Media Coverage

Did Gun Sales Really Spike Because of the Election? Not Really, it Turns Out.

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Coverage, Obama, Gun Sales, Barack Obama, Guns, Gun Control, Obama Gun Sales, Obama Gun Ownership, Obama Guns, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

I thought all those stories about the bang up business at gun stores after Obama's win sounded hokey. And they are.

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How Obama's Win Went Down in Kabul

Nushin Arbabzadah | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Media Coverage, Bush Administration, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Obama International Reaction, Obama Afghanistan, Obama Foreign Policy, Media News
Nushin Arbabzadah

The fear that Afghan warlords might have misunderstood Obama's message of "Yes we can," interpreting it as a message of empowerment for war-criminals rather than the people.

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More Shameful "False Equivalence" By The Traditional Media To Annoy You

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Dave Wedge, False Equivalence, Media Coverage, Media Criticism, False Balance, Boston Herald, Media Bias, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Cadillac, Media News
Mark Nickolas

Case-in-point is today's Boston Herald story by Dave Wedge on the custom-made armor-laden presidential limo that is being assembled to protect America's first black president.

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Study: Media Coverage Has Favored Obama Campaign

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.31.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — John McCain supporters who believe they haven't gotten a fair shake from the media during the Republican's candidacy against Barack O...

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Last Month: WaPo Fashion Editor Declared Palin's Wardrobe Had "Nothing To Do With Fashion" (Another Reason To Stop Listening To Critics)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Coverage, Media Criticism, Washington Post, Robin Givhan, Critics, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Fashion Trends, Sarah Palin Shopping Spree, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

If there's one thing about this presidential cycle that so excites me so much is just how much more irrelevant the traditional media has become.

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Saying It Doesn't Make It So

Brian Ross | Posted 10.13.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

People vote far more on symbolism than fact. As the last few weeks have brought into critical focus, if you put disinformation out there as if it had credibility, it will be treated by the public as if it were real.

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Media Idiocy: Don't Blow VP Debate Or You Might Win

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lloyd Bentsen, Vp Debate, George H.W. Bush, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Dan Quayle, Sarah Palin, Media Criticism, Media Coverage, Joe Biden, Geraldine Ferraro, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

Despite Bush's condescension, Reagan-Bush won in 1984, and despite being smacked-down, Bush-Quayle won in 1988. So...what exactly is the media's point?

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Media Must Raise, Not Lower The Bar For Palin For Thursday's Debate

Brian Ross | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

Given that Bush has grounded the ship of state on an iceberg turned loose by global warming, the failure to hold Palin up to the same standards as any other vice presidential candidate would be an act of gross irresponsibility.

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Reclaim the Media: Bring Back the Elites

Thom Hartmann | Posted 09.29.2008 | Media

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Thom Hartmann

America loves its elites -- we love our sports stars, our movie stars, our rock stars and even our political stars.

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Where is the Outrage? Where is the Debate?

Danny Schechter | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Foreclosures, Obama, Economic Bill of Rights, Ben Benanke, Bailout, Mccain, Wall Street, Financial Accountability, Financial Crisis, Media Coverage, Henry Paulson, Media Responsibility, Henry Paulson Wall Street, Media News
Danny Schechter

The financial issues and choices we face are still not being discussed clearly.

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Palin, Satire & False Equivalence via the 2004 Presidential Election

George Spyros | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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George Spyros

The fate of our country is in the hands of Tina Fey Yesterday I was faced with th...

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McCain Plays Gender Card in Pig Ploy

Ari Melber | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media

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Ari Melber

Campaign journalists don't need to cover two sides to every lie; especially an outlandish gender card trick like this one.

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Engaging In Dubious Battle

David Sirota | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

What's amazing to me after coming back from vacation is how obviously insular and silly this supposed "national" election conversation really is.

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Depress Conference

Ellis Weiner | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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Ellis Weiner

GOP Spokesperson: "The American people are perfectly capable of making up their minds based on lies. That's what you liberal media refuse to recognize."

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Palin & GOP Attack Media: A Look at The Playbook

Josh Silver | Posted 09.04.2008 | Media

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Josh Silver

In the absence of a legitimate argument, and in the presence of half-truths and outright lies, McCain operatives are fiercely attacking news outlets that ask tough questions and dig up the truth.

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The Media's Problem Of "False Balance" Showing Itself In Electoral Map Analyses

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

What is particularly noteworthy is where the media bias lies: it's a clear willingness to give John McCain (R) the benefit of the doubt, but not Barack Obama (D).

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Popular Vote v. Electoral College (Why The Media Badly Needs A History Lesson)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

It's painful to watch these fools -- they don't know how a five-point popular vote victory almost always translates when it comes to the only metric that matters -- the Electoral College. (Hint: landslide).

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Despite Media Narrative, Obama Leads By Over 100 Electoral Votes According To Independent Groups

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

With all the breathlessness over the minute movements in the irrelevant national polls, the one thing no one seems to be noticing is that the electoral map is still trending very poorly for McCain.

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Time to Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Sen. Frank Lautenberg | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

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Sen. Frank Lautenberg

We have had a long tradition of coming together as a nation to memorialize our fallen heroes--the men and women whose lives were lost on the battlefie...

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Raining on All the Parades

Bob Franken | Posted 07.29.2008 | Media

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Bob Franken

As someone who has consistently tried to be a skunk at every candidate's picnic, I have agonized watching colleagues' adoring coverage of Obama and his non-stop photo-ops.

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Unfetter Women's Intellect on Campaign Trail

Lisa Witter | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Lisa Witter

Is anyone else as appalled as I am at how quickly we have gone back to thinking of women in the oldest of stereotypes -- as only wives and mothers?

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Barack Obama: "Black" Or "Biracial"?

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 06.16.2008 | Home

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BlackAndBrownNews

There is discussion now taking place between mostly white editors and producers in newsrooms on how to identify Senator Barack Obama now that he is the Democratic nominee.

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The Last Bastion of Acceptable Prejudice or Hey, Can't You Take a Joke?

Ellen Feldman | Posted 06.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Media Coverage, Racism, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, Margaret Sanger, Barack Obama, Sexism, Media News
Ellen Feldman

Now that Hillary has finally conceded, the argument about sexism in news coverage begins, and the good news is that this time it isn't too late to do something about it.

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Dean Slams Media Coverage Of Presidential Race: "Blatantly Sexist Comments... Blatantly Racist Remarks"

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 05.31.2008 | Media

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean had tough words for the media on Saturday, saying that the presidential race had been plagued by "b...

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Sexism. It's Not Just About Hillary Clinton Anymore

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Media Coverage, Hillary Clinton, Gender Bias, Women's Media Center, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Media Bias, Sexism, Media News
Joanne Bamberger

The most famous and infamous TV pundits aren't reserving their 'looks are everything' moments to talk of Hillary's cleavage or wrinkles. There are no limits. We are all fair game.

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