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Donald J. Trump's Official Position Regarding Abortion #DonaldTrump #Abortion #Trump For anyone who may not be clear regarding what Donald J. Trump's position is regarding abortion, following is a screen capture, as posted by Elon Musk on his "X" social network on October 2, 2024 at 12:43 PM. While some Christians may not agree with the exceptions  Trump is allowing, in the political world, room must be allowed for both pragmatism and realism. In other words, if Trump were to not allow for these exceptions, he would not obtain the female support and vote that he needs in order to win. Thus, I am assuming that he has gone for a middle-of-the-road compromise. It is better one small step at a time and win, than one huge step and lose. https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/donald-j-trumps-official-position-regarding-abortion/?feed_id=219556&Donald%20J.%20Trump%27s%20Official%20Position%20Regarding%20Abortion

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Saudi Arabia buys 5% of Nintendo

Yep, it's one of those Posts again. Look, I don't want to insult anybody out there. I just think It's time we have this Conversation. In case you didn't get the News: Saudi Arabia bought 5% of Nintendo. It's just really weird that a certain Percent of a company that always claims to make games for all people no matter the Age, Gender other Characteristics and that I personally really loved as a Child is now partially owned by a Land, that doesn't allow half the population on Earth to get a Passport. Since I live by myself, that would be illegal too. I must say, that I'm no expert in any way. I never visited the Country and I don't have any Degree that would allow me to claim some Things I heard as True or False, but from what I heard, it doesn't sound like a great Place. Again, this is nothing against anyone who lives there and likes it. You do you. But I get an eerie feeling if I read things like: Women aren't allowed to get a Passport. Women aren't allowed to marry how they want. Domestic Violence. Discrimination in Employment and Healthcare. I also want to address some Counter-Arguments I heard: 5% isn't much. Yes and no. Just image for a Moment you lose 5% of everything you own. Does this sound fun? Now image you getting 5% of the Price from every time somebody buys something on Amazon. You would be rich in a matter of Hours, Minutes, probably even seconds. You see, 5% can be a lot under the right circumstances. What I'm trying to say, that Numbers can be very confusing on how big they actually are. That's just a Business Decision. First off: It's NEVER just a Business Decision. If you're believing that, then I guarantee you somebody uses you for his or hers advantage. Second: I couldn't find out if this means that they have more saying in any further decisions, but that's usually how things work. Who knows, maybe they want to change their Image and Nintendo would be a good Partner for that. But I don't think that it works out in the consumer's favor. It's less them saying: “Nintendo, what about Mother 3?” And more about: “No, Zelda doesn't need to be playable in BotW2.” (These are just examples, but you get the Point.) With 5% you could influence the Direction of Nintendo in a way that suites your believes more, and I think that's a Problem. Let me know what you think about this down below. I promise the next pose will be more lighthearted again.

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Donald J. Trump's Official Position Regarding Abortion For anyone who may not be clear regarding what Donald J. Trump's position is regarding abortion, following is a screen capture, as posted by Elon Musk on his "X" social network on October 2, 2024 at 12:43 PM. While some Christians may not agree with the exceptions  Trump is allowing, in the political world, room must be allowed for both pragmatism and realism. In other words, if Trump were to not allow for these exceptions, he would not obtain the female support and vote that he needs in order to win. Thus, I am assuming that he has gone for a middle-of-the-road compromise. It is better one small step at a time and win, than one huge step and lose. https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/donald-j-trumps-official-position-regarding-abortion/?feed_id=212829&Donald%20J.%20Trump%27s%20Official%20Position%20Regarding%20Abortion

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Agenda-Setting Theory and Royal Wedding Coverage

The media has a strong effect on what we think about, creating senses of urgency regarding topics that do not always reflect reality. The media chooses to highlight certain events in a way that we perceive this constructed reality as important events pertaining to societal issues. McCombs and Shaw (1972) developed the “agenda setting theory”, which suggests that media has a great influence on audiences by instilling what they should think. News items the media chooses to cover prominently will be the issues audiences regard as most important. With agenda setting theory, it is proclaimed that the media does not reflect reality, but rather filter and shape it in a way they see fit. The history of British royal weddings, especially in recent times, such as the weddings of Prince William to Kate Middleton and Prince Harry to actress Meghan Markle completely captivated the attention of the world, even parts of the world with no connection to the British monarchy. Audiences may question why the wedding of two people, who have no relation or personal connection to them, is so important that the event receives global coverage and media attention.

In the United Kingdom, most royal weddings are designated public holidays. In commonwealth countries, including Canada, several organizations host events to mark the big occasion. The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton gained an outstanding amount of media coverage and audience engagement. In addition to the millions of people crammed between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, the ceremony itself was viewed live by tens of millions people around the world, with an additional 72 million live streams on YouTube. The wedding was broadcast on several media platforms including television, internet and radio coverage in over 180 countries. Excluding the United Kingdom, an estimated 60 million U.S. viewers tuned in, 42.1 million viewers from India, 9.9 million from Germany, 9.6 million from France, 5 million from Australia and 12 million from Canada. Approximately 45% of the world’s population tuned in to watch the event. The 101 million streams on YouTube became listed in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records for “most live streams for a single event”, beating out its previous holder, the Michael Jackson memorial service in 2009.

I do remember the hype for the royal wedding of Kate and Will from the perspective of a 14-year-old living in southern Ontario. Despite not being overly active on social media at the time, I do remember my Facebook and Twitter feeds being flooded with news about the engagement, the build-up and then eventually the wedding. Thinking back to the spring of 2011, I cannot seem to remember any other events being covered. After conducting some research, I did manage to find some major events that had occurred that I am also ashamed to admit I do not remember.  A quick skim through Wikipedia’s current events portal of April of 2011 informed me of natural disasters, record unemployment numbers, protests, acts of war, scientific discoveries and murders that I had not been aware of at the time. I would expect that coverage of the 2011 Libyan war and Syrian protests would be at the top of every newsfeed, as these are legitimate global issues, but agenda setting once again distorts reality and silences the topics that can render us vulnerable. The media agenda tends to focus on the famous and rich, sensationalism in the news as opposed to the morbidity of the global issues we should be aware of.

Arguably, with Prince William being a direct heir to the British throne and the future King of England, his wedding was a big event, though maybe still excessive in terms of media coverage. When William’s younger brother, Harry became engaged to American actress Meghan Markle, the media acted on this sensationalism once again, flooding the news with stories and gossip regarding the unlikely couple. With Harry being the younger brother of William, and thus sixth in line for the throne of England, one would not think his wedding would be as big a deal compared to that of his older brother, the legitimate heir. However, with the proof given with the previous wedding that the media prefers the sappy, romantic gossip-fueled nuptials of a prince with almost a zero percent chance of ever inheriting the throne and the B-list actress of a mediocrely popular show.  

Once again delving into the Wikipedia portal of the events that transpired in May of 2018, the same month Harry and Meghan tied the knot, I attempted to find any events that I was even slightly aware of at the time of the wedding. Not once during the build-up to the big day, and even in the months following did I hear of the Boko Haram suicide bombing that killed 24 people in a Nigerian mosque, or the resignation of Louisiana Secretary of State, Tom Schedler, following sexual abuse allegations. The only topic I was familiar with was Ashley Judd’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein for defamation and sexual harassment, but this does not surprise me. The Harvey Weinstein allegations were a major source of coverage in the media, especially as several famous American actresses came forward against the perpetrator, once again suggesting that the media agenda cares much more for Hollywood buzz than morbid global topics. Of course, the Weinstein assaults are a relevant topic to cover, but it was generally trumped by the May 19th event, and the questions regarding the designer of the Duchess’ dress, the amount of guests in attendance and who would ultimately walk Meghan down the aisle following the drama revolving her father selling private wedding information to the press. According to agenda setting theory, audiences should be much more aware of these elegant, worthy topics over the global crises that will cause us legitimate fear and worry for our society. 

Sources

“2 billion tune in to Royal Wedding”. News.com.au. News Limited. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

April 2011. (2015, December 12). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal: Current_events/April_2011.

Holden, Michael (2 April 2011). “UK minister says 2 billion to watch royal wedding”. Reuters. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

Itzel Cruz Monroy (2014, March 28). The Royal Wedding and the Agenda Setting. Retrieved from https://strategicommunication12.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/the-royal-wedding-and-the-agenda-setting/

May 2018. (2018, June 17). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/May_2018.

“Royal Wedding Watched by 24.5 Million on Terrestrial TV.”  BBC. 30 April 2011.

Team, T. (2014, February 28). Retrieved from https://opentextbc.ca/mediastudies101/chapter/agenda-setting/

Winnett, Robert; Samuel, Henry (30 April 2011). “Royal wedding watched around the world”. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 15 2011.

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