Fox News- Upon listening to several broadcasts concerning undocumented workers, it is noticeable that Fox either is not concerned with using political correct terminology, or that they are blatantly avoiding it’s use. The term “illegal immigrant” is consistently through pretty much any story concerning undocumented workers. In one interview with Arizona Governor Brewer, border conditions were referred to as an “invasion”. Geraldo Rivera did however call out Sheriff Apio on his attempt to pass a bill which would have condoned racial stereotyping in the attempt to find and deport undocumented workers. There is also an explosive debate between Bill O’Reilly and Geraldo Rivera which seemed to represent the borderline between the moderate conservative and far right wing view of policy dealing with immigrants. The framing and cultivation media theories are both used in the Fox news casting to produce an image of undocumented workers as harmful to the country and as potential criminals.
MSNBC-While Fox was for the most part outrageous in regards to the linguistics used in their programing, MSNBC appeared to approach things from a slightly less right wing point of view, although not by a terrific amount. An interview with Keith Oberman and Senator Mendez displayed the conservative Democratic view of the Arizona policy. However, several other interviews discussed killings by “illegal immigrants” and the damage caused by “aliens”. Most interviews gave both major opposing viewpoints equal broadcast time as well as time enough to full answer the questions asked. Again the cultivation and framing media theories are used to present an image consistent with that of what most right-wing politics desires the public to believe. Although the cultivation efforts on MSNBC appeared to be slightly less prominent than Fox due to the lesser degree of stereotyping language, the stories still mainly covered stories highlighting the negative aspects of the immigration of undocumented workers.
CNN-For the most part, the station is good about using politically correct vocabulary. Politically, coverage on the Bill passed in AZ tends to be not in favor. One interview points out the negative effects of passing the Bill, but in regards to the effects it would have on things many conservatives hold dear to, i.e. in-state tuition etc. I would wager a guess that the station pushes Democratic viewpoints more often than not. The program “Rich’s List” is very much not in favor of legislation or law concerning the AZ Bill. As far as Framing and Cultivation go, CNN tends to frame and cultivate news coverage in the direction of presenting undocumented workers and immigrants as hard-working and honest people. This is framed thusly by the omission of terms such as "illegals", "aliens", ect. And, an overall idea that undocumented immigrants are not sub-standard human beings is cultivated through positive news exposure.
Colbert Report-As a feature for the Colbert Report, Steven Colbert takes a day to labor as an undocumented laborer or as many term them, a migrant worker, and after said experience testifies to Congress with his findings. His goal seemed to be to legalize visas for workers who are currently laboring in the United States without legal permission in order to both provide a fair labor system, and utilize the vast quantities of farmland currently sitting unused on American soil. Colbert seems to maintain a positive view concerning undocumented laborers, calling them "fellow hard working men and women". His use of politically correct terminology presents a frame depicting human beings attempting to make the best of what they can and cultivates an attitude of equality.
