An 8 page analytic essay that examines the media's extensive coverage of the nation's Presidential Primaries and the direct effect this coverage has on campaign strategy and voter decision. Included is a discussion of different approaches used by print media that focuses on articles appearing in the New York Times and Time Magazine. Also included is a comparison between the media coverage of the 1996 Presidential Primaries and those of the year 2000. Bibliography lists 7 sources. Richard M. Nixon, the events of Watergate and the outcome are all detailed.
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that in the modern realm of celebrity adulation, the political operatives who work to define a candidate s image and then molds his or her appeal are generally far more interested in the image that sells among voters rather than anything that can be truly viewed as substantive. Far too often, a politician s handlers believe they can package a candidate in ways that will be irresistible to a voter. Unfortunately, such an attitude suggests that the voter is unable to make his or her own determinations. Bibliography lists 8 sources. When I first learned of elections in Civics 101, one thing I remember thinking to myself was that I would never want to be president of the United States.