Framing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppMh1DC2z4&NR=1

I found this video on YouTube. In the video, they have a clip of a video interview done with people who voted for Obama outside a polling station. They discuss the effects of how the 2008 presidential election was framed in the media. John Ziegler believes that people voted on personality and media perceptions rather than on campaign issues, inferring that Obama won because many who voted for him didn't vote on his policies. While I may not necessarily agree with this clip, I do see how the campaigns were framed in the media and how many people can vote for reasons other than beliefs or policies of the candidate.


-Christine Crowley