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.
When I first saw clips of this, it made Trump look very rude (and racist) for saying, "Go back to Univision." But after watching the video from the beginning and how Ramos instantly interrupted when Trump had called on another reporter it totally changed my perspective. I don't even like Trump but I was completely on his side after watching the whole thing. Ramos was so unprofessional.
ReplyDeleteThis new trend of interrupting politicians' events and speeches by just being loud and annoying is extremely disturbing to me because they are being allowed to do it. When your free speech infringes on my free speech that crosses a line. The politicians have every right to throw these people out. It is their event. America has gone crazy.
Nicole, this is an excellent post. Trump seemed kind of rude, but at the same time, journalists should be respectful as they gather news and as they ask questions.
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole, I enjoyed reading your blog ! I find it rude that interrupting politicians is okay. They should respect and not interrupt. keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteI also found the way Ramos went about voicing his opinion was very wrong. A Q&A is not the place for an opinion as you said. it is about informing the public on Trump's views and stances. I think how he handled it was a little harsh as far as his commenting was concerned, but having him leave the room was the right way to go so the Q&A could continue for everyone else. Ramos was totally unprofessional in the way he went about getting his attention. An event like that is meant for him asking questions and getting answers. He can voice opinions late in his show. Very well put
ReplyDeleteIt is true that reporters are there to ask questions and get answers, I mean it's their job. However, I found that the way Ramos went about it was rude and unprofessional. His outbursts were distracting and it was correct to escort him outside. It's obvious he has an opinion, that was just the wrong time and place to broadcast it. He deserved to get escorted out of the press conference (although I disagree with some comments that were made to Ramos as he left, it just added on to the immaturity of the conference). I think you wrote this very well and I agree, it was very a childish night altogether.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny to watch Trump act really humble and level-headed, because its the opposite of what you expect. In the interview he did with Sarah Palin she acts like he was some sort of war hero for acting halfway civil during this whole fiasco, and he plays it off like it was just natural for him to do that. It's good for a laugh if you ever needed one. I think ultimately Ramos was in the wrong. I guess if he really believe him doing what he did was going to send the necessary message then maybe that's a good thing, but he wasn't accomplishing anything by doing that so ultimately just a fail on his part.
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