In the era of “gotcha” politics, a scandal is sometimes...

In the era of â€Å"gotcha† politics, a scandal is sometimes inevitable for many politicians. Many reporters snoop around the lives of these politicians rumored to have done something worthy of a scandal in hopes of becoming the next Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. This has led to many politicians becoming involved in â€Å"scandals† that are not true scandals but an attempt from the reporter to become known as the person who broke the scandal and brought a big politician down. However, more times than not, scandals involving politicians materialize into full blown scandals that require mass media attention and deep investigation from the authorities. These scandals include financial, political, or sex in nature and more times than not, the sex†¦show more content†¦Weiner also said that he could not say confidently that the photo was not of him and suggested that the photo might be doctored saying â€Å"Maybe it started out being a photograph of min but i t was taken out of context† (Epstein 2011). Congressman Weiner did not ask the FBI or US Capitol Police to investigate the matter but he did hire a private security firm to look into the incident because he felt it was a prank, not a crime. To come to Weiner’s defense, many liberal bloggers accused Wolfe and Breitbart of planting the photo and message as part of a scheme to tarnish Weiner’s career. According to the New York Times, evidence later revealed that a group of self-describe conservative had been monitoring Weiner’s communications with women for three months and that they created two fake identities of underage girls to solicit communication with the congressman (Preston 2011). The conservative group reported a tweet made by a seventeen year old Delaware girl that prompted the police to question the girl and her parents. Congressman confirmed having communications with the girl but denied having sent inappropriate messages. The parents state d that the content was not inappropriate and when the police checked the messages on the girl’s computer, it was confirmed that Weiner’s communications with the girl were not salacious.Show MoreRelatedThe Rise of Social Media and Its Impact on Mainstream Journalism21031 Words   |  85 Pageswidespread. But in more recent years, there has been a rise in popularity of powerful new tools, associated with the improved capacity of the internet to handle two-way interaction – message boards, blogs, wikis and social networks. These tools are sometimes grouped by the phrase ‘Social Media’,2 and often they are associated with ‘Web 2.0’,3 popularised by the internet entrepreneur Tim O Reilly to make the case that the internet only reaches its true potential when people take advantage of its interactiveRead MoreHbr When Your Core Business Is Dying74686 Words   |  299 PagesTOP-TEAM POLITICS†¦page 90 WHEN YOUR CORE BUSINESS IS DYING†¦page 66 Y GE SE PA IN DS CK R M WA A 53 www.hbr.org April 2007 58 What Your Leader Expects of You Larry Bossidy 66 Finding Your Next Core Business Chris Zook 78 Promise-Based Management: The Essence of Execution Donald N. Sull and Charles Spinosa 90 The Leadership Team: Complementary Strengths or Conï ¬â€šicting Agendas? Stephen A. Miles and Michael D. Watkins 100 Avoiding Integrity Land Mines Ben