Media Consolidation Seen on Menu in Election
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Media and telecommunications mergers would likely face greater scrutiny by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission if Sen. John Kerry wins next week's presidential election, industry analysts and lobbyists say.
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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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It wasn't supposed to happen again. But four years after their 2000 debacle, US media were left wondering if they had goofed one more time in trying to predict the results of a nail-biting presidential election.
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As Iraqis prepare for their national elections, Arab media outlets are providing some of the most intense coverage in recent memory, particularly as many speculate what effect the vote's outcome will have throughout the volatile Middle East.
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Television viewers in the Midwest got an eyeful of politics during local newscasts last month, but most of it was in the ads, not the news.
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Ever since Election Day, the average American news reader has been submerged in a tepid bath of post-election commentary on American values, European allies and the like.
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Resentment has been building at how presidential elections have become gold mines for media consultants.
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An overhaul in how states and localities record votes and administer elections since the Florida recount battle six years ago has created conditions that could trigger a repeat -- this time on a national scale -- of last week's Election Day debacle in the Maryland suburbs, election experts said.
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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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Several newspapers made endorsements Sunday in the presidential race.
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As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and a member of the Church of Ireland, I have noticed over the last few weeks that there has been considerable media coverage regarding the restoration of power sharing in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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By a wide margin, the news media concentrated on Democratic presidential contenders more than Republicans during the first three months of 2007, according to a study
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A new series of events will allow their users to submit questions to presidential candidates in real time during Web and TV  broadcasts.
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Much of the nation&#39;s media makes it seem as if soft-money spending on campaign ads by the so-called &quot;shadow parties&quot; is a Republican thing.
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Initiatives in 11 states are dividing electorates and shaping the Bush-Kerry race.
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A close U.S. presidential race is providing a selective boon in political advertising for media companies, as candidates hone their strategies by state and even city, media buyers and analysts said on Wednesday.
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A look at a number of states where poll monitors are massing for Tuesday's election. Authorities worry they could confuse or intimidate voters, particularly where races are close.