The latest news of the United States' president-elect Donald Trump, is his appointed Cabinet, and the specifics on the people he chose. There are a lot of articles flying around the web, in newspapers, on television, etc. and they all seem to be primarily focused on one thing: Trump's entire cabinet consists of some of America's wealthiest people, just like Mr. Trump himself. In all of these stories, I've noticed something that they all have in common: none of them seem to make him or his choices look good, which is interesting to me, because I'd expect to see a lot of controversy on the subject, especially in the media. I certainly agree with this tone being conveyed through all of these articles, but it just surprised me to see this because unfortunately, there are many supporters of Donald Trump, who I would've guessed would have something to say on the matter. Interestingly enough though, this is the kind of voice that the media has chosen to express in their writing–as the majority of people who read stories like these also have this outlook, and can relate and identify with the voice/tone being expressed. Reading these articles made me realize how interesting it is to see what kinds of stories and perspectives the media will and won't broadcast to the public, in attempt to appeal to the masses.
In the first article I came across, it seemed pretty unbiased and educational–merely trying to get the information out in the open, for it was basically just an overview of who Trump has chosen. Then, I scrolled back to the top of the page, and reread the first few lines: "President-elect Donald Trump is building out his Cabinet with allies, old friends, and even some former rivals." Reading it again, for what may be the fourth or fifth time, it doesn't seem all that negative, but I feel like they may be adding a little bit of character to a news report just full of Trump's Cabinet picks with the phrase: "allies, old friends, and even some former rivals." It may not have much of a meaning to some, but I feel like that word choice doesn't really put Mr. Trump in the best position.
NBC News: Donald Trump's Cabinet Picks
On the other hand, POLITICO's article was pretty biased, I'd say, including many subtle implications of Donald Trump's hypocrisy and unfairness by providing readers with a few hypocritical quotes from Mr. Trump as well as his extremely diverse (sense the sarcasm?) appointees along with all of their astonishingly high net worths.
POLITICO: Donald Trump's Team of Gazillionaires
As more news on Donald Trump's dreaded, soon-to-be presidency is disclosed, it will be interesting to see how the media projects the information.
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