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Globe's Renée Loth analyzes attack ads in the 2010 midterms
November 2, 2010
Renée Loth and Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones. November 2, 2010 — On Election Day, the Shorenstein Center welcomed Renée Loth, Boston Globe...
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McKinnon predicts third party to rise from 'poisonous' system
October 21, 2010
Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones and Mark McKinnon. October 21, 2010 — Mark McKinnon, Republican political advisor, president of Maverick Media,...
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The Nation's Ari Berman sees 'tidal wave' for Democrats
October 19, 2010
Ari Berman and Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy. October 19, 2010 — Tracing the path of the Democratic Party from the sweep of the 2008 elections...
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Hart: Democrats will hold Senate, GOP will take House in midterms
October 7, 2010
Peter D. Hart. October 7, 2010 — Twenty-six days out from the 2010 midterm elections, Peter D. Hart looked at whether Democrats should expect a “Category...
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Google's Greenberger presents efficiency of online campaigning
April 6, 2010
Peter D. Greenberger and Nicco Mele. April 6, 2010 — Peter D. Greenberger started the first political advertising team at Google, Inc., and at a visit...
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Fanning the Flames: The News Media's Role in the Rise of Negativity in Presidential Campaigns
February 1, 2010
John G. Geer Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2009 Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Summary “Ads...
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Changes in Media Polling in Recent Presidential Campaigns: Moving from Good to “Average” at CNN
June 1, 2009
A paper by Michael W. Traugott, spring 2009 fellow, details the problematic rise of the “poll of polls,” an average of other organizations’ recent data...
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Exit Polls: Better or Worse Since the 2000 Election?
January 1, 2008
A paper by Robin Sproul, fall 2007 fellow, details the growing problems with exit polls. Sproul writes that “the six news organizations that jointly conduct...
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The Road to Wikipolitics: Life and Death of the Modern Presidential Primary, b. 1968 – d. 2008
January 1, 2008
A paper by Tom Fiedler, fall 2007 fellow, considers whether the structure of the presidential primary – which includes special treatment of Iowa, New Hampshire...
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Character and the Primaries of 2008: What Were the Media Master Narratives about the Candidates During the Primary Season?
January 1, 2008
A report by the Shorenstein Center and the Project for Excellence in Journalism analyzes positive and negative press coverage of presidential candidates...
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The Invisible Primary — Invisible No Longer: A First Look at Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Campaign
October 1, 2007
This study by the Shorenstein Center and the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that in the early months of the 2008 presidential campaign, the...
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The Role of Georgia’s Media — and Western Aid — in the Rose Revolution
January 1, 2006
A paper by David Anable, fall 2005 fellow, examines the role of the Georgian media in the country’s Rose Revolution and the impact that Western media development...