CONVEY – Amanpour

I agree with Christiane Amanpour statement that  “a great america requires a great and free safe press.” I believe that the media did not cover the election fairly, and did a terrible job at masking their support of a certain candidate. Amanpour stated in the video that it was time to “recommit to robust fact based reporting.” I agree, as the media did not accurately report the 2016 presidential election. However, I do not think that Amanpour recognized the biased reporting that most of the media did.

CONVEY – BLOG ASSIGNMENT #1

Hillary Clinton stumbles — will her campaign follow?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/11/politics/hillary-clinton-health-2016-election/index.html


CNN talks about Hillary’s health as video evidence shows her stumbling and nearly fainting this past weekend. Rumors and “conspiracy theories” questioned her health in the past and they quickly turned into reasonable doubts based on videos and pictures from this past weekend. Clinton cancelled two days of her campaign trail – and left a 9/11 memorial event early. CNN adds that Trump wished Clinton a speedy recovery. Clinton’s press secretary told MSNBC that they would release more information on her health later in the week.

This CNN article features still photos and multiple videos, along with the opportunity to follow and contact the author (email, Facebook, twitter, etc.). The video of clinton stumbling and falling is very important in this article, without it, there would be no evidence to back up the article.

I would add a poll or the option to comment on the article. For example, a poll asking readers if they are more or less likely to continue to support/vote clinton, based on the newest health revelations.