Recently Arizona passed a law to make voters when they register prove that they are citizens. After the law was passed, and almost in act, the 9th circuit denied the action. This is the second time a court has overruled something the state voted on and almost passed. In the Fox News broadcast, Republican Governor Brewer talks with the host about the issue. Within the six minute segment, any viewer can see a bias from the host and Brewer, but also from the 9th circuit. The governor talks about how the law would not harm anyone; It would just ensure that all people voting are legal citizens and nothing more. Arizona is a hot topic in politics ever since the passing of a law that would deport any illegal immigrants that had been detained. With the 9th circuit overruling the state, it shows a bias towards the Republican run state. It is to be hoped that by the next election this will be sorted out. There is also a bias between the host and Brewer. Both show a bias towards the court, which can be assumed by how they are talking, that the court is Democratically run. Fox is known to be a Republican based news station, although news is not supposed to be politically biased. The tone the host and the governor when discussing the issue, a viewer could tell the bias in there voice and by listening to the host’s reaction to the issue. In Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point, he discusses a similar event on pages 74-77. The book dives into the 1984 presidential election were different news stations promoted different candidates. Each newscaster would change their moods when they talked about the candidate they backed. They would also smile. This is similar to how the host of the Fox News show would get excited when he opposed the court ruling.
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