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Cable, Quietly, Introduces an Anytime Elections Channel

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:31:20 -0700

Google to Help Bloggers Blanket Democratic, GOP Conventions

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:43:46 -0700

Convention Coverage on a Budget

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:46:12 -0700

Flickring Here, Twittering There

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:42:14 -0700

Media Outlets Are Seeking a Campaign Bounce of Their Own

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:51:28 -0700

Citizen Journalists Make New Inroads into Political Reporting

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:51:25 -0700

The Spokespundits

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:59:00 -0700

Is Media Playing Fair in Campaign Coverage?

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:42:35 -0700

Running on Faith

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:55:47 -0700

Gaffes Drove the Campaign Narrative July 7 - 13, 2008

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:58:14 -0700

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.

The Pastor's Press Tour Is the Week's Big Newsmaker

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:53:41 -0700

In a number of recent presidential campaigns, someone or something has emerged from obscurity to become a household word and an integral part of the media narrative.

Media Matters

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:24:48 -0700

While Reverend Wright was speaking to the National Press Club yesterday morning alarms were going off right outside my window.

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.

Political Coverage Is More Noise than News

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:52:59 -0700

After months spent consuming endless cable TV news coverage of this endless presidential campaign, I've got a theory: The more attention they pay to a subject, the less viewers actually learn.

North Carolina Democratic Debate Canceled

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:12:20 -0700

Katie Couric won't get her debate after all. After several weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations with the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the North Carolina Democratic Party said Monday it was canceling plans for an April 27 debate that would have aired on CBS following "60 Minutes."

As Pennsylvania Primary Heats Up, More in the Media Invest in Race

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:55:24 -0700

Despite concerns that downsizing has left the news media diminished in their ability to report big stories, news outlets have rarely been more ambitious than they are today covering one of the biggest in decades -- the race for the White House.

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.