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The clip above is from the Daily Show on February 1st. For the specific part of the video that deals with gatekeeping, fast forward to the 6:00 mark. As we discussed in class, gatekeeping is one of the oldest and most expansive powers of news media. Through gatekeeping, news media can determine what information we possess and which topics are relevant. In this clip from the Daily Show, Jon Stewart shows the highlights of President Obama's press conference with GOP leadership. During the conference, Republican leaders challenge Obama with difficult questions and he responds with wit, never losing his composure. As Jon points out, MSNBC and CNN both covered the press conference from start to finish. But Fox News chose to cut into the coverage halfway through, and interrupt for commentary. Clearly, Fox knows about their audience and what they want to hear. Given that Fox News is notorious for their conservative ideology, they clearly made a choice not to air the President's Q+A in its entirety because they didn't want viewers to hear the President's defense of his recent decisions. This is an example of both gatekeeping and perceived bias in news coverage as we have discussed previously in class.
-Kevin Shaffer
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