The Project for Excellence in Journalism - Lessons of the Election


	The Project for Excellence in Journalism - Lessons of the Election

Newzworth

6-8-2009 11:20 AM

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Newzworth says:

There a lot of opinion of the main stream medias influence over public perception. The Project for Excellence in Journalism does a through and indepth analysis of the many moving parts that have cause so much "dis-information" of the political spectrum to the public eyes and ears.

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On the whole, the  political press is becoming more passive and reactive than it once was. It  operates, on balance, more as a conduit and enabler of the campaigns and less  as a reporter uncovering unknown facts or asking independent questions.</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/narrative_special_lessonsoftheelection.php?media=12&cat=1">3. The overriding  bias of the political press coverage continues to be the focus on horse race,  strategy and tactics</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/narrative_special_lessonsoftheelection.php?media=12&cat=1"><P class="text">Everything else paled. In all, 13% of the coverage focused  on policy. Another 7% looked at the candidates’ personal biography. Just 3%  were framed around their public record. (And 6% of the newshole looked at the  electorate and miscellaneous other matters.)</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/narrative_special_lessonsoftheelection.php?media=12&cat=1"><P><SPAN class="text">4. </SPAN><SPAN class="text"><STRONG>The 24-hour media  abdicated a good deal of their newshole to spin doctors, surrogates and  partisans</STRONG>.</SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2009/narrative_special_lessonsoftheelection.php?media=12&cat=1"><P class="text">Call it truth squadding, if you will, not just fact checking.  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