campaign media coverage

Un-American

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:44:50 -0500

Full article: Columbia Journalism Review
Michael Massing
In the weeks following the election, the debate over the issue of media bias, and of whether the press was overly kind to Barack Obama, has continued to swirl. Much less attention has been paid to the relentless and malevolent campaign that the right-wing media waged against the Democratic candidate.

In the Tank

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:42:25 -0500

Full article: Columbia Journalism Review
Douglas McCollam
During the 2008 presidential race conservative commentators talked repeatedly about what a rotten campaign John McCain ran and what a great campaign Obama ran; but in the next breath they griped about how differently the press treated the candidates, without ever seeming to make the obvious connection between the two points.

Networks Vow to be Patient, to a Point, in Projecting Presidential Winner

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:03:52 -0500

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Matea Gold
Officials at broadcast and cable networks as well as the Associated Press said that they would not project a president-elect until one nominee has at least 270 electoral votes in his column. And they won’t award any electoral votes from a state until after the polls in that state are closed.

As the Candidates Head Down the Stretch, Horse Race Dominates

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:46:34 -0500

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
According to a Pew Research Study: In the final days of the race for president, seemingly nothing but the algebra of the electoral map appears to have staying power. In a campaign and media environment now focused strongly on the shape of the race, one staple of weekly coverage is the attention to strategy.

That’s the Ticket for McCain

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:11:34 -0500

Full article: Tyndall Report
When it comes to candidate coverage, John McCain attracted a little more airtime than Barack Obama but the phenomenon of the fall has been the bottom half of the GOP ticket. Sarah Palin attracted almost as much attention as a Presidential contender whereas Joe Biden has been a virtual non-entity.

Winning the Media Campaign: How the Press Reported the 2008 Presidential General Election

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:53:03 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
The media coverage of the race for president has not so much cast Barack Obama in a favorable light as it has portrayed John McCain in a substantially negative one, according to a new study of the media since the two national political conventions ended.

Gaffes Drove the Campaign Narrative Last Week

Stevie Converse — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:09:37 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
So far in the presidential campaign, the media coverage suggests that gaffes and misstatements will play a significant role -- even those that don’t come from the candidates. But not all gaffes receive the same kind of coverage.