Sunday, September 12, 2010

1st Blog Assignment

     Hegemony is displayed through all types of media and influences readers and/or listeners by what is being filtered to them. I am choosing to focus on Obama's Healthcare Reform and the people in all social classes opinions and influences on this issue.
     Hegemony is defined as a "leadership or predominant influence by one group". The leading news networks used this stragegy to receive the public's attention by spreading ideas and reactions to Obama's idea of a new healthcare reform system. Intentionally this new system would benefit the lower and some middle class citizens of America, rather than the upper class.
     Most middle class and all upper class citizens were, and still are, against this idea because it would make their health care costs rise, while benefitting the "not-so-privileged" people of this country. The people formed their ideas and opinions by watching the news about this issue and were influenced by what information the news anchors and thier featured guests provided to the viewers, knowing they had prodominance in the discussion or subject of the matter. Watching and anazlyzing what these anchors,politicians, and other important individuals discuss in the media helps people understand just how strong their opinions and influences are swayed by listening to what these publicized people are saying.

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