Political Ads

Key Rule Could Delay Crucial Disclosure

ProPublica | Posted 05.29.2012

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by Justin Elliott ProPublica, May 29, 2012, 10:32 a.m.After years of consideration, the Federal Communications Commission finally voted last month t...

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Efforts From Both Sides Stir Health Care Horror

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.29.2012

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WASHINGTON — They're throwing granny off a cliff! That's the not-so-subtle message Republicans and Democrats seem to be converging on for polit...

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'If You Vote For My Opponent, Everyone Will Die': A Historical Compendium Of Fearful Political Ads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.03.2012

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This week, the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death inspired the Obama campaign to release an ad, titled "One Chance," in which former President Bil...

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More Political Ads Featuring Network Anchors

www.cjr.org | Posted 04.30.2012

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Tom Brokaw, Katie Couric and David Gregory endorsing presidential candidates: Could it happen? Actually, it already is--though not quite in the way yo...

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Broadcast Transparency: A No Brainer for the FCC

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.27.2012

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By requiring full disclosure, the FCC could go a long way toward shedding light on political influence peddling in 2012, and exposing the media's role -- both constructive and otherwise -- in our democracy.

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Public Asks for Political Inspiration, but Responds to Negative Attacks

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 04.23.2012

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There are two people running against me in the Republican primary for New Jersey's Ninth district and recently I had an interesting lesson in politics...

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Meet The Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency

ProPublica | Justin Elliott | Posted 04.20.2012

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Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency by Justin Elliott ProPublica, April 20, 2012, 10:50 a.m.News organizations cultivate a rep...

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Citizen's Watch

Christopher Holshek | Posted 04.19.2012

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For all practical purposes, it's game on between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Get ready for an unprecedented deluge of TV ads and other media storms. So are we helpless in the face of this onslaught? Not necessarily.

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FCC Chair Blasts Broadcasters For Opposing 'Technology.. Transparency.. Journalism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, staked out strong ground Monday in support of a plan to make info...

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WATCH: Fox News Hosts Passionate Concern About Sesame Street

Posted 04.13.2012

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"Fox & Friends" hosts shared a deep concern after they reported on a judicial ruling that allows NPR and PBS to run political ads: how will this new r...

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Political Ads May Be Coming To A PBS Station Near You

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

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* 9th Circuit says FCC political ad ban too broad * Dissent fears for future of public broadcasting * FCC ban on ads for...

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The Great American Ovary Debate: 2012's Super Wedge Issue

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.21.2012

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Conservative groups in particular found power and leverage with so-called wedge issues such as abortion and gay marriage in the past. With contraception, however, they've awoken the sleeping giant voting majority who don't want their ovaries to be debated.

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Top Five Most Aired Political Ads Of The 2012 Cycle

The Huffington Post | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 03.08.2012

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Much of the coverage of the Republican presidential primary has focused on the super PAC ads run to tear down Mitt Romney's opponents and to boost his...

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Super PAC Mad Men

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 03.08.2012

WASHINGTON -- The 2012 Republican presidential primary campaign has been the most negative in recent memory. The main culprits are well-funded super P...

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The Misinformation Machine

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.08.2012

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It is accepted wisdom among the campaigns and Super PACs that a political lie hammered repeatedly into the collective consciousness of the electorate will embed itself in the minds of many as truth -- especially at a time when the press, by and large, doesn't question them.

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Is the Dollar Mightier Than the Vote?

Scott Warren | Posted 05.06.2012

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If the 2012 election involves way too much money and way too little substance, we have no one but ourselves to blame.

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A Remote Solution

Richard Geldard | Posted 04.24.2012

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Listening to a candidate speak to the issues, either in debate or speeches is the only way to gauge to what extent he or she speaks to your own values and convictions. And we cannot arrive at that convergence by listening to advertising.

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Remembering Vincent Chin: Pete Hoekstra and Being Asian in America

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 02.07.2012

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In a country that often sees race in terms of White America and Black America, like Latinos, Asian Americans live in a racial middle where we must choose between being Asian (or Chinese or Filipino or Indian) or American, but not both.

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WATCH: Matthews' Harsh Words For Romney

The Huffington Post | Katherine Fung | Posted 01.30.2012

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Chris Matthews titled Mitt Romney "the exterminator" for taking down Newt Gingrich with negative ads on Monday's "Morning Joe." The MSNBC host was...

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WATCH: Ohio Dem Makes Homemade Campaign Ad

The Huffington Post | Mandy Jenkins | Posted 03.27.2012

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Ohio congressional candidate Angela Zimmann (D) isn't afraid to get a little creative. Zimmann's campaign for Ohio's 5th District takes aim at incumbe...

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Citizens Inundated

Timothy Karr | Posted 03.27.2012

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The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision has already picked a winner in the 2012 elections: TV broadcasters.

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Pro-Gingrich Group Drops $6 Million In Florida

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.24.2012

A group backing Newt Gingrich has made a $6 million ad buy in Florida ahead of the Sunshine State's upcoming Republican primary. Winning Our Future...

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Scalia Has Simple Solution For Critics Of Citizens United

AP | By JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 01.21.2012

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia has a simple solution for people who don't like all the political advertisements unleashed...

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Romney vs. Gingrich Battle Enters The Next Round

Posted 01.12.2012

Restore Our Future, a super PAC supporting frontrunning GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, continued a feud between Romney and former House Speak...

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Why Some Attack Ads Work and Others Fail

Eli Lehrer | Posted 03.09.2012

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Why do some negative attacks stick -- even when they're dishonest -- and others roll off even when they're largely accurate?

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