Through the news station, CNN, writer and spokesperson Jen Psaki discusses her personal views regarding the Iran nuclear program. She initially describes the program by referencing her personal experiences in the white house and at the state department in order to explain the taxing process in which the details of the deal must be validated by the government departments and the officials of the Iranian government. The personal experiences she exhibited also allow Psaki to establish a foundation of credibility to engage readers from both political parties. To further elaborate on her insistence of neutrality between political parties, she even comments that "politics should not be a driver of this issue." After analyzing her experiences, Pskai goes on to later discuss the factual aspects of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Psaki emphasizes that the deal is an issue that has helped create a safer environment in America and in the Middle East. The race to discover new nuclear technology for military resources was a battle between several countries, that often times evoked a panic. With the deal in place, a foreign relationship between the United States and Iran is maintained in a more peaceful way. In addition to describing the outcomes of the program, Psaki highlights the teamwork of the Untied States government. In order to make crucial decisions about foreign affairs, several departments of the government must work together throughout the entire process to be successful. Overall, Psaki utilizes personal perspectives, credibility, and factual statements to inspire her readers to understand the complex system of the American government. Throughout the commentary, Psaki is positive about the decisions each department of the government made to elicit the Iran Nuclear Program. Her attempt to create a neutral political stance in the commentary shows her ability to grasp the attention of a broader audience.
Emily, I agree with your critique about Eli Pariser's TED talk. Filter bubbles are not allowing Internet users to be exposed to a large variety of opinions and perspectives. There is a plethora of political news articles available to users across the country, but the "algorithm" that you mentioned prevents citizens from learning new perspectives about politics. If some citizens in communities don't have the personal resources to learn about our United States government through family or community, the Internet may be their only resource of political knowledge. If the search engines of Internet sites eliminate political news from articles and editorials that have all different political ideologies, then they may not retrieve the knowledge they need to formulate their own opinions about public policy and other social issues. As a result, citizens do not have enough political knowledge to vote and become politically engaged. In regard to your discussio
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