The crisis in Ukraine has mounted to a national scale. Russia recently posted its troops in offensive positions outside of the Crimean. The Ukranian troops were forced to take defensive positions. Because the U.S. has ties with Russia and Ukraine, we are forced to intervene. The United States have a niche for playing the "world police" whenever something bad happens. This ploy of force and power shows America that, for the first time in a long time, Russia poses a threat.
In accordance with the public sphere and the public screen, the crisis in Ukraine was first brought to our attention when violent images and footage from Ukraine was first played on the news. The crisis with the Ukranian government has been happening for quite some time, but in America, we didn't know until the protests were shown on the news.
Bad news sells more. It creates more publicity and gathers more attention. When violence is brought into the situation, people seem to watch and listen more often, This makes us and people more thankful that we don't have that kind of crisis in our country.
Excellent connection to the public screen. We never hear about these situations until violence occurs. It's a shame, but it's true!
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