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October 30 through November 5"A few simple tips for the media to get it right next time" |
| "Bloggers' exit-poll data misled people, news outlets say" David Bauder, Associated Press, November 4, 2004 |
| "Exit polls bring traffic deluge, scrutiny, to blogs, Slate" Marc Glaser, Online Journalism Review, November 5, 2004 |
| "The passion that burned for Bush" Jon Friedman, CBS MarketWatch.com, November 4, 2004 |
| "Keyes blames media, GOP for loss" Associated Press, November 5, 2004 |
| "Early missteps, late-night caution-- but the right call" Mark Jurkowitz, The Boston Globe, November 4, 2004 |
| "Once bitten, twice tempted, but no call in wee hours" Jacques Steinberg and David Carr, The New York Times, November 4, 2004 |
| "Election Night coverage more cautious than in 2000" Paul Janensch, The Hartford Courant, November 4, 2004 |
| "Cautious CBS tries to atone" Chris Kaltenbach, The Baltimore Sun, November 3, 2004 |
| "Amazing loss" Tim Graham, National Review, November 3, 2004 |
| "New woes surface in use of estimates" Richard Morin, The Washington Post, November 4, 2004 |
| "TV's shrill voices drown out reason in race for president" Michael Olesker, The Baltimore Sun, November 2, 2004 |
| "Coverage takes on the wait of responsibility" Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Sun-Times, November 3, 2004 |
| "Anchors make call: caution carries the day" Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times, November 3, 2004 |
| "Networks stay cautious but hint at outcome" Mark Memmott and Martha T. Moore, USA Today, November 3, 2004 |
| "TV journalists stick to what they know" Hal Boedeker, The Orlando Sentinel, November 3, 2004 |
| "News networks call election results with caution" Nick Anderson and Elizabeth Jensen, The Los Angeles Times, November 3, 2004 |
| "Kill the messenger" Bob Garfield, On the Media, October 29, 2004 |
| "Peter Jennings on covering Election Night" Tavis Smiley, The Tavis Smiley Show, November 2, 2004 |
| "Networks wary of a rerun of 2000" Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 2, 2004 |
| "Once-bitten networks vow not to make hasty calls" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, November 2, 2004 |
| "Networks act to ensure accurate reports" Hal Boedeker, The Orlando Sentinel, November 2, 2004 |
| "Cheney's core speech seems stale to some in local news" Joel Brinkley, The New York Times, November 1, 2004 |
| "World's media descend on Tallahassee for election" Gary Fineout, The Miami Herald, November 2, 2004 |
| "Media timing and the October surprise" Jacques Steinberg and David Carr, The New York Times, November 1, 2004 |
| "Gun-shy TV anchors to use glitzy data blitz" Mark Schwed, Palm Beach Post, November 1, 2004 |
| "'04 election has local roots" Daisy Whitney, TV Week, November 1, 2004 |
| "Trying to avoid repeat of 2000 election" David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun, October 30, 2004 |
| "TV cautious about election coverage" Rick Bird, The Cincinnati Post, November 1, 2004 |
| "TV networks to try new exit-poll policies" Jennifer Ludden, All Things Considered (NPR), October 31, 2004 |
| "The campaign-coverage balance sheet: adding up the newspaper's numbers" Greg Arrieta-Walden, The Oregonian, November 1, 2004 |
| "The remote vote: A cable news boost" Laura Petrecca, The New York Post, November 1, 2004 |
| "Anti-Kerry film gets vast airing" Elizabeth Jensen, The Los Angeles Times, November 1, 2004 |
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October 23 through October 29"Endorsements fire up readers" |
| "Who's distorting events before election now?" Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Media Services, October 29, 2004 |
| "Predicting a president: where the papers' online electoral maps agree and disagree" Erin Olson, Editor & Publisher, October 28, 2004 |
| "Cable takes a stand, beyond the reach of reprisals" Elizabeth Jensen, The Los Angeles Times, October 29, 2004 |
| "Misleading us to the end" Molly Ivins, The Chicago Tribune, October 28, 2004 |
| "TV news casts vote for caution" John Cook, The Chicago Tribune, October 28, 2004 |
| "If you're Kerry, you gotta love the coverage" Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2004 |
| "The sunset of Big Media?" Cal Thomas, Tribune Media Services, October 28, 2004 |
| "Media wary of new law limiting access to polls" Gregg Aamot, Associated Press, October 27, 2004 |
| "Media-bias charges rally Republican base" Greg Hitt, The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2004 |
| "Of Armitages, Kennedys, political buttons, and more" Jay Nordlinger, National Review, October 28, 2004 |
| "Kerry winning the battle over coverage, study says" Mark Jurkowitz, The Boston Globe, October 27, 2004 |
| "As the debates went, so went coverage of the president" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 27, 2004 |
| "Bush 'battered' by more critical press" Jennifer Harper, The Washington Times, October 27, 2004 |
| "TV's argument shows get some comeuppance" Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, October 27, 2004 |
| "Lazy bums" Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Village Voice, October 26, 2004 |
| "Entertainment and politics" Cynthia Littleton, Backstage, October 27, 2004 |
| "Campaigns choosy about media for message" Mark Memmott, USA Today, October 26, 2004 |
| "Old whines in barely new bottles" Dana Milbank, The Washington Post, October 26, 2004 |
| "Cleveland 'Plain Dealer': between Bush and a hard place" Shawn Moynihan, Editor & Publisher, October 26, 2004 |
| "Rupert Murdoch: Fox not biased for Bush" Associated Press, October 26, 2004 |
| "Media have become the message in a bruising political year" Peter Johnson, USA Today, October 25, 2004 |
| "And now a few words about our candidates" Randy Kennedy, The New York Times, October 25, 2004 |
| "Networks taking steps to avoid a repeat of 2000 fiasco" Jonathan Storm and Gail Shister, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 2004 |
| "The big winners" Richard Viguerie and David Franke, The Washington Post, October 24, 2004 |
| "Sinclair airs show on Kerry" Elizabeth Jensen, The Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2004 |
| "Two sides to every story" Mark Jurkowitz, The Boston Globe, October 25, 2004 |
| "Who dominated this year's campaign coverage?" Ed Bark, The Dallas Morning News, October 23, 2004 |
| "A polarized society leads to polarized journalism" David Shaw, The Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2004 |
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October 16 through October 22
The media for Kerry" |
| "Kerry opts out of Sinclair program" Doug Halonen, TV Week, October 21, 2004 |
| "Poll me do" William Powers, National Journal, October 22, 2004 |
| "Why magazines should endorse candidates" Jon Friedman, CBS MarketWatch, October 22, 2004 |
| "Anti-Bush effort plans alternative media strategy" Michael Shields, MediaPost.com, October 22, 2004 |
| "Opinion from the end Times" Knute Berger, Seattle Weekly, October 20, 2004 |
| "Wimblehack: Round 3" Matt Taibbi, New York Press, October 22, 2004 |
| "Can't cover the bulge" Brooke Gladstone, On the Media, October 15, 2004 |
| "Hello, Columbus: 'Dispatch' endorsement could make all the difference" Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, October 20, 2004 |
| "Are you positive?" Michael Roberts, Westword (Denver, Colo.), October 21, 2004 |
| "N.Y. landmark to get new look Election Night" David Bauder, Associated Press, October 21, 2004 |
| "The only media choice for president" John Sugg, Creative Loafing (Atlanta), October 21, 2004 |
| "TV's campaign focus is issues, think tank says" Associated Press, October 20, 2004 |
| "Gasping through the stretch run" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 19, 2004 |
| "Bush declines BET interview" Michele Greppi, TV Week, October 19, 2004 |
| "Talking point" Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Village Voice, October 19, 2004 |
| "Some Kerry spots never make the air" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 20, 2004 |
| "Outraged pundits ignore Bush's lies" Joe Conason, The New York Observer, October 20, 2004 |
| "Reporting lies gives them weight" Edward Wasserman, Knight Ridder Newspapers, October 19, 2004 |
| "Newspaper's presidential indecision roils its readers" Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler, St. Petersburg Times, October 19, 2004 |
| "Paper picks fail to sway voters" Jennifer Harper, Washington Times, October 19, 2004 |
| "Daily endorsement tally: Kerry gains, but so does Bush" Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher, October 19, 2004 |
| "Hear, hear, Mr. Gibson" Michele Greppi, TV Week, October 18, 2004 |
| "Indicting the media" David Corn, L.A. Weekly, October 15, 2004 |
| "'Balance' in a spinning world" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 18, 2004 |
| "Candidates seize local media opportunities" Liz Sidoti, Associated Press, October 18, 2004 |
| "Significant shifts of polls suggest media's failure" David Shaw, The Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2004 |
| "Risks seen for TV chain showing film about Kerry" Bill Carter, The New York Times, October 18, 2004 |
| "Kerry campaign wants equal time after film" CNN.com, October 15, 2004 |
October 9 through October 15"Three lessons TV should take from the debates" |
| "Optimistic Bush dismisses 'pundits and spinners'" G. Robert Hillman, The Dallas News, October 15, 2004 |
| "The media 'truth squad' and the presidential campaigns" Alex Chadwick, "Day to Day" (NPR), October 15, 2004 |
| "We need different kinds of debates" Jon Friedman, CBS MarketWatch, October 15, 2004 |
| "Fire in the belli" Erik Wemple, Washington Citypaper, October 15, 2004 |
| "Customers hound Fox advertisers" David Callendar, The Capital Times (Madison, Wis.), October 15, 2004 |
| "FCC chief says cannot block anti-Kerry show" Reuters, October 15, 2004 |
| "Quick verdict on results of the most crucial debate" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, October 14, 2004 |
| "Final debate judged a tie-- and 'wonkfest'" Nick Anderson and Emma Schwartz, The Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2004 |
| "TV during the campaign: Occupied by politics, but also embroiled in it" Frazier Moore, Associated Press, October 14, 2004 |
| "Broadcasting company that plans to air Kerry program unafraid to push owners' agenda" Alex Dominguez, Associated Press, October 13, 2004 |
| "Both candidates need to come up with better answers" Christopher Scanlan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 13, 2004 |
| "TV networks seek debate bounce" Jon Friedman, CBS MarketWatch, October 12, 2004 |
| "Fox News embraces ABC memo story over Cameron's pleas" Joe Hagan, New York Observer, October 13, 2004 |
| "Cox, KPHO-TV 5 team to get viewer feedback on presidential debate" Adam Kress, Business Journal of Phoenix, October 11, 2004 |
| "NBC, Telemundo stations partner on Latino vote special" Daisy Whitney, TV Week, October 11, 2004 |
| "Moderate rock" Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Village Voice, October 12, 2004 |
| "Are the media playing politics?" Peter Johnson, USA Today, October 11, 2004 |
| "Networks vow caution in calling election" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 12, 2004 |
| "Lessons from a long night" Tom Brokaw, Newsweek, October 18, 2004 |
| "Conservative TV group to air anti-Kerry film" Elizabeth Jensen, The Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2004 |
| "Sinclair's TV program on Kerry is called illegal donation to Bush" David Folkenflik, The Baltimore Sun, October 12, 2004 |
| "Durbin vs. documentary" Leon Lazaroff, John Cook, and Mark Silva, The Chicago Tribune, October 12, 2004 |
| "Family's TV clout in Bush's corner" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 12, 2004 |
| "MTV mixes punk rock, pop and politics" Tracy L. Scott, The Washington Post, October 10, 2004 |
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October 2 through October 8 |
| "Bush's isolation from reporters could be a hindrance" Mike Allen, The Washington Post, October 8, 2004 |
| "Raging bull" Jack Shafer, Slate, October 7, 2004 |
| "The media shapes the call on who wins debates" Paul Janensch, The Hartford Courant, October 7, 2004 |
| "O'Reilly hopes for interview with Kerry" David Bauder, Associated Press, October 7, 2004 |
| "TV news sticks to the party line" Matt Zoller Seitz, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), October 7, 2004 |
| "Quick draw" Jack Shafer, Slate, October 6, 2004 |
| "The press sees a slugfest" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 6, 2004 |
| "Wimblehack!" Matt Taibbi, New York Press, October 6, 2004 |
| "'Hometown' paper cited by Cheney is a small one in Southern Pines" Erin Olson, Editor & Publisher, October 6, 2004 |
| "Humor, info help candidates catch supporters in their Web" Allison Connolly, The Virginian-Pilot, October 7, 2004 |
| "Spinning out clear winner even before debate begins" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, October 6, 2004 |
| "Spin alley: a crowded place full of twists and turns" Diane Suchetka, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), October 6, 2004 |
| "Debate brings media buzz, political spin to campus" Carl Chancellor, Akron Beacon Journal, October 6, 2004 |
| "Post-debate scorecard is what spin is all about" Maeve Reston, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 6, 2004 |
| "U.S. media find no clear winner" BBC News, October 6, 2004 |
| "Media mogul maelstrom" Johnnie L. Roberts, Newsweek, October 4, 2004 |
| "When might turns right" Nikki Finke, L.A. Weekly, October 1, 2004 |
| "War horse analysts come saddled with image of bias" David Shaw, Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2004 |
| "Drawing conclusions about the presidential race" Renee Montagne, NPR Morning Edition, September 30, 2004 |
| "How campaign 2004 has left the major networks behind" Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury-News, October 4, 2004 |
| "Fox News apologizes for Kerry fabrication" Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian (U.K.), October 4, 2004 |
| "Spin the battle" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, October 2, 2004 |
| "How campaign 2004 has left the major networks behind" Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury-News, October 4, 2004 |
| "Changing the story" Tim Graham, National Review, October 1, 2004 |
| "Kerry supporters bombard reporters with positive spin" Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2004 |
| "Democrats don't fool anyone in post-debate e-mail punditry" Michael Tackett, Chicago Tribune, October 3, 2004 |
| "Ask. But don't tell." Michael Kinsley, The Washington Post, October 3, 2004 |
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September 25 through October 1 |
| "Candidates most telling when they aren't talking" Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times, October 1, 2004 |
| "TV analysts give Kerry an early lead in quest for spin" Nick Anderson and Emma Schwartz, The Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2004 |
| "TV coverage was just as predictable as debate" Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 1, 2004 |
| "Press plays it (mainly) straight in first reports on Bush-Kerry debate" Editor & Publisher, October 1, 2004 |
| "The miracle of post-debate commentary" David Folkenflik, The Baltimore Sun, October 1, 2004 |
| "Public wins as debate rules ignored" Tom Jicha, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 1, 2004 |
| "Moderator moves out of the spotlight" Mark Memmott, USA Today, October 1, 2004 |
| "Spin doctors operate fast" The Daily News (New York), October 1, 2004 |
| "Press 'fairness' in politics: just relativism disguised?" Dante Chinni, The Christian Science Monitor, September 28, 2004 |
| "Candidate stands not delivered" Brian Faler and Jonathan Finer, The Washingtno Post, September 30, 2004 |
| "TV says it won't stick to debate restrictions" Mark Jurkowitz, The Boston Globe, September 30, 2004 |
| "The ultimate expectation" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 29, 2004 |
| "Lehrer known as honest voice devoted to neutrality" Johanna Neuman, The Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2004 |
| "The strategy beneath the flip-flop label" David Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2004 |
| "Networks to ignore debate camera rules" David Bauder, Associated Press, September 28, 2004 |
| "Swagger vs. substance" Paul Krugman, The New York Times, September 28, 2004 |
| "How the Internet turned everyone into James Carville" Farhad Manjoo, Salon, September 28, 2004 |
| "Did columnist get Kerry into pub to watch the Pack?" Erin Olson, Editor & Publisher, September 27, 2004 |
| "Fear and laptops on the campaign trail" Matthew Klam, The New York Times, September 26, 2004 |
| "The media, losing their way" David S. Broder, The Washington Post, September 26, 2004 |
| "'L.A. Times' may break tradition, make choice for president" Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, September 26, 2004 |
| "U.S. media: The great divide" Richard Allen Greene, BBC News, September 27, 2004 |
| "The U.S. race in Arabic newspapers" Peter C, Valenti, The New York Times, September 26, 2004 |
| "Just say the polls aren't clear" Mark Mellman, The Hill, September 22, 2004 |
| "Debates: Desperately seeking Stewart" Jon Friedman, CBS Marketwatch.com, September 24, 2004 |
| "We have met the news, and it is us" Clyde Haberman, The New York Times, September 24, 2004 |
| "Watergate reporter critical of journalism, politics" Sebastian Kitchen, Montgomery Advertiser, September 22, 2004 |
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September 18 through September 24 |
| "Just say the polls aren't clear" Mark Mellman, The Hill, September 22, 2004 |
| "Debates: Desperately seeking Stewart" Jon Friedman, CBS Marketwatch.com, September 24, 2004 |
| "We have met the news, and it is us" Clyde Haberman, The New York Times, September 24, 2004 |
| "Watergate reporter critical of journalism, politics" Sebastian Kitchen, Montgomery Advertiser, September 22, 2004 |
| "Kerry camp rejects CBS link" Stephen Dinan and Bill Sammon, The Washington Times, September 22, 2004 |
| "White House links memos, Kerry effort" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 22, 2004 |
| "Vexed, lies & videotape: Kerry blames GOP on CBS ploy" Andrew Miga, The Boston Herald, September 22, 2004 |
| "CBS says producer violated policy" Jim Rutenberg and Bill Carter, The New York Times, September 22, 2004 |
| "CBS to say it was misled on Bush guard memos" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 20, 2004 |
| "Bush says questions about Guard memos used by CBS 'need to be answered'" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, September 19, 2004 |
| "After blogs got hits, CBS got a black eye" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 20, 2004 |
| "In rush to air, CBS quashed memo worries" Howard Kurtz, Michael Dobbs, and James V. Grimaldi, The Washington Post, September 19, 2004 |
| "CBS News concludes it was misled on National Guard memos, network says" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, September 20, 2004 |
| "Desperately seeking Dick Cheney" Rick Lyman, The New York Times, September 19, 2004 |
| "Questions we'll wish we'd asked" David S. Broder, The Washington Post, September 19, 2004 |
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September 11 through September 17 |
| "Lather over Rather" Deborah Orin and Ian Bishop, The New York Post, September 17, 2004 |
| "Familiar roles for Rather and his critics" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, September 17, 2004 |
| "In Abilene, folks not whipped up over fishy faxes" John Kass, The Chicago Tribune, September 17, 2004 |
| "For media on campaign trail, little access to candidates" Paul Farhi, The Washington Post, September 16, 2004 |
| "Finding truth on the Internet" Louise Witt, Wired, September 16, 2004 |
| "House GOP turns on Rather" Hans Nichols, The Hill, September 16, 2004 |
| "Call in Congress" Hugh Hewitt, The Weekly Standard, September 16, 2004 |
| "Media went afoul in coverage of Kelley, CBS documents" Paul Janensch, The Hartford Courant, September 16, 2004 |
| "Stribulations" Mike Mosedale, The City Pages (Minneapolis, Minn.), September 15, 2004 |
| "Kitty Kelley, derided and delicious" Tina Brown, The Washington Post, September 16, 2004 |
| "Checks and balances" Michael Roberts, Westword, September 16, 2004 |
| "Dan Rather to Bush: 'Answer the questions'" Joe Hagan, The New York Observer, September 15, 2004 |
| "Watching the media watchdogs" Jonathan V. Last, The Weekly Standard, September 14, 2004 |
| "War over war records: a losing battle" Ron Elving, NPR, September 13, 2004 |
| "You call that news? I don't" Bryan Keefer, Spinsanity, September 12, 2004 |
| "From biased to partisan" Stanley Kurtz, National Review, September 13, 2004 |
| "Old news, long overdo" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 13, 2004 |
| "Amid criticism, CBS stands by its reports" Mark Memmott, USA Today, September 13, 2004 |
| "CBS, Rather stand firm on Bush story as furor swells" David Folkenflik, The Baltimore Sun, September 11, 2004 |
| "Those discredited memos" William Safire, The New York Times, September 13, 2004 |
| "Playing to the media in attacks on service" Tom Oliphant, The Boston Globe, September 12, 2004 |
| "TV analysts' double duty-- doesn't anyone care?" Ed Bark, Dallas Morning News, September 10, 2004 |
| "CNN--crossing the line with Carville and Begala?" Harry Jaffe, Washingtonian, September 10, 2004 |
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September 4 to September 10 |
| "Some question authenticity of papers on Bush" Michael Dobbs and Mike Allen, The Washington Post, September 10, 2004 |
| "G.O.P. riled by 2 CNN hosts" Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times, September 10, 2004 |
| "News that surfaces outside the mainstream" Liz Halloran, Hartford Courant, September 9, 2004 |
| "'Globe' reporter explains timing of latest Bush probe" Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, September 9, 2004 |
| "Campaign coverage needs to read between the lines" David Shaw, The Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2004 |
| "Burned by the spotlight" Jane Hall, Columbia Journalism Review, September/October 2004 |
| "Media bias against Republicans goes beyond the pale" Tim Chavez, The Tennessean, September 8, 2004 |
| "Media view Kitty Kelley's Bush book with caution" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 8, 2004 |
| "GOP convention viewers tuned in to Fox News" David Folkenflik, The Baltimore Sun, September 8, 2004 |
| "Will newspapers (finally) get fair share of campaign advertising?" Jennifer Saba, Editor & Publisher, September 8, 2004 |
| "The daily grind" Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Village Voice, September 8, 2004 |
| "Moore's spin spotlights revolving doors" Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, September 6, 2004 |
| "GOP week winner for Fox" Caroline Wilbert, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 3, 2004 |
| "NYC sees to it that journalists have good time" David Folkenflik, The Baltimore Sun, September 5, 2004 |
| "Is that what he really said?" Michael Getler, The Washington Post, September 5, 2004 |
| "The Fox convention" Brendan Bernhard, L.A. Weekly, September 3, 2004 |
| "Media missed the boat on the swift ads issue" Paul Janensch, Hartford Courant, September 2, 2004 |