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Eleven Recommendations for Improving Election Night Coverage
January 1, 2004
This pamphlet by Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Shorenstein Center, contains ideas for strengthening election night...
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Diminishing Returns: A Comparison of the 1968 and 2000 Election Night Broadcasts
December 1, 2003
A report by Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Shorenstein Center, examines how the use of exit polling and projections...
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Whispers and Screams: The Partisan Nature of Editorial Pages
January 1, 2003
A paper by Michael Tomasky, spring 2003 fellow, examines the partisan intensity of the nation’s agenda-setting liberal and conservative editorial...
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The Race Issue in Australia’s 2001 Election: A Creation of Politicians or the Press?
January 1, 2002
A paper by Paul Kelly, spring 2002 fellow, tells the story of the Tampa, of Australia’s new and punitive refugee policy in 2001, of the reaction and role...
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Political Leadership in a Divided Electorate: Assessing Character Issues in the 2000 Presidential Campaign
January 1, 2001
A paper by Stanley Renshon, spring 2000 fellow, considers the role of character in the 2000 presidential campaign. Renshon states that “character issues”...
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No Seat at the Table: The Black-White Appearance Gap in the Election 2000 Story
January 1, 2001
A paper by Deborah Mathis, fall 2000-spring 2001 fellow, examines racial diversity in the media coverage after the Bush-Gore election in 2000. Between...
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The Internet and the 2000 Republican Convention: An Appraisal
August 1, 2000
The Shorenstein Center asked Michael Cornfield, an expert on the Internet and politics, to give a quick appraisal of the performance of online media at...
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Talking Tough: Gender and Reported Speech in Campaign News Coverage
January 1, 2000
A paper by Elisabeth Gidengil, spring 2000 fellow, and Joanna Everitt from the Department of History and Politics, University of New Brunswick – St. John,...
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Communication Patterns in Presidential Primaries 1912–2000: Knowing the Rules of the Game
January 1, 1998
A paper by Kathleen E. Kendall, fall 1997 fellow, examines communication by candidates and the media in presidential primary elections. The presidential...
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The Rise and Fall of the Televised Political Convention
January 1, 1998
A paper by Zachary Karabell, fall 1997 fellow, traces the history of the broadcast presidential conventions and builds a case for the proposition that...