What Came First, News or the Media?
The following video is an analysis of the effect media have had on the presidential primary campaign. It appears that the popularity of candidates is Dependant on the amount of attention they are given by the main stream media. And this seems to be independent of the trends observed on internet sources. This comes as no surprise to me since I have been getting my news from both main stream cable network and internet sources. What the video creator doesn’t consider, is that the trends that occur on the internet do not necessarily reflect those of the population as a whole. There are still many Americans who receive their news from traditional sources, like news papers and television.