Barack Obama Media Coverage

Obama in Ireland Gets Pint's Worth of Coverage in U.S.

John Lee | Posted 07.25.2011

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Obama, or O'Bama, captivated Moneygall, a youthful Dublin throng and most who watched it all on television, but to this stateside observer, U.S. media coverage was pretty light.

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OBAMA VS. THE PRESS: Maureen Dowd Compares Obama To Nixon, Obama Says Media Inventing Scandals

Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The war of words between the Obama administration and the press continued to heat up over the weekend, with a top columnist comparing President Obama ...

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Obama Critiques The Media In New Mexico Today

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president likes to take issue with the media here and there. "I just want to make a little commentary about the media here, if you don't mind," M...

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The YouTube Prez Goes Off Script

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama is already sick and tired of the press. Having maneuvered around and sucked up to the press for two years, he thinks he ought to have earned himself a little distance.

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Right On Cue, The White House Press Corps Awakens From Its Bush Slumber

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beltway reporters have tossed aside the blanket of calm that had descended on them during the previous administration, a blanket of calm that defined their Bush coverage.

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The Media Parties Like It's 1997

John McQuaid | Posted 05.25.2011

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The media is falling back into old habits perfected during the Clinton scandals of the 90s. The not-so-subliminal message in this coverage: You thought things would be different with Obama. But they're not.

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When Will it Sink In?

Benjamin Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

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A month after the election, there's still an overwhelming sense of novelty when I flip a channel and see Obama at a news conference.

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Obama Says Local Press Tougher Than National Media At McCain Meeting (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama gave a little media analysis during his meeting with John McCain Monday in Chicago, Abdon Pallasch reports in the Sun-T...

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This Election Gave Me a New Family Heirloom

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 05.25.2011

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I received my special election issue of Newsweek yesterday (the November 17 edition), and having read it cover to cover, I have just set it down.

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SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its fourth straight live program since returning to air after the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" is once again shaking up the political race...

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The Corporate Media Experiment: Why Isn't Senator Obama 'One of Us'?

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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McCain couldn't possibly be an elitist and out of touch with most Americans because it doesn't fit the media narrative. He's just not.

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How Should Journalists Cover a Charismatic Candidate? When the Subjective is Objective

Drew Westen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charges of bias, particularly toward a charismatic candidate like Obama, create confusion among journalists -- as a result, they often overshoot.

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New John McCain Ads Show Media In Love With Obama

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two new ads from John McCain's campaign — one of which the campaign says will make it on air — show what they call the media's "love affai...

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Barack and Rush

Charles Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack was right to dismiss the Fairness Doctrine issue: it might have been a good idea when it was first imposed in 1949, but it became outmoded and cumberson, in addition to being unconstitutional.

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"Flag City" Just Another Media Myth About Obama

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fact that some voters in "Flag City" think that Obama is a Muslim doesn't mean he will lose Ohio -- and it certainly doesn't belong on the front page of the Washington Post.

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Press Dissatisfied With Treatment From Obama Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Back in January, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz examined the relationship between the Obama campaign and the political press and found them to be ...

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The Pro-Obama Case Against MSNBC's Pro-Obama Coverage

TNR | Isaac Chotiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two weeks ago, on the night of Barack Obama's big win and narrow loss in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, respectively, I turned my televisio...

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SNL Shows Blatant Anti-Spitzer Bias, Endorses Obama

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

In its fourth straight live program since returning to air after the writers strike, "Saturday Night Live" is once again shaking up the political race...

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Study: Press Looking Harder At Obama Post-SNL

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Life imitating art or just a coincidence? A study of campaign coverage found the media took a sharper look at Barack Obama the week a...

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