n that is so dependent on the media, it must be their duty to inform. The president himself is dependent on the media to keep up with the changing world. There must be other ways to gain ratings, but misinforming the public is not one of the options. That is why if I were to run for a public office, my primary link to the electorate would be CNN. There are several things I like about CNN which made it my number one media source. Our political world is changing every day, and to keep up with our changing world one needs a source that is changing along with the world as well. What I mean by this is, while other stations such as ABC and PBS only give national news for one hour, the CNN is broadcasting news all the time. This is a dramatic advantage for anyone who is running for a public office. For people like George W. Bush, the CNN would be a very helpful source, maybe it will give him a clue as to who the Prime Minister of India and President of Mexico is. When ABC broadcasts an event, it usually given the people a summarized version of the event. There are a lot more to the news than what you see on television. One thing CNN does which no other source do is that the summarized version of the event is usually much more detailed and indebted. If I was the president of the United States, just watching CNN would not help me keep me up to date with the quickness of world politics and events. Multiple media source is necessary for people in public office. This is usually the case with the American people. They judge things by one opinion only, they usually cast an opinion on an issue by watching one media source. If people start casting opinions by watching one media source, they lack the other side of the story. The reason we have different media sources is so one can have a well rounded opinion on particular issues. The fact might be the same, but what's important is when journalists discuss about the issue. Different journalists have diff...
