Gaffes Drove the Campaign Narrative Last Week

Journalism.org by Paul Hitlin, Mahvish Shahid Khan, Tom Rosenstiel | Jul. 15, 2008 (News Analysis)

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If the Rev. Jesse Jackson feared his own historic runs at the presidency in 1984 and 1988 were being ignored this year in coverage of the presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama, he need worry no longer. But be careful what you wish for.

Jackson's derogatory remarks about Obama, made when he thought he was off camera and off mike while preparing to appear on a Fox News program, was the biggest ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics, Obama Administration, John McCain
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jul 15, 2008 - 7:07 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Vincent Caminiti (review)
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 by Vincent Caminiti - Jul. 15, 2008

This was a delightful report. It separated the hull from the grain but ... preserved them both. The story provided a 2 dimensional representation of relational data involving the gaffes and the news that followed. Then they added back the context as opposed to leading with it and then gave a view of the information in not only a time line but a yield analysis. It was easy to read, very clear and enjoyable to boot. Nicely done.

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