Ivette Urbina
Prof Garder HUC 108 2325
4/18/09
Three, two, one as the cameras were focusing on the three newscasters it seemed
as though they had many things on their mind to say but did no know where to start. All
three Mathews, Olberman, and Maddow had a look of argumentativeness which gave
them the ability to recognize controversial issues and to attack the position of Governor
Bobby Jindal in the republican response.
Olberman had a grin and let Maddows communicate with her astonished look. All
three newscasters allowed themselves to position their opinions to their favor while still
being able to stay ethical. “Invoke government failure as a model to make the
government move forward. Maddows sarcastically took this position against what
republicans felt was a way to fix the economy. All sides took their turn to face the issues;
they also agreed on the same issues and were relevant in their discussion.
Witting comments were made by all the presenters allowing their communication
competence to show. When Maddow and Olberman had no words to describe how they
felt about Jindals response on Katrina. The presenters were not aggressive but sarcastic
and allowed for one of the presenters to respond in a quick synthesis of what the
republican response accomplished.
All three commentators were able to mange their anxiety towards Jindal’s speech
in a subtle manner. They showed their disagreements in a considerably respectful tone
showing that they were not convinced by republican comments. Their job at facing
controversial issues is not simple, however their conflict negotiation skills helps them to
succeed.