John McCain

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Stevie Converse — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:46:43 -0700

In the Coming Battle over Net Neutrality, Bell Companies Prefer the FCC to the FTC

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:10:01 -0700

Extra! Extra! McCain Makes as Much News as Obama

Stevie Converse — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:51:17 -0700

Candidates’ Differences on Media Outlined

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:38:51 -0700

At Personal Democracy Forum: The Internet, Media and Journalism

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:00:41 -0700

Smile, you’re on the Internet and everything is public now. But the afternoon panel on the “Clickocracy” and the Internet’s Impact on Media and Journalism is wondering if there are any rules left in journalism and how journalists can retain credibility and accountability in the new media age.

Low Power to the People

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:54:57 -0700

Money talks on the radio. The airwaves are full of voices backed by the millions of dollars it takes to buy a commercial radio station. Clear Channel Communications, for example, owns more than 1,200 of them. But how do America's smaller, average-income voices get heard?

Clinton Drives the Media Narrative the Week Obama Wins

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:28:51 -0700

On the same night that Barack Obama made history by clinching his party’s nomination and John McCain kicked off the general election with a prime-time policy address, it was the vanquished Democrat who may have posed the most relevant question.

For McCain, a Switch on Telecom Immunity?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:50:04 -0700

A top lawyer for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign said telecommunications companies should be forced to explain their role in the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program as a condition for legal immunity for past wiretapping, a statement that stands in marked contrast to positions taken by President Bush, McCain and other Republicans in Congress.

New York Times Kept Out of McCain Medical Document Dump

Stevie Converse — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:42:35 -0700

On Friday morning, just before Memorial Day weekend, a small group of reporters will get the first crack at John McCain’s medical records spanning from 2000 to now.

Obama and McCain Surrogates Describe Two Very Different Tech Presidents

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:56:26 -0700

I'm at the 18th annual Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference, being held at Yale this week, and this morning's opening session on "Presidential Technology Policy: Priorities for the Next Executive" featured representatives from the Obama and McCain campaigns. The Obama camp sent the co-director of MIT's decentralized information group.

Is Barack Obama a Mac and John McCain a PC?

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:59:39 -0700

Based on the presentations (and presenters) at the annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in New Haven, Conn., today, one could easily conclude that the two leading presidential candidates had taken the roles of the two guys in the Apple commercials.

McCain and His Lobbyists: the Cablevision Connection

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:25:52 -0700

One great but unnoticed benefit to McCain of fighting with Obama about talking to Iran for the last six days: It has somewhat overshadowed a string of stories about top McCain advisors who have made a living lobbying for some rather dubious foreign regimes.

Presidential Candidates Have Opinions on Net Neutrality

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:07:21 -0700

Democratic Party presidential frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama (D-Il.) would likely exempt tier-pricing models from net neutrality regulation if broadband network owners used them to maintain congestion-free access to the Internet, former FCC chairman William Kennard said Sunday.

The Media Hear the Fat Lady Humming

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:30:24 -0700

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.

Post-Pennsylvania Spin Drowns Out McCain

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:23 -0700

The week began with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton bashing each other with negative TV ads on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary. It ended with the prospect of a longer, tougher contest after Clinton’s win, and with the volatile issue of race again occupying a prominent place in the media narrative.

Big Loser in Pennsylvania Primary: Cable News Networks

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:06:13 -0700

If you thought the never-ending Democratic primary match was bruising Sens. Hillary "Rocky" Clinton and Barack Obama, consider the damage to any polish that may have remained on the news media's reputation.

Obama and Clinton Debate the Debate

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:44:31 -0700

Last week, a major part of the media narrative about the 2008 campaign involved the media themselves—specifically ABC’s Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos and the April 16 debate they moderated in Philadelphia.

List of McCain Fund-Raisers Includes Prominent Lobbyists

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:02:14 -0700

Senator John McCain has staked his campaign for the presidency in large part on his reputation as a reformer intent on curbing the influence of money in politics. But an examination by The New York Times of a list of 106 elite fund-raisers who have brought in more than $100,000 each for Mr. McCain found that about a sixth of them were lobbyists.

The Free Flow of Information

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:20:18 -0700

There's nothing like a presidential campaign to help renew attention to the need for a federal law to protect journalists from being compelled by the government to divulge their sources.

Presidential Candidates Support Shield Law

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:12:21 -0700

The race for the presidency has provided journalists rich story lines. The result could offer another benefit: White House backing for a bill that would make it easier for reporters to protect the identity of sources.