candidates

Clinton Punches, Obama Bowls, and McCain Reminisces

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:16:54 -0700

Barack Obama attracted the most coverage of any presidential hopeful last week, and John McCain’s biographical tour helped him climb back into the headlines. But it was Hillary Clinton who generated the clearest story line in the media last week in advance of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary.

A New Star as Campaign Programs Shuffle: The News

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:02:47 -0700

The 2008 presidential race truly is about change: Tucker Carlson of MSNBC, Paula Zahn of CNN and John Gibson of Fox News were swept out of the way to make room for newsier programs that treat each night like election night — a Super Tuesday that never ends.

Granite Broadcasting Giving Candidates Free Airtime

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:42:08 -0700

Granite Broadcasting will continue its tradition of granting free airtime to qualified candidates for public office in the six weeks leading up to the presidential election.

Democrats' Media Narrative Roiled by Racial Tensions

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:33:30 -0700

Maybe the good news for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama last week was that the problems of another Democrat—Eliot Spitzer—generated almost as much media attention as they did.