Find two media stories written or delivered on television about your "candidate" -- one from what you would consider a "liberal" media outlet and one from what you would consider a "conservative" outlet.
What are the major differences in how your candidate is portrayed, if there are any? Based on the research you've done about your "candidate" so far, what seems accurate? What seems generous? What seems unfair? If a person were to see only one of these stories, what would they know and what would be concealed about this "candidate"? How do you think these characterizations contribute to polarization in society and in our political system, specifically?
Your blog posts should be approx. 500 words. They should include links, images, multimedia, etc. when appropriate (which is probably always -- what better way to keep your audience interested?) More information is provided in an assignment sheet on Blackboard.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015
Blog #6: Advertising Strategy
Find some advertising done by your candidate in some other campaign. Try to find at least 3-5 (you can use more) television or online ads (preferably from only one campaign, whatever year/office that might be.)
What strategies do you see present in these ads? (You can pick them apart ad by ad, or look at the group of ads as one advertising campaign, your choice.) Are they attack ads or candidate-positive? Image ads or issue ads? Any incumbent or challenger strategies present? Gender strategies or differences? Give some analysis for why you think the strategies that you have identified were chosen.
Your blog posts should be approx. 500 words. They should include links, images, multimedia, etc. when appropriate (which is probably always -- what better way to keep your audience interested?) More information is provided in an assignment sheet on Blackboard.
What strategies do you see present in these ads? (You can pick them apart ad by ad, or look at the group of ads as one advertising campaign, your choice.) Are they attack ads or candidate-positive? Image ads or issue ads? Any incumbent or challenger strategies present? Gender strategies or differences? Give some analysis for why you think the strategies that you have identified were chosen.
Your blog posts should be approx. 500 words. They should include links, images, multimedia, etc. when appropriate (which is probably always -- what better way to keep your audience interested?) More information is provided in an assignment sheet on Blackboard.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Blog #5: Polling
Polls have been coming out predicting the candidates for the 2016 presidential election for awhile now. Try to find some polls that include your candidate. Based on your candidate's inclusion (or exclusion) from these polls, what story do they tell? Is your candidate a front-runner, or does s/he have a mountain to climb? More importantly, what can we really learn from polls more than one year before the election? Use your knowledge of polling (based on your reading ... and maybe a little research!) to write about your informed opinions on this topic.
Your blog posts should be approx. 500 words. They should include links, images, multimedia, etc. when appropriate (which is probably always -- what better way to keep your audience interested?) More information is provided in an assignment sheet on Blackboard.
Your blog posts should be approx. 500 words. They should include links, images, multimedia, etc. when appropriate (which is probably always -- what better way to keep your audience interested?) More information is provided in an assignment sheet on Blackboard.
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