Tag: media coverage
A Blizzard Predicted - Handicapping Tonight's Democratic Cleveland Debate
The weather forecast for Cleveland tonight is another brutal winter day with eight inches of snow. Many predictions for the debate from Cleveland State University at 9-10:30 on MSNBC (ET) hint that the encounter will be equally nasty.
On the trail over the weekend Hillary Clinton threw down the gauntlet with the line "Meet me in Ohio and let's have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign." [earlier blog entry on challenge]
Certainly there is much to debate given the "issues" dominating the contest since a Texas debate last Tuesday: Mailers, costumes, celestial intervention, utopia vs. "get real,' commander-in-chief, Union & 527 advertising. If the debate devolves into a debate of "tactics" it would indeed provide fireworks. The press would love that debate but it is unlikely, not serving either candidate's purpose.
Also unlikely is a repeat of the Texas love-fest with negligible policy distinction. Smooth sailing does little to recast the choice, suggesting the Clinton campaign cannot afford mixed story-lines of attack and cooperation. The latter will undoubtedly be Obama's motif, only leaving Clinton to continue the assault if the race is to be impacted.
Assessing media predictions - after the fold.
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: Ohio, democratic debate, preview, media coverage, NAFTA
CNN Post Debate Coverage
Following the Democratic primary debate from St. Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH Larry King led the parade of CNN program hosts "analyzing" the debate. There were some strong moments in their coverage, but . . . .
The hermetically sealed system of debate coverage witnessed in the MSNBC debate last month happened with CNN coverage as well. Throughout the two hours of post debate coverage the network's talent (show hosts) provided the analysis from "from our own crack team of political observers, the best political team on television." Naturally one understands self promotion, but elevating their coverage uniquely insightful creates a closed interpretive system.
Immediately after the debate Larry King interviewed several candidates and asked each if Wolf Blitzer did a good job as moderator. Each was "forced" to say that they like the format and the Wolfe had a hard job. Then King talked with Blitzer, as part of his panel of experts, and told him on several occasions that the all the candidates reported he did a "great job." The circle was complete, self congratulation with CNN as the primary actor in this passion play.
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: Democrat debate, primary debate, media coverage, New Hampshire, Wolf Blitzer
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" - MSNBC's Coverage
For those interested in the opening debate salvos by the Democrats and Republicans, MSNBC was home base. They dedicated an entire day of air time for each debate, featuring their on-air "talent" in the roles of reporters, newsmakers, questioners, and post-debate interviewers and analysts. Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Joe Scarsborough, Tucker Carlson, and a score of others previewed, conducted, and critiqued both debates.
I listened to coverage much of the day, watched the debate, and am now following the spin on line at msnbc.com and via television commentary running in background. There is much to commend in MSNBC's coverage. The debate was lively, with humor, and candidates, even with short answers were able to promote their credentials, confront popular perceptions, and even on occasion offer a policy statement. Candidates and their campaigns were given substantial voice, and on occasion perspective outside of networks news/programming circle were allowed.
Judge and Jury below the fold . . .
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: debate, debaters, Republican, primary debate, media coverage
Romney Weekly Update 3-29-07
DNC already starts the attacks
Romney not on board with the Iraq timetable.
Romney falling behind in the polls...
But he's not the only flip-flopper
A Mormon in the White House?
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: Mitt Romney, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Media Coverage
Romney Weekly Update 3-22
Mitt makes few friends in Miami...
And then tries to make up for it.
Paying for the student vote?
Mitt loves Rocky?
Do they really need missionaries in Bordeaux?
No more Hitler comparisons!
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: Mitt Romney, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Media Coverage
Romney Weekly Update 2-25-07
Romney out of the gate early with television ads.
One bad week doesn't equal a doomed campaign.
The Associated Press digs into Romney's family tree.
The social conservative's case for Romney
Defining Romney
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: Mitt Romney, 2008 presidential campaign, blogs, media coverage
Allen vs. Webb Debate -- The Other Elephant in the Room?
By
Adri 10/10/2006 03:45:44 PM EST
No mention in the debate, or in the media coverage of the debate, of the AP story on Allen's failure to make certain financial disclosures.
However, today's editorials are mentioning it...
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: VA-Sen, George Allen, Jim Webb, Media Coverage
Allen vs. Webb Debate Roundup - Media Edition
By
Adri 10/10/2006 02:25:47 PM EST
Media coverage primarily fell into the following categories:
The Tenor - The combative framing of the debate
The Situation - The debate in the context of the campaign
I'm Not Him - The contrasts the candidates emphasized
The Company He Keeps - Efforts to unfavorably link their opponents to other politicians
The Style - How the candidates appeared
The Issues - Exchanges on the issues, including: racism and sexism, economic issues, Iraq/national security, and the islands (both Craney Island and the Senkaku Islands)
The Miscellany - Other observations in the coverage
More details below...
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: VA-Sen, George Allen, Jim Webb, Media Coverage
Reading About Debates: The 2nd Montana Senate Debate
Butte Montana, Sept 24 - Senate President John Tester and Senator Conrad Burns held their second of six US Senate debates before a more subdued audience than their first debate, returning to issues of Jobs and Corruption that have characterized the contest. (The Montana Standard, Butte).
Where would one turn if they wanted to learn more about the debate's content? Television ran some visuals, but relied primarily on visuals (video)
Newspapers provided more, with the AP story dominating state and National coverage. It was brief and generalized in only the broadest sense. It was picked up across the country appearing from the LA Times to the Washington Post.
If you really wanted to know the "themes" in the debate you would turn to more independent newspaper covering the debate. Reporter Gwen Florio, Great Falls Tribune and Leslie McCarney, The Montana Standard (debate's sponsor) both provide more information that the AP summary.
If one really wanted to know what happened in the debate it is time to turn to the major on-line newspaper (part blog, part Poor Richard Almanac, part Wikipedia for reporters) for some real substance. The on-line "newspaper" is NEW WEST: the Voice of the Rocky Mountains. Reporter Paul Driscoll writes "Lobbying Questions Fire Up Butte Burns-Tester Senate Debate." The article parallels a superior effort in the first Burns/Tester Hamilton debate by New West.
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: MT-Sen, Conrad Burns, Jon Tester, Media Coverage, On-Line newspapers
Virginia Senate Election: New Revelations and Mis-steps Keep Everyone Watching
The Virginia senate election continues to tighten as the final debate approaches on October 9. Continued mis-steps, personal revelations and cross party finger pointing make the election between incumbent George Allen and challenger Jim Webb a close - and interesting - race to follow.
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: George Allen, media coverage, Senate, VA-Sen
Casey vs. Santorum -- The media coverage
OK. This is clearly yet another kind of thread that can start fairly soon after a debate and that can be updated somewhat frequently. Commenters can add links and whoever is in charge of that debate can see that it gets done.
The first report is from the AP's Kimberly Hefling (as noted on Santorumblog). For our purposes the end of the article was most useful:
The Casey campaign has agreed to three more debates, but Santorum has only tentatively accepted. Santorum has sought to have a total of 10 debates, including some in the state's smaller media markets. The next one is expected to be Oct. 13 in Pittsburgh.
Also interesting is the little bit of "expert analysis" Hefling included:
Santorum is known as a ferocious campaigner, and there had been speculation that Casey might fall flat standing next to him. But Casey talked back to Santorum, and looked him in the eye during the exchange.
"He held his own. He seemed to belong on the same stage as Santorum," said Steven Peterson, director of the School of Public Affairs at Penn State-Harrisburg.
Professor Peterson's CV (accessed here) shows that political communication is not his specialty, but he was also a "pundit" source for a recent Public Radio Capitol News story on Santorum's "Holy War" speech.
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: PA-Sen, Rick Santorum, Bob Casey, Meet the Press, Senate, media coverage
