2.2 "Hurricanes and Agenda Control"

1. What news events are being covered by major outlets as the same time as Hurricane Maria?
            The healthcare bill, the president vs. NFL, and the primary election in Alabama have been covered concurrently with Hurricane Maria.
2. Use the first chart to estimate about how many fewer times Hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico are mentioned online than the hurricanes that hit the mainland US.
             Hurricane Harvey has been mentioned at least five times as more as Hurricane Maria.
3. Use the second chart to estimate about how much less time was devoted to  Hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico in TV coverage than the hurricanes that hit the mainland US.
            Similarly, Hurricane Harvey had five times as much tv time devoted to its coverage that Hurricane Maria.
4. Which two networks mentioned Hurricane Maria the most?
            BBC and CNN mention Hurricane Maria the most.
5. What do some cite as the reason for Puerto Rico being treated differently by the media?
            Puerto Rico is considered less important to the United States.
6.  Given what you know about agenda control by the media, what will the impact of this news coverage be on people's attitudes about the hurricanes?
            People will not believe the hurricane in Puerto Rico to be as severe as it actually was.
7. Why do you think that the media spends less time covering Hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico?
            The media is trying to pander to an American/western audience ignoring the plights of regions deemed "lesser."
8. Why would the National Society of Hispanic Journalists call for more coverage in the media?
            They have interest aligned with other Hispanic groups such as the citizens of Puerto Rico.
9. What do they think the impact of more media coverage would be?
            More aid from various countries such as the United States.
10. If more people thought Puerto Rico was the most important issue, why might the government respond differently than it has so far?

            The government might actually take notice and provide more aid to the country.

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