Project for Excellence in Journalism, May 13, 2008
By Mark Jurkowitz

We now know who the Democratic nominee “is gonna’ be,” declared NBC’s Washington bureau chief Tim Russert the night of May 6 as results became clear. The cover of Time magazine showcased a beaming Barack Obama with the headline: “And The Winner* Is…” Many press accounts described the Illinois Senator’s return to Capitol Hill late last week as a “victory lap.”

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