Posts Tagged Media
When Talking Points Attack
Posted by sophiatwrites in Advocacy, Campaigns, Community Participation, Media, Mindful Consumerism on July 18, 2011
It’s important for every Civil Citizen to know about talking points. Talking points are specific points that a politician, political party or special interest group wants you to know. Like an advertisement there are varying levels of truth to these statements. We have seen some masters of the talking point, I must say many from the Republican Party.
Shiny objects
Posted by sophiatwrites in Media, Mindful Consumerism, Voting on June 13, 2011
Cheaters, crazy celebrities, steroids in sports, just a few of the weird media tangents that readily come to mind. What is with the shiny objects Civil Citizens? How does the landslide get started and how do the editors make these decisions about which shiny object to follow?