Media Coverage Of Elizabeth Warren

One hundred senators represent the United States of America, but one in particular has received a surprising amount of attention. Elizabeth Warren is serving out her first term as a senator, but many consider her one of the most significant democratic figures of the current time. She toured with Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign and is now a recognizable democrat. The media does an accurate job portraying the Senator and her strengths. However, Elizabeth Warren has gained negative coverage due to one scandal. Despite this issue, Elizabeth Warren has accomplished numerous goals and set a lasting precedent for the nation despite her past challenges. Elizabeth Warren achieved many feats in office, but also in her life

For example, after Donald Trump attacked the senator over twitter, the media defended her. The tweet was, “Goofy Elizabeth Warren is weak and ineffective. Does nothing. All talk, no action -- maybe her Native American name?” (@realDonaldTrunp). After this tweet, multiple news sources listed her accomplishments and condemned President Trump for allowing this kind of banter on social media. For example, “Anyone who knows who Senator Warren knows that “weak” and “ineffective” are the last words to describe her. With balls of steel, Warren has taken on her GOP opponents in the Senate like nobody’s business and has accomplished more in the past few years than most politicians do in a lifetime” (“Elizabeth Warren's List of Accomplishments...”). This particular article then went on to list multiple accomplishments Elizabeth Warren has within her career as a senator. Not only has this news source defended her after this tweet, but multiple others did as

For instance, she received unfavorable coverage during a controversy. The senator said in multiple speeches that she had Native American heritage. This description of her heritage caused an uproar since some people believed that Elizabeth Warren was lying and using the claim to her advantage. Numerous media organizations called for Warren to provide proof. Research into this controversy revealed this claim was not true. “A genealogist at the New England Historic Genealogical Society had said there was documented evidence that Warren was 1/32 American Indian, alluding to a family newsletter that had indicated her great-great-great grandmother was Cherokee, the Boston Globe reported early in the controversy. But this point was later corrected, as neither the Globe nor the genealogical society had proven the existence of that document” (Franke-Ruta). The facts show that the media was not correct in this portrayal of Elizabeth Warren. Even though there were facts to disprove the controversy media sources were still suspicious and condemned her as a liar. The coverage of this story is inaccurate and unnecessary. Instead of centralizing on her prior accomplishments and her campaign, they focused on her heritage. The media should not focus on small situations and instead look at her achievements and her positive