Mass Media IN Politics Again

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/opinion/letters/biden-agenda-congress.amp.html Biden’s lagging agenda and dropping ratings have left many wondering if his agenda, primarily the reconciliation and infrastructure bundle bills, will pass before the year is up.. and at what cost? Media coverage surrounding President Biden’s agenda have centered around three main viewpoints- Republicans, Moderate Democrats, and Progressives. Republicans in both the House and Senate have committed solidarity in not voting for either bill- even trending the hashtag: #JustVoteNo . Republicans are hyper focused on painting both bills as “ House Democrats are pushing the most radical Far-Left Socialist piece of legislation in American history.”, per the House Republicans Twitter . Moderate Democrats, though, have largely been the center of attention as to why these bills have taken so long, and have taken so many cuts. Namely Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, have been holding up the process due to the price ta...

    News broke today that on October 18th, 2021, former-Secretary of State, Colin Powell has passed away. In the wake of his passing his family released a statement : " General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19. He was fully vaccinated " Almost immediately after the release of this statement, mass media outlets began circulating news surrounding the legacy Colin Powell left during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks , his impact on the Black community , and mark on politics as a whole . Though, it was not long after this that the messaging swiftly changed- his cause of death and the implications. Reporters and outlets on Twitter have now began to focus on the fact and concern over Powell, a fully vaccinated person, dying of COVID-19. Fox News contributes, John Roberts, in a since-deleted tweet posted:              ...