KENNEDY/NIXON DEBATES

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbrcRKqLSRw and watch the opening statements and candidate responses to the first three journalist questions. Then go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKKsRxhcro and listen to Jim Lehrer’s opening remarks and the candidates’ responses to the first 3 questions. What differences do you notice that can be attributed to changes in the media? Think in terms of what media elements attract (or turn off) audiences.