Political criticism (also referred to as political commentary or political discussion) is criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics, including policies, politicians, political parties, and types of government.

1. CRISTIN AMADOR

2. DEFINITION
 Political criticism (also referred to as political commentary or political
discussion) is criticism that is specific of or relevant to politics, including
politics
politicians
political parties
types of government

3. WAYS TO PROMOTE
There are many methods used throughout history of promoting political opinions and with the
development of new technologies new ways have materialized both in recent and ancient history.
Some of the most common include the following

4. BOOKS
 Throughout history one of the most influential methods of promoting political
opinions has been literary.This peculiar pattern of books influencing the thinking
of the masses, reinstated with such books
While it has been proven that a well-
written book can indeed appeal to one's
intellect with reasoning and ideas
sprung from common sense, the drive
of literature and writing is most
commonly considered to be derivative
of the emotional impact of the text,
guiding people to think a certain way by
making them feel a certain way.This
often has great political consequences,
most particularly when the subject of
the emotional reaction is a plea for
moral justice

5. TELEVISION AND FILMS
 television and films have often had far-reaching political
effects throughout the world.
 Influential films and television events include Countdown with
Keith Olbermann, Citizen Kane, the works ofWalt Disney, and
such political satire as that found inThe Simpson. Like
literature (see above), a movie or television event has the
capacity to have emotional impact on its viewers, making it an
invaluable tool for politics.

6. POLITICAL CARTOONS
 Political cartoons (also known as "editorial cartoons") are infamous for their ability
to promote political views through satirical means.With cartoons the fight for the
minds of the public is not a verbal but a visual one and leaving strong impressions
with the use of powerful symbols or metaphors in order to communicate the
artist's messages.

7. NEWS MEDIA
 Since many people know only a very little about their civilization and its present
state except for what is told to them by the media, the potential for influence is
extremely high with the publication of newspapers, news broadcasts, etc. Any
bias in these mediums alters people's impressions of current events into different
understandings and opinions than those that may have been chosen with more
accurate information.

8. INTERNET
 political criticism has been greatly extended to anyone with a connection to the
World Wide Web. In a few decades already this has revolutionized politics to the
extent that the public now has a virtually unlimited education quite literally at its
fingertips, allowing people to choose with less work what aspects of current
politics they wish to research.
 The many means of exchanging ideas, including blog and internet forums, has
extended the political debate to anyone that cares to contribute.This ability and
speed that which ideas can flow has literally changed the way that political parties
stay connected to constituents.