Sen. Barack Obama

War Takes Center Stage as Obama (and Media) Moves Overseas

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:00:18 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Paul Hitlin, Mahvish Shahid Khan, and Tom Rosenstiel
The week in news began with a controversial magazine cover and speeches at the NAACP convention. By week’s end, an overseas trip by Obama fraught with potential pitfalls dominated the campaign coverage and brought the Iraq war back into focus.

Gaffes Drove the Campaign Narrative July 7 - 13, 2008

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:58:14 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Mark Jurkowitz
Two men who are non-candidates for president drove the media story lines in the campaign July 7 - 13, 2008.

What's John McCain's Technology Policy?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:47:01 -0400

Full article: Mother Jones
Jonathan Stein
Where is Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on tech policy? His campaign Web site fails to address America's lagging performance on broadband access or affordability, the technological capabilities of the federal bureaucracy, or the Internet's ability to increase government transparency.

Campaign Narrative Has Candidates on Defensive

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:21:10 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
Mark Jurkowitz
There wasn’t much good news in the media campaign narrative for either John McCain or Barack Obama last week. The big McCain story was a staff shakeup that exposed internal problems in the campaign. Meanwhile, Obama was trying to prove his patriotism, avoid charges of flip-flopping, and minimize the damage from a surrogate controversy.

Candidates’ Media Stance: Sen. Barack Obama

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:06:46 -0400

Full article: TVWeek
Ira Teinowitz