Political Communication Assignment 2022

Political communication
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Date: 22 July 2019

Journal Entry: Problems in political communication that encountered in professional
practice.
Political communication includes the requirement for the individuals to inform about
updates ongoing within the society and to establish itself politically and make them part of
the prefabrication package offered to the party and members of an organisation (Hacker,
Coombs and Weaver, 2016). While working in the government organisation of America, I
came across many political communication issues during the US elections (Hacker, Coombs
and Weaver, 2016). It was expected that various societal forces would be invited like the
advocacy groups, media, social movements, corporations and political parties for initiating
the communication actions (Harris, 2015). Though everyone was directed, there were many
flaws that occurred within the communication process, which hide the various developments
undertaken by the previous government, for the sake of achieving more votes from the
individuals (Hacker, Coombs and Weaver, 2016).
I believe it’s the mass media role to inform the public and make them update about
the present news and events taking place in the state, community, and country (Hacker,
Coombs and Weaver, 2016). But in case of US election, media tried to damage the political
figures, which resulted in change believe television and social media is the best way of
communications in public opinion, and changes in the content and alter the results of an
election (Hacker, Coombs and Weaver, 2016). The television coverages broadcasted in
America during elections impacted many public attitudes over the significance of specific
issues so that it can be significant for public officials to place the same on the agenda
(Hacker, Coombs and Weaver, 2016).
I have analysed during my job tenure that presidential elections, politics and
campaigns are most important for the media and public, and during this phrase right political