Manipulation??

I really got a kick out of this one. The political cartoon is pretty self explanitory. It illustrates how the media manipulates people without them really knowing it. The guy in this one is HYPNOTIZED. He thinks he is just watching great and wonderful programs.
The indended audience would probably be the average american who is subject to the media, the average joe/jane, or the guy in the chair. I think the cartoonist demonstrated his desired message very well, making the cartoon easy to understand cartoon and pretty straight forward. The cartoonist definately thinks that the media is manipulative and demonstrates that in the picture.
I like how the picture is staged in a relaxed home setting, suggesting to the reader that this is the type of people that usually get manipulated by the media.


This is another funny one. It shows how the media often times overdramaticizes situations. It makes these farmers appear to be really excited about voting and politics by what the news reporter is saying. It is as if the news reporter is trying to make something amazing and interesting out of nothing by blowing the situation out of proportion. very funny.