Physical - This event occurred in Iowa at a Press Conference. Donald Trump was speaking, and answering questions. Jorge Ramos started speaking out of turn and was escorted out of the room.
Psychological - One side of the argument is that Trump was extremely rude to Ramos, and that Ramos should not have been removed from the press conference. He is a reporter, and he is there to ask questions and help the public gain more knowledge about the candidate. Another side of the argument is that Ramos acted in a manor that was completely unacceptable. This side takes the argument that Ramos being removed was necessary because he was acting unprofessional and disrupting the conference.
Socially - As a candidate in the running to be the republican candidate in the next presidential election, it is Donald Trump's job to educate us on his stance on the issues. His role in this situation is to answer the questions that are asked of him. As a reporter and spokesperson for Univision, Jorge Ramos has the responsibility to ask the questions that his viewing audience has. Likewise, he is a big voice in the Hispanic community and is an activist on the topic of immigration.
Temporal - The press conference took place on August 25th, but dialogue about the conference is still happening in the social media sphere, as well as on major televised political outlets.
Cultural - Donald Trump has a bold personality, and often says things that people are not expecting, and often times comes off as mean, impolite, and insensitive. He often says things that are not politically correct, and because of this people have come to expect him to act a certain way. Throwing Ramos out of the press conference was something that falls right into the category of something expected of Trump to do. However, I think that bringing Ramos back into the room and speaking with him was something unexpected on Trump's part.
I find the subject of Jorge Ramos speaking out of turn at Trump's Iowa press conference this week quite interesting. As far as the fact that the vast majority of journalists take a side on any particular issue that they are reporting on is obvious, and clearly this reporter has taken a side on the subject of immigration. However, the way that I see it the main issue in this situation involves breech of proper etiquette when dealing with formal interview-like, or press conference situations.
Psychological - One side of the argument is that Trump was extremely rude to Ramos, and that Ramos should not have been removed from the press conference. He is a reporter, and he is there to ask questions and help the public gain more knowledge about the candidate. Another side of the argument is that Ramos acted in a manor that was completely unacceptable. This side takes the argument that Ramos being removed was necessary because he was acting unprofessional and disrupting the conference.
Socially - As a candidate in the running to be the republican candidate in the next presidential election, it is Donald Trump's job to educate us on his stance on the issues. His role in this situation is to answer the questions that are asked of him. As a reporter and spokesperson for Univision, Jorge Ramos has the responsibility to ask the questions that his viewing audience has. Likewise, he is a big voice in the Hispanic community and is an activist on the topic of immigration.
Temporal - The press conference took place on August 25th, but dialogue about the conference is still happening in the social media sphere, as well as on major televised political outlets.
Cultural - Donald Trump has a bold personality, and often says things that people are not expecting, and often times comes off as mean, impolite, and insensitive. He often says things that are not politically correct, and because of this people have come to expect him to act a certain way. Throwing Ramos out of the press conference was something that falls right into the category of something expected of Trump to do. However, I think that bringing Ramos back into the room and speaking with him was something unexpected on Trump's part.
I find the subject of Jorge Ramos speaking out of turn at Trump's Iowa press conference this week quite interesting. As far as the fact that the vast majority of journalists take a side on any particular issue that they are reporting on is obvious, and clearly this reporter has taken a side on the subject of immigration. However, the way that I see it the main issue in this situation involves breech of proper etiquette when dealing with formal interview-like, or press conference situations.
Whether a Republican Candidate, or Democratic Candidate was being questioned matters not. I feel that this reporter was extremely out of line in how he dealt with stating his opinion on the matter, not to mention the fact that I feel he shouldn't have been stating his opinion in the first place. I get that he is an activist for this issue as well as a journalist, and I understand that this is what his viewers want him to do, but was this really the time and place for it? I feel that the purpose of a press conference Q&A is to have the opportunity to ask any one person questions so that the public is educated on their stance on a particular or series of issues, not for a reporter to voice their opinion.
I feel that all Ramos did for himself is make himself look unprofessional. I watched the portion of the press conference where he interrupted Trump and was escorted out of the room, and I felt like I was watching a video of a toddler throwing a tantrum and being taken out of the movie theater. After the incident, Ramos was interviewed, and said "What I would expect is that I can ask a question as a journalist, because I have a responsibility..." and I agree. He should be able to ask questions, because that's his job, however there is an expectation on Donald Trump's end as to the decorum that reporters should have during press conferences like this. Though I won't state my opinion of Donald Trump as a candidate, I will say that I was impressed that he made it a point to bring Ramos back into the room so that his statement/questions could be verbalized.
