Obama on Ellen

Recently, President Obama has been appearing in many interviews that reach certain audiences. His appearance on Zach Galifianakis' show, his phone interview with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, and this past week he appeared in a video interview with Ellen Degeneres on her daytime talk show. Although I did not watch the full interview, Ellen posted a few of the important clips on her Youtube channel with President Obama. Ellen took the advantage of having the President on video to ask him about Obama care. He informed the audience the importance of health insurance and how important it was to sign up before the deadline. During the interview, Ellen being the comedian she is kept the interview very fun and President Obama cracked some of his own jokes too.
President Obama appearing in these interviews are very important especially right now as the Obama Care sign up deadline is quickly approaching. I believe President Obama is appearing in these interviews aiming towards a certain audience because he knows that it is the best way to inform the younger audience the importance of health care. Zach Galifianakis, Ryan Seacrest, and Ellen Degeneres all reach the younger audience of teenagers and young adults. Coincidentally, these are also the most important people to be reached out about the health care and this is Obama's way of successfully getting young adults to signup. I bring up this idea of President Obama appearing in these interviews as they are linked to the reading of politics in the media. The reading mentions how the television, radio, and internet are now the most used technology of media to be used by a wide spread of people. Young adults normally do not read the daily paper or pick up Times magazine so President Obama had to reach the young adults in a more successful and relatable way. Each interview he has had he never fails to mention the importance of health care and the importance of signing up. President Obama has since been very successful and now has over 5 million people signed up for the health care.