On November 13, 1969, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew gave a speech that changed American’s views on news broadcasting forever. Agnew rose at the gathering of the Midwest Republican regional meeting to inform the people of America that broadcasting networks might have too much power over the people of today. He continued by addressing that the producers choose what the American people see and hear each day. He warns the people to think for themselves and to form their own opinions. He also tells the people to be careful what information they get from their televisions. In his “Television News Coverage” speech, Spiro T. Agnew effectively addressed the existing problem of the newscasts being overbearing and biased by using past events, humor, and his knowledge of the government. …show more content…
He proceeds to discuss President Nixon's speech that was given last week on the Vietnam War. Nixon was trying to get America to seek peace with him after a long hard war. Agnew described how the news bashed him with criticism without allowing the audience time to form their own opinions. He describes how the people of the news already had an idea of their own, and they were challenging him as soon as the president was done giving his speech. Another great example of Agnew using past events is when he mentioned Winston Churchill. He explained that Churchill did not have a medium second-guessing his course of action to stay “against Hitler’s Germany.” He also speaks of President Kennedy when he made an announcement on the decision of the Cuban missile crisis. He explains that he was able to tell America without the overly critical news company pushing him down. Agnew gave several strong point and examples when giving the speech. It allowed the audience a reference and to realize what things make the small news companies corrupt and hurtful to the people's