| | The media can make enormous differences in the success or failure of businesses, entertainers, and even some sports athletes. Many people hire "publicists" to create positive media stories about them. | | The media can make enormous differences in the success or failure of businesses, entertainers, and even some sports athletes. Many people hire "publicists" to create positive media stories about them. |
| − | A politician disliked by the media has a difficult time winning an election, while a politician promoted by the media is likely to win. When virtually every major newspaper endorsed Democrat James McGreevey for governor of New Jersey in 2001, then he easily defeated the more conservative, and better qualified, Republican Bret Schundler. Why did New Jersey newspapers prefer McGreevey? Because newspapers have liberal positions on issues like abortion and marriage, and McGreevey had those liberal views. (Later, after election, McGreevey abruptly resigned from office. But the media never would allow Schundler to be elected as governor. | + | A politician disliked by the media has a difficult time winning an election, while a politician promoted by the media is likely to win. When virtually every major newspaper endorsed Democrat Jim McGreevey for governor of New Jersey in 2001, then he easily defeated the more conservative, and better qualified, Republican Bret Schundler. Why did New Jersey newspapers prefer McGreevey? Because newspapers have liberal positions on issues like abortion and marriage, and McGreevey had those liberal views. (Later, after election, McGreevey abruptly resigned from office. But the media never would allow Schundler to be elected as governor. |