Power of Words

It is not just what stories gatekeepers decide to share, but also how they are worded. The saying goes, there's his side, her side and the truth. This saying is true in the world of social media and politics. A story can and will be told from many different news outlets and while they may all be telling the same story, that story can be recounted in many different ways.

There are two ways that all the information is changed based on the news outlet sharing a story. The first is the amount of information shared. A political news article cannot always give all the information on a topic. They have to pick an choose what they think is the most important information about the topic to put into their story. People don't always have the longest attention span, so it is vital to get as much information as possible in as few characters as possible. The other way information can differ is through the words and the way the words are phrased.  Words are a powerful tool and the way things are worded can change the way we view them and interpret them

Politics especially are very influential and the words that are used are powerful. The public can be influenced by a lot, but the words political news outlets use can shape the direction and course of the country.