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The most important sentence comes from chapter 10 of our textbook. It states, “perhaps one of the greatest injustices that film and television commit, for us as people trying to make relationships work, is the way the storytellers imply that relationships are easy.” This statement is so important because, this is true. TV and film does imply that relationships are easy. For example, fighting and then making up immediately with very little dialogue in between is very common in romantic movies, like in the film, I Love You Man. The problem emerges when we believe that relationships are in fact this easy and uncomplicated. Same relationships  managed in this way may lead to less interpersonal communication because the person or persons who believe relationships are easy may end up glossing over important conversations and issues that need to be addressed in order to advance or keep an interpersonal relationship. To put it simply, a person who is been manipulated into thinking relationships are easy may miss out or not recognize how important dialogue and true conversations are within a relationship.  Relationships require considerable effort and time for them to work. I have observed that in my own life, in relationships where the other person and I didn’t want to put in this necessary effort and time that the relationship demanded.

This false concept that relationships are easy made me think differently about how media influences us because it is really beneficial to realize how these forms of media influence how we think about the world or another person. Just turn on CNN and Fox to see how Donald Trump is portrayed. Fox News will put a positive spin on their stories about Trump, while CNN will be much more critical of his policies and what he says. In conclusion, I demonstrated that the sentence in the book is correct in saying that TV implies that relationships are easy. I then expanded on this idea insights within real interpersonal relationships. I then displayed that this concept of relationships being easier on TV is presenting how media influences us and how we view relationships.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/30/media/fox-news-paul-manafort/index.

I chose this article because it further proves that news coverage is skewed between conservative and liberal stations in his coverage of Donald Trump. This news media is influencing from supporters and liberal voters alike.