, the more information one has on the election the more knowledge they will have on who to vote for, or when candidates will have rallies, or when debates are on TV.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. If people are given more options and a bigger range of information, it will increase one's political knowledge. If one is given more information, it will give a person an idea of what is happening in the political world. For example if someone is running for president, there will be presidential debates. If one has the option to watch the debate or read about a campaign, the more information one has on the election the more knowledge they will have on who to vote for, or when candidates will have rallies, or when debates are on TV.
ReplyDeleteI mostly agree with this statement. For those who have an interest in politics and current events, having thousands of sources in multiple formats available to anyone is extremely beneficial. Almost all of these formats are open to the general public and easy to obtain, making information widespread and unlimited. However, having this much information on one particular event or story leads to a variation in truth of what took place. I agree with what Norah said about how some news is biased and full of inaccurate facts and statements. Some stories are all about viewpoint, allowing many different claims and opinions to exist, while others are about a specific event that happened. Having multiple sources report on one event can and will lead to miscommunication of facts about what actually happened. Aside from this, I completely agree with the above statement. Even those who do not favor politics and wish to separate themselves from a political environment can do so because of the extensive media outlets available. The greater number of media sources allows for a separation of politics and entertainment. This satisfies both those who want to be involved and those who do not.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement because people who are motivated to increase their political knowledge will use all available sources to shape their opinions. These people will have more political knowledge because they see all sides of an issue and are able to form their own opinion on a topic, while people who rarely watch the news are generally one sided and have narrow views. These people don’t want their views to be challenged, so they hardly ever watch the news.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. Like Adrian previously stated, people who seek ways to increase their political knowledge have the ability to use the many sources available to them. By doing this, they will easily increase their knowledge and allows them to be more involved in politics. Although the media may present may different views, people will be able to have a general understanding of what is going on in the world. However, the people who do not seek knowledge will only use these sources for entertainment purposes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement because a greater number of sources for these people to educate themselves will let them see issues/politicians from multiple perspectives and help them form an informed opinion based on facts. By increasing the number of sources a politically interested person can view, political knowledge will increase alongside their political participation. People that aren’t interested in politics will not use extra sources to watch news or debates but to find their preferred entertainment, making them less politically knowledgeable and interested.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with my classmates that having a greater variety of information to access allows politically interested people to increase their political knowledge. By having such a wide range of sources to gain their information from, politically interested people are able to become more involved in politics. This not only increases their political knowledge, but also their efficacy and willingness to vote. I do, however, agree with Norah and Madison that not all sources are reliable and can spread bias and false information. This can lead to greater confusion and cause less people to get involved in politics. Overall, the greater choice allows everyone to access political information in hopes of increasing their political knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement because politically interested people take advantage of other media choices to increase their political knowledge. Since they are more inclined to educate themselves about political issues, they consider using other media sources to form their political views towards candidates and issues. As they value various political sources, they tend to expose themselves to other political opinions. Their exposure increases their political knowledge, which in turn, increases their participation and voter turnout. On the other hand, people who only use preferred media sources become less involved in polls and usually do not change their mindsets. They are less likely to encounter media sources that challenge their viewpoints because they customize the information they use.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. Either way,for or against the candidates, people will use the mass media and internet to support their beliefs and political knowledge. This knowledge could even spread to other people causing them to want to learn more and form their own opinions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this, because greater choice in any market or industry allows people with an interest in a product or service, in this case news, to seek and use the highest quality version available. In the case of the media, those with motivation to seek political information will seek and use news sources that best enhance their existing knowledge with new information or opinions, resulting in a more informed and involved voting population. However, this does not necessarily mean that people will become more informed about every side's arguments, potentially encouraging people to seek out ideological news that best fits their opinions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this because most people now a days use technology to their advantage, like Adrian said if someone wants to seek more political knowledge they would use all the available sources to them to help them form their opinion. The media being a well known and every day used source will be the easiest way for people to form their opinion and advance their political knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this quote because the greater a say an American Citizen has, the more willing they are to participate in politics since their voice will be heard by government. This would kill two birds with one stone because by getting people to have their voice heard that would make new voters come in and higher the voting percentage in America and with this being said the people will expand their political knowledge to be taken seriously by government and have politics and government change.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with this statement because as other people have previously said an increase of exposure to news or even as little as preference to news leads to an increase in political knowledge which concludes to an increase in willingness to vote. This only occurs with a person who is interested in politics. However if someone could care less about politics use the media as a way of avoiding any contact to political exposure. Instead they use it for their liking, perhaps entertainment, work management and many more.
ReplyDeleteLike many of us said, I agree with the statement. The wide spread of media allows people to explore political information and have opinions. By having thousands of sites and outlets, people can educate themselves very easily. They can access political info and not only increase their political knowledge, but their political efficacy, also like what Brooke said. Despite how many options there are, media does have its flaws. Sources will sometimes contain bone-sided false information. But never the less, if you know how to use media you can learn about politics in a click of a button.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this statement. People who have an interest in politics can use this variety of choices in media to get the best information for themselves. By being able to go through a variety of different sources, these people can create more informed opinions about the government. However, having this wide access to the media can expose people to very opinionated and bias news reports that can alter a person's political knowledge and make people believe in something that isn't true.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. Although a greater choice can lead people to choose entertainment over news and politics, it allows those who do have even the slightest interest in politics to engage in it and learn more about the current political climate. With the many news channels now available on TV, those who are politically interested have many sources to gather their information from, and even have the option to hear from different sides (if watching both right and left leaning stations). As for the internet, those who are politically interested can easily look up what they want to learn about and will find hundreds of websites that will help them find what they are looking for. If there was less of a choice, people may not find as much information about a political topic as they would in a media climate with more options.
ReplyDeleteA greater selection of media sources benefits the public in that it allows people to make a choice on where they'd like to receive their news based on their lifestyle. For example, someone who does not have access to the internet may obtain information from newspaper sources or television shows. This wide range of options allows people to further investigate political stories that interest them and therefore expand their political knowledge. If a person hears a short segment about a story on TV, they can learn more about it online and become more knowledgeable than someone who only utilizes one type of news media. By using more than one type of media, a person can also eliminate some bias in the information they are receiving, given that they look at both left and right leaning sources. For example, a story heard originally on the FOX channel may appear completely different to someone after they watch a different channel or look online. Ultimately, a big selection of news sources allows voters to become more knowledgeable about political issues in a way that suits their lifestyle and interests.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. If a person has a great interest in politics, the variety and choice will help to shape their opinion and help them gain a significant amount of information from these choices while strengthening their political knowledge. This can lead to higher voter turnout and more people voicing their opinions. However, with the greater choice, there is always the fact that people can get biased and unreliable information and start to use it inaccurately.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. The media allows citizens to access all the popular news circulating the political world. It also gives people who are not so involved with politics to get up to date and become more ivolved. Through going through many different sources, people can form their own opinons and become a part of a party or an ideology. With this being said, the wide variety of sources can make people form an opinion based on biased new sources.
ReplyDeleteI agree as well. The information that media portrays. to viewers can be easily chosen so it reflects their interests, therefore media can provide people interested in politics with more information than those who aren’t.
ReplyDeleteAs many others have said, I completely agree with the statement. Viewers can now gain political knowledge through multiple outputs and see many opinions on the same topic. With this information, they can form their own opinions. However, the one downside to this is that people will most likely only view opinions that are similar to their own so they will not gain any knowledge from the opposing side of the topic they are viewing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. Citizens who are looking to increase their political knowledge will turn to trending news to be updated on current issues. If the media is able to draw enough attention to an issue, more people are going to view it and learn from it.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with this statement. Greater choice reminds me of the conservative and liberal news stations that select only news stories that they believe their viewers will appreciate and connect with. The channels will not tell the news stories to their full truth or without a biased opinion. This prevents politically interested people from forming their own opinion on different issues. Someone who is liberal may not always have a liberal view on different topics. If someone is telling them a news story with only bits and pieces that liberals will find important, that person is likely to agree with the liberal point of view. If the news channels all laid out stories that may not be as important as others, with all of the facts and no opinions at all, the public would be more likely to from their own opinions and increase their knowledge on what is happening in the world.
ReplyDeleteI mostly agree with this statement as well. Limited choice does not provide people with the motivation to access more information, so people would have less political knowledge. With greater choice, people will be able to access the information at hand and use it to form their own political identity and inspire them to have more political knowledge. Although, people are only willing to learn more information as long as it applies to themselves, their party, their ideal candidate, etc. This means that political knowledge will be limited to information of their choice, and not all the facts available.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. With greater choice, there will be more information at and for people to be motivated to learn about. The information at hand always provides a relatively full story on the common political issues, and if one source doesn't tell the whole story another will explain what was left out. I disagree with the people that say people are only motivated to learn about what appeals to them because that does not mean that there is not more information; people just do not want to search for an opposing view.
ReplyDeleteAs several of my other classmates have said before me, this statement is at the least, very accurate of our American society. Greater choice leaves the people with no choice rather than to look at news and gain political knowledge. With a variety of sources, no person is left in the dark; There are easy reads, hard reads, videos, conservative views, liberal views, the list goes on. However, there comes a point where there may be so many sources available that information starts to become unreliable. Overall, if citizens use these sources with discretion, I think an abundance of sources for the media is a great outlet for anyone and everyone to receive the political knowledge that is necessary.
ReplyDeleteI agree that with the introduction of the internet as a source for news, people now have greater access to all the sources that keep being introduced and it allows people who are interested to use multiple sources in order to form their own opinions rather than only using specific bias news they see on TV. This expansion of access and to multiple sources instantaneously allows people to increase their own political knowledge through more exposure to news in general.
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ReplyDeleteI disagree with this statement as well as Brandon’s previous statement. People who have a strong passion and interest for politics will find information on politics on their own no matter if there is a large or small selection in news. People with a passion are going to go out of their way to find out answers to their own politic related questions. They don’t need more sources of media. Also, a bigger selection in news isn’t always good. Media already tends to control what people see as well as influence what people should think and feel about certain issues.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Morgan’s statement because when a person is interested in the topic of politics there are many ways to expand their understanding. In this era the main way to learn more about politics and to start gathering their opinion is media. Media allows people to figure out the facts about the opinions of each party and each candidate. Thus allowing people to gather information in different ways and different points of views. Making them mix and match everything they have gathered making the most educated and accurate opinions on their political believes. Also with the internet so easily accessible it allows people to clear up questions they may have and to make sure they understand what they would like to know.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. There is a variety of media that people use to gain political knowledge. People who are interested in politics tend to use the media and other sources of information to gain the knowledge they want to obtain. Going along Morgan's statement, people who don't like politics tend to avoid the media for such reasons: their views are challenged or they simply aren't interested.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement. People who are interested in their political environment will likely be more inclined to be educated about important topics. If more specific choices are available then people will have a larger say and better way of expressing their personal opinions. These choices will also increase the political knowledge of many people by being specific.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement as well. The more the general public is allowed to know the greater chance they'll have to explore it and share their discoveries with others. The more the common man knows about our government and how it functions, the more he'll be able to benefit and participate within the system.
ReplyDeleteBased upon this statement I agree that the more sources you have to gain information from, the more knowledge you will gain, but that all depends on the willingness of one wanting the knowledge. For example if someone has 3 books in front of them about a topic and another has one the one with 3 will know more about the topic but who says they will read all three.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement because the wide variety of news sources can allow politically educated people to gather new information about our government, etc. For example the internet has endless informaton and opinions about any known topic. Anyone who is interested in politics will want to know about any recent news and the variety of sources allows them to do so.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the statement. People like to have options, along with a great amount of information. They will likely be more interested in a topic if it's widely covered and surrounding them, too.
ReplyDeleteThe statement is true. I think there is always a problem though. One problem is that the person could be getting their news from a single source, such as radio news casting, which is primarily based upon republicans. I believe people would need to get a wider perspective on how politics really are, and not just choose their own single sources to look at, but choose different ones as well. A lot of news sources can change the context of an issue while still technically being true, resulting in a reader getting the wrong information, so they aren't always increasing their knowledge. One other problem with new people trying to learn about politics from the media, they will sometimes follow things blindly if they don't understand them, just because they are loyal to one source.
ReplyDeleteI Agree with the statement, people like to be able to decide what they want to do, along with accurate information and not false and fake info to make them not believe in it, someone would also like the topic more if they relate to it.
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