Media paper
The media has always played a major role in American Politics. Today two networks on cable, MSNBC and Fox News have established themselves as the major networks that tend to espouse a certain political view. MSNBC tends to play to a more liberal perspective whereas Fox News, more of a conservative perspective.
Your assignment is to view a show on each of the networks between the hours of 8pm-11pm. You will watch a full episode of each on the same night and submit the following:
Name the show/host/date of each show.
Discuss in depth the main topics of each show.
Did you detect a political bias throughout the shows or did you find it more objective throughout the shows?provide examples.
Do you feel that these shows bring a positive or negative aspect to our nation’s political discourse? Why or why not?
provide substantive reasoning.
Compare and contrast the style and substance of each show.
Are you at all likely to watch one or both of these shows again? Why or Why not?
Make your paper a complete five pages.
Here are the shows you can choose from (1 from each column):
MSNBC Fox News
8-9 All in With Chris Hayes 8-9 Tucker Carlson Tonight
9-10 The Rachel Maddow Show 9-10 Hannity
10-11 Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell 10-11 The Ingrahm Angle
