Question

it becomes readily apparent that presidential candidates go through a great amount of public scrutiny. At times, it may seem like we know too much about the candidates, yet citizens must get a good idea of candidates' personalities and stands on various issues.

With that in mind, what do you think are the pros AND cons of the intense scrutiny that presidential candidates and presidents undergo in the mass media? What areas of candidates' lives should be "off limits" to the media? Explain your answers.

Answer 1

Pros of the intense scrutiny that presidential candidates and presidents undergo in the mass media are -

1.Scrutiny of the presidential candidates brings out the tasks and activities being performed by the candidates against what has been promised by them

2.It help understands the common people, the ground level activities being performed by the candidates and hence help them realize a better candidate

3. Since, candidates are aware the mass media is going to review and scrutiny any activity of them, it makes them perform better tasks for the benefit of the nation

4. Scrutiny also helps in getting the history of the candidate in terms of tasks and other functions, that all he was involved into

5. It helps in bringing opinion of common people and makes the candidate decide the effective approach in their tasks

Cons of the intense scrutiny that presidential candidates and presidents undergo in the mass media are -

1. Scrutiny of the presidential candidates some times create unnecessary violence among the different parties

2. It leads to persona influence on the presidential candidates, which is not a moral way of presenting opinion

3. It leads to division among different society and community

4. Some time, media gets paid for false scrutiny, which is illegal and ineffective in bringing truth

Candidates' lives, that should be "off limits" to the media -

1. Remarks on personal relation

2. Getting the history of education and other qualifications as the point of scrutiny

3. Remarks on personal health and traits should not be under scrutiny