Homework

"A lot of times i feel like the media doesn't give enough coverage or praise to certain candidates because they disagree with their views.  For example last presidential election when Ron Paul was running and was second in the republican primaries he was given far less press than Rudy Giuliani.  This was mainly due to Ron's slightly radical views on certain topics.  Regardless however, because if a candidate is receiving popularity then he or she has as much right to press as any other candidate."

"I also think that the press doesn't take the extra effort to really portray political issues to the younger voters.  All that really happens is people go out and tell us to register to vote but never tell us what the pressing issues are that we should concentrate on.  A main argument is that we are too young to care and the fact is we are just ill-informed and have a lack of knowledge to base our votes."
-Daniel Kaner

I would find the second topic to be particularly hard to write on because i don't know think there is necessarily an issue hear.  Its more of an observation than a missing news story.  I could talk to some recently registered voters and see how they feel about upcoming elections and the issue that surround our county and state and see if they have any knowledge of current initiatives, candidates, etc.  That way if there appears to be a lacking of knowledge within that group of people than it could be worth writing about.

The first issue is difficult because it would be like ratting out another medium for being biased when bias appears in the media all the time.  Certain companies have certain biases and therefore want to portray the news in a way that sheds positive light on their candidates and the issues they handle.  This is something that is widely seen in news coverage especially during election time.