Politics and Culture
Have you ever heard of the news station shows such as: Huckabee? Rachel Maddow? Anderson Cooper or even Piers Morgan Live? Well if you watch MSNBC or Fox news you are bound to see these shows and subsequently be subjected to the views of these anchors for their respective news outlets. What I want to point out in this blog is the question of how politics and culture are intertwined. Or are they?
Even now and again someone from a major network has a slip up and the rest of the media grabs onto it. Taking a look at someone in particular would be Piers Morgan. Piers Morgan took over Larry King's 9pm time slot in 2011. Morgan has been an outspoken advocate for tighter gun control especially after the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting. Piers has gone on record on his show numerous times with panelists for and against gun control and has argued his stance on the issue as well. As some of you may know by now, Piers Morgan will be leaving the air as early as next month. My question is that since his show was sheerly political, does it make sense that his culture directly reflects his political views? I believe it does and to be frank it doesn't bother me. I am a firm believer on everyone is entitled to their own opinion and should be respected. Piers Morgan obviously comes from a much different culture with different ideas and philosophies in which he lives by.
Conversely on the other side of the aisle if you will is Fox News. Fox is putting on programs such as Huckabee and Hannity. Culturally, these two men are very different from Morgan. Hannity and Huckabee are much more conservative in ideology than Morgan. What my thought is that culture and political ideology have a correlation. I am not making a bold claim here just suggesting that culture has a bigger role in politics than we tend to lead on. Being from the UK, Morgan has a much different outlook on guns than Huckabee and Sean Hannity. What we see in todays media is a constant battle for ratings and market share. It is in the best interest for news outlets to put polarizing views of a certain topic in order to stir conversation.
My last thought on the matter is acceptance. It is my thought that the different sides of the political aisle are to eager to jump down each others throats about any picayune thing. My question to pose to the class is that would it be better to simply accept others views, disagree with them and move on? You don’t have to watch Fox or MSNBC at any particular moment but what we can do is stop bickering and fix real world problems. Not a call for bi-partisan support on everything but being more human about things.
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"'Piers Morgan Live' to Be Canceled by CNN as Early as next Month, Network Says." NY Daily News. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
"Hannity with Sean Hannity." Fox News. FOX News Network, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
Arkin, Daniel. "CNN Cancels 'Piers Morgan Live' After Three Years." NBC News. MSNBC, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
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6 comments:
Great points Connor. I certainly agree that everyone is entitled to their opinion, that is the only way that democracy works. To suppress the opinions of those with differing ideology would be a failure of our country. It is pretty sad that this is often the way that society moves though.
I agree that everyone is entitled to their own opinions God knows that I have them. I also agree that we need to fix real problems in this country. Before someone can develop an opinion based on what network they watch they should research the topic and develop a better understanding of the topic they are reviewing. I find it frustrating that people will form points of views just based on what network they like to watch.
To whom it may concern,
I agree that the depth of an individuals cultural observation can stagnate diverse views or provide an axiom of views.
These peculiar mediums do generated sputtered discussion at the television or not.
Let it be effective for the cultural views to captivate a medium between, how you say partisanship, and the origin of a view.
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Thank for you insight of bi-partisanship,
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To whom it may concern,
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