Press accounts of how the media is covering the campaign.
May 21, 2012
Why is Mitt Romney Serving Warm Cookies to the Media?"
Philip Elliott, Christian Science
Monitor, May 18, 2012
"The Obama Camp Serves up a Bain Story"
Jay Jones, Columbia Journalism
Review, May 18, 2012
"Which Campaign is the Mainstream Press Covering?"
Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, May 18,
2012
"Romney
Ropes Off Media to Avoid Making Unscripted Gaffes"
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Bloomberg
Businessweek, May 17, 2012
"Alex Trebek Wants to Ask Debate Questions "
Cataline Camia, USA Today, May 14,
2012
"Washington Post Adds Editor's Note to Romney Bullying
Story; Ombud Weighs in"
Andrew Beaujon, Poynter, May 11,
2012
May 14, 2012
"Washington Post Held Mitt
Romney Bullying Story In Print Due To Obama Gay Marriage News"
Michael Calderone,
Huffington Post, May 10, 2012
"View:
Richard Nixon's Model Campaign"
Nicole Hemmer, May 10, 2012,
New York Times
"Rove: Obama will Benefit and Suffer From Gay Marriage
Stance, but Issue isn't a Game-Changer"
On the Record, May 10, 2012
"Paul Campaign Calls on Citizen Media to Help Win Message
War"
Jack Cole, Examiner, May 9,
2012
"Twitter's Role in 2012 Presidential Campaign Extends
Beyond 140 Characters"
Associated Press, Washington
Post, May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012
"Campaign Web Wars 2.0: Can Republicans Strike Back?"
Michael Mathis, phys.org, May 6, 2012
"comScore Report: How Digital Media is Shaping the 2012 US Presidential
Election"
BizCommunity, May 3, 2012
"Gingrich
Press Aide Cites Three Legs of Horse-Race Coverage"
Erik Wemple, Washington Post, May 2, 2012
"News Orgs Balk At Romney Campaign
Deciding Press Pool Membership"
Michael Calderone, Huffington Post, May 2, 2012
"How
the New York Times Decides Who Wins or Loses Local Elections"
David Freedlander, The New York Observer, May 2, 2012
"Network Anchors for Romney?"
Elizabeth Wilner and Ken Goldstein, Columbia Journalism Review, April 30, 2012
April 30, 2012
"Obama
Jokes About Romney, Second Term"
David Lerman, Bloomberg Businesswekk, April 29, 2012
"The Hashtag Campaign"
Howard Fineman, Huffington Post, April 27, 2012
"Ryan
Seacrest To Cover 2012 Election For NBC News"
Jon Nicosia, Mediaite, April 27, 2012
"Obama, Romney Campaigns Embrace Twitter-Fueled News
Cycle"
Michael Calderone, Huffington Post, April 27, 2012
"President Obama: ‘I Read all
of the New York Times Columnists'"
Julie Moos, Poynter, April 25, 2012
"From Etch a Sketch to Hilary
Rosen: The new Rule Book for reporting on outbreaks of feigned outrage"
Walter Shapiro, Columbia Journalism Review, April 26, 2012
"Covering Ohio's Changing
Economy"
T.C. Brown, Columbia Journalism Review, April 25, 2012
April 24, 2012
"Obama
Quote Embellished, Adding Fuel to Campaign Heat"
Melanie Eversley, USA Today, April 22,
2012
"Campaign
2012's Silly Season in Full Swing"
Seth McLaughlin, Washington Times,
April 22, 2012
View: "US
Elections: The Strange Case of the Dog on the Roof"
Mark Mardell, BBC, April 22, 2012
"Social
Engagement: What Happens When You 'Like' Barack or Mitt"
Sophie Quinton, National Journal,
April 22, 2012
"Keith
Olbermann: Dog-Gate Exponentially Raises ‘Absurdity' of Campaign"
George Stephanopoulos, ABC News, April
22, 2012
View:
"A Hard Look at the President"
Arthur S. Brisbane, New York Times,
April 21, 2012
"How
Mitt Romney Beats the Press, Avoiding Most National Interviews"
Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast, April
20, 2012
"When
Ads Blur the Truth, Will Coverage Fight Back?"
Andria Krewson, Columbia Journalism
Review, April 19, 2012
"The
Campaign-Finance Stories That Don't Get Written"
Walter Shapiro, Columbia Journalism
Review, April 18, 2012
April 9, 2012
Video: "Examining Social Media Pressure on Santorum, Campaign Culture on Pinterest"
PBS Newshour, April 5, 2012
"How
Romney Fibs-and Gets Away With It"
Daivd
Corn, Mother Jones, April 5, 2012
"Journalist
Steven Roberts Discusses Media and Politicians in 2012 Campaign"
Liz VandenHeede, Western Herald, April 5, 2012
"What
Mitt Romney Told Journalists at ASNE, NAA Convention"
Julie Moos, Poynter, April 4, 2012
View:
"When
Will the Media Get Around to Obama?"
Jennifer
Rubin, Washington Post, April 3, 2012
"Coverage
of Santorum Turns Negative and Sparse "
Project for Excellence in Journalism, April 2, 2012
April 2, 2012
"Telling Campaign Stories One Diptych At a Time"
Jon
Sweeney, MSNBC, April 1, 2012
"Romney's To-Do List"
Jennifer Rubin,
Washington Post, March 30, 2012
"Yes, Romney's Won, and It's
Okay to Say So"
Jonathan
Bernstein, Washington Post. March 29, 2012
"Why is the Press So Ready to
Count Santorum Out?"
Walter
Shapiro, Columbia Journalism Review, March 28, 2012
"The Gaffe Cycle Dominates the
2012 Campaign"
Michael Scherer,
Time, March 27, 2012
"Palin: Beware Voters - The
Leftist Media Will Try to Play You, No Matter Which Way the 'ObamaCare' Ruling
Goes"
On the Record
with Greta Van Susteren, Fox News, March 26, 2012
"The GOP Candidate Who
Actually Hates the Media"
Alex Pareene,
Salon, March 26, 2012
"Real Conservatives Cuss Out
Journalists"
Noah
Kristula-Green, The Daily Beast, March 26, 2012
MARCH 26, 2012
"Fact
checkers Help Sort Through Political Claims"
Martha T.
Moore, USA Today, March 22, 2012
"Romney,
BuzzFeed, and that "Hidden" Op-Ed"
Erika Fry, Columbia Journalism Review, March 21, 2012
"In
Terms of Web Traffic, It's Obama in a Landslide"
Tanzina
Vega, New York Times, March 21, 2012
"Turnout
for Romney, Republicans Better than Reported"
Jeffrey
Bartash, Market Watch, March 21, 2012
"Are
Journalists Stupid to Talk About Whether Voters are Stupid?"
Andrew
Beaujon, Poynter, March 20, 2012
"Fed-Up
Press Ready to Call the Republican Race, But the Math Matters"
John Avlon,
The Daily Beast, March 20, 2012
"Santorum
Writings Voice Strikingly Consistent Views"
Jeremy W.
Peters, New York Times, March 19, 2012
"View:
Gingrich Identifies His Real Opponent: Elite Media"
David Carr, The New York Times, March 19, 2012
"Ron
Paul: the Incredible Shrinking Candidate"
M. Alex
Johnson, MSNBC, March 19, 2012
MARCH 19, 2012
"Romney
and Fox News Mend Fences"
Dylan Byers,
Politico, March 15, 2012
"A
Shift in Focus, From Obama to Numbers"
Michael
Barbaro, New York Times, March 15, 2012
View:
"Bill O'Reilly: More Proof That The Left-Wing Media Are Blatantly
Dishonest"
Bill
O'Reilly, Fox Nation, March 15, 2012
Repaving
the Trail: Campaign Reporting Can be Rerrible. Here's how to Make it Better."
Justin
Peters, Columbia Journalism Review, March 14, 2012
Mississippi,
Alabama Primary Coverage Ratings"
Chris
Ariens, TVNewser, March 14, 2012
"Mississippi,
Alabama Primary Coverage Ratings"
Chris
Ariens, TVNewser, March 14, 2012
"MSNBC
Election Team: Nothing More Uncomfortable for Santorum ‘Than Being in a
Three-Way'"
Frances
Martel, Mediaite, March 14, 2012
"Why
the Major Mainstream Media Hate Mitt Romney"
Michael
Medved, The Daily Beast, March 13, 2012
"Santorum:
Fox News Is 'Shilling' for Romney"
Justin Sink,
The Hill, March 13, 2012
"Obama
vs. Palin...2012"
Jake Tapper,
ABC News, March 13, 2012
MARCH 12, 2012
"Gingrich
Engages his 'Tweeples' on Social Media"
Daniel
Malloy, Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 10, 2012
"Framing
Our Biases In The Primaries"
Larry
M. Elkin, Wall Street Pitt, March 9, 2012
"Obama
Campaign Won't Let Romney Forget Rush Limbaugh"
Frank
James, WBUR & NPR, March 7, 2012
"Super
Tuesday Spending Still Weak"
Michael
Malone, Broadcasting & Cable, March 6, 2012
"When JFK
Made Rick Santorum Sick"
Erika Fry, Columbia Journalism Review, March 6, 2012
"Time
Magazine, Foursquare Partner For Political Conventions"
Laura Hazard
Owen, paidContent.org, March 5, 2012
Romney
and Santorum Battling for Media Mentions Ahead of Super Tuesday
Lauren Fox,
Chicago Tribune, March 5, 2012
"Networks
Slate Special Coverage of Super Tuesday"
Merrill
Knox, TV Newser, March 5, 2012
"Focusing
on the Edges of the Campaign Trail with Instagram"
Meredith
Birkett, MSNBC.com, March 4, 2012
MARCH 5, 2012
"Media
Faces Backlash After Taking Swipes at Candidates' Religions"
Shannon Bream, Fox News, March 1, 2012
"Natasha
Loder, Economist Journalist, Detained At Mitt Romney Event "
Jack
Mirkinson and Michael Calderone, Huffington Post,
February 28, 2012
"How
Grassroots Social Media Are Extending the GOP Race"
Micah Sifry, CNN, March 1, 2012
"Hyperlocal
News Sites Stay Away from Election Endorsements"
Robert Niles, Online Journalism Review,
February 28, 2012
"Ann
Romney Threatens to Cut Off Media Access"
The Huffington Post, February 28, 2012
"BuzzFeed
Hires Journalist Michael Hastings To Cover Obama Re-Election Campaign"
Michael Calderone, Huffington Post, February 27, 2012
"View: Yo, Newt, That Press
You Assail Is Actually Pretty Exceptional "
Bret Schulte, American Journalism Review,
February 27, 2012
"O'Brien:
Social Media in 2012 Elections Will Make 2008 Look like Digital Dark Ages"
Chris O'Brien, Mercury News, February 26, 2012
fEBRUARY 27, 2012
"Study: In GOP Debates, CNN Moderators Spoke the Least, Fox News
Moderators Spoke the Most"
Alex Weprin, TV Newser, February 26, 2012
"Total Campaign Immersion"
Alexis Gutter, American Journalism Review, February 22, 2012
"On Moderating Debates: Excerpts from a Virtual Conversation with CNN's John King"
Mike Hoyt, Columbia Journalism Review, February 21, 2012
"Can We Ask Presidential Candidates About Science?"
Bora Zivkovic, Scientific American, February 17, 2012
"The GOP Debates: What Questions Do Journalists Like to Ask?"
The Guardian, February 16, 2012
"The Pros and Cons of Covering the Election on Twitter"
Nancy Lazarus, Media Bistro, February 16, 2012
"CNN Cancels GOP Debate After Romney and Paul Drop Out"
Dylan Stableford, Yahoo News, February 16, 2012
"Conservative Pundits Find Romney Disengaged, and Say That's Puzzling"
Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, February 16, 2012
"The Right-Wing Media's Discipline Machine"
Ben Adler, Columbia Journalism Review, February 16, 2012
"ABC News Taps Social Media Analytics Company Bluefin Labs for Election Coverage"
Alex Weprin, TV Newser, February 15, 2012
FEB. 16, 2012
"Campaign Tech Scorecard: Tracking the Candidates Online," Doug Gross, CNN, February 9, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/09/tech/social-media/candidates-social-media/
"Super PACs vs. Social Media," Maria Teresa Kumar, Politico, February 9, 2012 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72690.html
"For Election News, Voters Still Turn To Old Media," David Folkenflik, NPR, February 8, 2012 http://www.npr.org/2012/02/08/146565911/tvs-king-web-fails-to-dominate-election-coverage
"Obama and the Super PAC: What the Media is Missing," Carter Eskew, Washington Post, February 7, 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-insiders/post/obama-and-the-super-pac-what-the-media-is-missing/2012/02/07/gIQAlcWiwQ_blog.html
"It's Caucus Day in Colorado: Where's the Content?" Mary Winter, Columbia Journalism Review, February 7, 2012 http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/its_caucus_day_in_colorado_whe.php
GOP Primary Show: Non-Stop News And Noise In The Age Of Twitter," Michael Calderone, Huffington Post, February 7, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/gop-primary-2012-media-twitter-news-cycle_n_1252925.html?ref=mostpopular
"AP bests Google's Technology with Legwork in Reporting Nevada Caucus Results" Steve Myers, Poynter, February 7, 2012
"Campaign gives Fox's Baier higher profile," David Bauder, Boston Globe, February 6, 2012 http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2012/02/06/campaign_gives_foxs_baier_higher_profile/
"What Do Ohioans Want from Their Media?" T.C. Brown, Columbia Journalism Review, February 6, 2012 http://www.cjr.org/swing_states_project/what_do_ohioans_want_from_thei.php
FEB. 6, 2012
"Journalists Reluctant Stars in 2012 Ads"
Keach Hagey, Politico, February 2, 2012
"Rooting for the Race: Journalists are Suddenly Eager to Admit the Media is Biased in Favor of an Extended Campaign"
Erika Fry, Columbia Journalism Review, February 2, 2012
Media Digests Romney's Hispanic Support in Florida Poll"
Brian E. Crowley, Columbia Journalism Review, February 1, 2012
"Three Thoughts on Mitt Romney's ‘Very Poor' Day"
Greg Marx, Columbia Journalism Review, February 1, 2012
Networks Unclear on Nevada GOP Presidential Candidate Coverage"
Dylan Byers, Politico, January 31, 2012
"Obama Finds Virtual End-Around to Bypass the White House Press"
Amie Parnes, The Hill, January 30, 2012
"Newt's Promise: No Reporters as Moderators"
Dylan Byers, Politico, January 30, 2012
"Limbaugh: Florida's Most Important Undecided Republican Voter"
Jonathan Martin, Politico, January 30, 2012
"Drudge Fights Back Against The Charge He Is In Romney's Pocket "
Michael Brendan Dougherty, Business Insider, January 30, 2012
Jan. 30, 2012
"View: A Subtle Change in Mormon Media Coverage"
Lane Williams, Deseret News, January 30, 2012
"Crowds Make Noise During and Before CNN Debate"
Chris Ariens, Media Bistro, January 26, 2012
"Voters to Press: Tell Us Where the Candidates Stand"
Erika Fry, Columbia Journalism Review, January 25, 2012
"With Audiences Encouraged to React, Primary Debates Seem More Made for TV"
Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, January 25, 2012
"Political Journalism: Picking the Winner While the Game’s Still Going On"
Rem Rieder, American Journalism Review, January 25, 2012
"John King Questions Newt Gingrich over Response to Open Marriage Question"
James Crugnale, Mediaite, January 24, 2012
"G.O.P. Debate on NBC Drew 7 Million Viewers"
Bill Carter, The New York Times, January 24, 2012
"Debates Make Riveting TV, Expose Strengths, Weaknesses of Republican Presidential Contenders"
Associated Press, Washington Post, January 23, 2012
"CNN to Go In-Depth with Super PACs"
Betsy Rothstein, FishbowlDC, January 23, 2012
Jan. 24, 2012
"Stephen Colbert Stuns Fans, Ends White House Bid "
MJ Lee, Politico, January 24, 2012
"Debates Make Riveting TV, Expose Strengths, Weaknesses of Republican Presidential Contenders"
Associated Press, Washington Post, January 23, 2012
"CNN to Go In-Depth with Super PACs"
Betsy Rothstein, FishbowlDC, January 23, 2012
"Chicago Sun-Times, Doubting Its Relevance, Drops Political Endorsements"
Dino Grandoni, The Atlantic Wire, January 23, 2012
"ABC News and Yahoo! Launch New Political Web Shows"
Chris Ariens, TVNewser, January 23, 2012
"Major Garrett Returning to White House Beat"
Alex Weprin, TV Newser, January 22, 2012
Keeping them Honest
Arthur S. Brisbane, New York Times, January 21, 2012
"Looking for Lessons in the Swift Boat Saga: Is Ohio's Press Corps Prepared for the 2012 Campaign?"
T. C. Brown, Columbia Journalism Review, January 19, 2012
"Gingrich Blasts CNN, ABC Over Ex-Wife's Tale"
Chris Ariens, Media Bistro, January 19, 2012
"Debate Fatigue? 5.48 Million Watch FNC Debate"
Chris Ariens, TVNewser, January 18, 2012
"On Bain Claims, Will Local Press Rise to the Challenge?"
Mary Winter, Columbia Journalism Review, January 19, 2012
Jan. 18, 2012
"Stephen Colbert: I Scared Jon Huntsman out of Race"
MJ Lee, Politico, January 17, 2012
"Bret Baier Challenges Newt Gingrich's Use of the Media to Attack Mitt Romney"
Chris Ariens, TVNewser, January 16, 2012
"Multiplied by PACs, Ads Overwhelm the Airwaves in S.C."
Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, January 15, 2012
"Stephen Colbert Making the TV News Rounds"
Alex Weprin, TVNewser, January 16, 2012
"Is Ron Paul Getting Too Much Media Attention?"
Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor, January 10, 2012
"TV's Colbert Hands SuperPAC Over To Stewart"
NPR, January 13, 2012
"Gender Imbalance on the Campaign Trail"
Meryl Gordon, Columbia Journalism Review, January 12, 2012
"Rick Perry Qualifies for CNN South Carolina Debate... Barely"
Alex Weprin, Media Bistro, January 12, 2012
"Politico Teams with Facebook to Report on Conversation about Presidential Candidates"
Jeff Sonderman, Poynter, January 12, 2012
"CNN's Dana Bash Targeted By Ron Paul Super PAC"
Jack Mirkinson, Huffington Post, January 11, 2012
"New Hampshire Barely Moves the Ratings Needle"
Brian Stelter, New York Times, January 11, 2012