The Journalistic Deographic

We all depend on the media to be the source of all of our information in this age of quick occurrences and rapidly shifting landscapes. This dependency is exacerbated especially when one considers that this year is an election year. Demographics are being examined, and whether we like it or not, media political biases are coming out.

However, I want to ask, of which individuals is the media comprised? Is there any common uniting factor among members of the media that also is a common uniting political factor? In essence, I am simply trying to examine a possible political bias towards Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the democratic primary. Hillary Clinton was the front runner in the beginning of the Democratic primary. However, she has lost all of her steam to a media darling such as Obama. In one glance at the magazine section in CVS, one of the first things I see is Obama on the cover of Esquire magazine (June 2008 edition). This is one instance where all I look, I see Obama's visage. Furthermore, Hillary Clinton's campaign has completely imploded at this point, especially with major hits such as Edwards endorsing Obama. It is important to recognize that these blunders are fully maximized in the eyes of the press. Hillary crushed Obama in Kentucky, but this was not the major news of the evening.

It is ridiculous to say that the media has not had a massive influence on the Democratic primary. It has. I believe Hillary Clinton has made mistakes throughout her campaign, but I feel that it is the media coverage that truly drove the stake through her heart. It is a necessary evil of politics; people need to see the candidates in their true element, for which the media is essential. However, the media has control of what kinds of elements the candidates are seen through. This has had an alarming affect on the democratic race altogether.