Californians Address the Role of Media in Politics

This YouTube video was very interesting. ‘Survey Nation’ asks attendees of the 2008 California Democratic Convention how they view modern media and its role in the political process. They wanted to see if voters really care about endorsements given by celebrities like Oprah and Chuck Norris. This informal survey offers people chance to speak out on the issues that shape this country. It was good to see people speak freely about their opinions and politics.

I do have some critiques about the video though. The way the video was presented was exactly the thing that the media does to distort the news. In the video people were shown wearing shirts that mocked former President Bush. There were liberal people who said the media lies. This would lead people to believe that if you don't trust the media it should be because you are too conservative. I think that this is the biggest lie that they could tell.