Election Night Coverage Raises Questions
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To recast a catchphrase from the Watergate era: What will we know and when will we know it?
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The question on most peopleâs minds is who will be elected president of the United States. The past few weeks have been hard-core campaigning.
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When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last month, it drew 1.5 million viewers, about 400,000 more than its average for a night.
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It was the call both sides long had planned for on election night, one meant to set in motion a concession and then a claim of victory in a hard fought presidential race.
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The US election went down to the wire last night in a tight race that lacked the controversy of the 2000 nail-biter but suggested a deeply polarized electorate wary of abandoning their commander-in-chief in a time of war.
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Both sides of the political spectrum twist the truth in their media briefs, according to a website that's tracking the spin. The system of half truths make it hard for ordinary folks to become informed.
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The Trail | Campaign refocuses after Tuesday's pummeling raises new questions about strategy.
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Corrupt campaigning practices. Charges of sexual harassment. Racial and gender issues. A presidential election thrown out, the winner disqualified, the loser withdrawn.
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TRUTH IN advertising should extend to political advertisements aired over the public airways. The so-called facts presented in political advertisements, even statements masquerading as opinion, should be held
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - The presidential election is 14 months away and with as many as 17 candidates now running, U.S. television and radio broadcasters are elated at the prospect of billions more in advertising dollars.
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A gift of free air time to GOP candidates from a Fresno-area broadcaster drew challenges on several fronts Thursday, as Democrats tried to stop the ads from running in key areas before Tuesday's election.
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While the official result of the US election won&#39;t be known until Tuesday night, at the earliest, John Kerry&#39;s campaign may already feel they know the result, thanks to a weekend football game.
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WASHINGTON - Exit polls and early vote-counting Tuesday night showed a presidential race headed deep into the night â-nd possibly longer â -the contest remained in doubt in the swing states that will decide the outcome.
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WASHINGTON  - The Democratic Party and  18 senators are seeking a pair of federal investigations into  Sinclair Broadcast Group's plans to preempt network primetime  programing on its 62 TV stations nationwide later this month to  air a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's antiwar  activities.
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There are few better places to witness the messiness of democracy than at the Iowa caucuses. After months of campaign stops and ad wars, after millions of dollars spent, Thursday night will come down to the tiniest of details:
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News Item: The major television networks have cut back their live coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions to just one prime-time hour a night.
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Can newscasts retain the college crowd beyond the elections?