The President and the Media

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This paper analyzes how the American president is treated by the media. It examines the opinions of the media on the president's role and shows how this portrayal can influence the president's functioning, both positively and negatively. The paper uses, as an example, the portrayal of George W. Bush, current U.S.A. president, and shows how different newspapers offer differing opinions, depending on their political affiliations. The paper analyzes three articles that show the diverse portrayals of George W. Bush in America's press.

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"For example, Washington Post reporter Mike Allen was one of only a select few journalists invited to ride along on the President's recent top-secret trip to Baghdad to visit American troops on Thanksgiving. While the newspaper tends to take a Democratic or liberal tone, Allen's story went behind the scenes on Air Force One to show just how the Bush team pulled off the top-secret mission. He shows how dangerous the mission really was when he says, "Much of the president's staff donned camouflage tops and bottoms, both for security reasons and to avoid spoiling the pictures. The reporters were fitted for "ballistic vests" en route" (Allen A47)."

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