For an example of the author's use of specific examples in describing what the media considers newsworthy news, the author writes: “The public rarely hears about routine ceremonies at state dinners, but when President George Bush vomited on the Japanese prime minister in 1992, the world's media jumped on the story” (Edwards, Wattenberg , Lineberry, 2015, p. This is an indication of how the media decides what is newsworthy. This quote demonstrates some of the strengths of the article because, not only does the quote support how the media decides what is newsworthy, but it shows no bias and is a concrete and specific example. Another quote that demonstrates the strengths of the article is "Journalists and politicians have a symbiotic relationship, with politicians relying on journalists to get their message out and journalists relying on politicians to keep them informed." (p.400). this quote demonstrates the strengths of the article because it shows how the media receives news, how politicians gain their influence and shows no bias. A final quote that highlights the strengths of this excerpt is “The media can also have a dramatic effect on how the public evaluates specific events by emphasizing one event over others. When, during a 1976 presidential debate, President Ford falsely stated that the Soviet Union did