The Role of Media in Choosing Our Candidates for National Office: Student Projects

Used By Armwood High (Seffner, FL) Student

10 people were asked the following questions and these were their responses:

Did you vote in the 1992 presidential election? Yes 7 No 3

Who did you vote for? Why? Clinton 6 Younger, new ideas, wanted change. Bush 2 Wanted everything to stay the same, scared of change. Perot 2 Wanted to better the economy, get ridof the deficit.

Did you think or believe there was a lot of negative campaigning in this election? Yes 8 No 2

Did the media encourage or discourage negative ads? Encourage 6 Discourage 4

Did the media influence you in any way in your decision? How? Yes 4 Believed everything that was said. No 6 Clarified their beliefs.

Did you believe everything that was said about the candidates? Yes 2 No 8

Was media coverage fair to all candidates? Yes 8 No 2