Palin's relationship with the press

Sarah Palin has lashed out on the press for her negative portrayal that was endorsed worldwide.

She points out that a free media is part of a democratic society although twisting her words was 'unfair' in attempt to make her appear stupid.

An example of this was when Palin most recently had said that Africa was a country but she insists that this was taken out of context.

Following Obama's win this week, the Republicans have been in disagreement as to why they lost and whether the choice of Sarah Palin contributed to this.

John McCain was scrutinised by many for the way in which he had chosen Palin. He had interviewed her by phone and met her once, then gave her the position as running vice-president.

The media in some respects made a joke of Palin, although a number of her interviews were no doubt comical.

Journalist Katie Couric was witness to this when interviewing Palin and some have argued that this was the beginning of the decline in poll numbers for the Republicans.

During one interview she was asked what newspapers she reads and was unable to name one, using "I read all of them" as an answer. In another renowned interview, she was unable to name any other court case in the U.S. other than Roe v Wade.

Although I have to admit, I was always very wary of Sarah Palin, it seems a bit late for the Republican party to be criticizing her. Surely they should have questioned her ability early on when it seemed she was continuously making mistakes.

The Republicans clearly want to work on improvements for the future when the next presidential election comes around but it seems that all the American people want right now is change.

Palin has offered her help to the media to improve their relationship "I want to ... help restore some credibility there".











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My first blog

Not only is this my first blog, this is my first week living in the 'big city' of London. For a just-turned twenty one year old from the South Wales valleys, it can be a hugely daunting experience.

Moving to a city where I have yet to meet another person from my side of the world has been both new and exciting but I have great sympathy for those who have traveled from afar and have no opportunity to use their home language.

Although Welsh is certainly a minority language, there is no doubt that over the last few years there has been a rapid growth in it's use.

With the opening of the Welsh assembly, people have come to accept that it is actually used widely within communities across the country and that bilingual signs should exist in public places.

I am always reminded of my grandparents' experience when they were children, when people became almost embarrassed to use their own language.

A recent BBC Trust report revealed that Wales, behind Scotland and Northern Ireland, is extremely under-represented in the news.

I would love to think that I could contribute to giving Wales a fair place within the British media, starting with giving light to the sudden growth of a language that has almost been forgotten for the last few decades.













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