2008 Campaign News

Miley Cyrus in photograph controversy

Kimberly Maul April 28, 2008

Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is backpedaling after a recent photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine in which the squeaky-clean teen star appeared topless, covered only by a sheet.
 

Study reveals shift in 'WSJ's' coverage

Frank Washkuch April 25, 2008

A Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) study found that The Wall Street Journal de-emphasized its front-page business coverage in favor of political news during the first three months of News Corp.'s ownership, compared to the prior four months.
 

Clinton leverages Pennsylvania win to reinforce candidacy

Frank Washkuch April 23, 2008

Fresh off her Pennsylvania primary win, Sen. Hillary Rodham-Clinton (D-NY) told morning news shows that "the tide is turning" in her uphill race against Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) for the Democratic presidential nomination.
 

Pentagon's PR team uses TV military analysts to skew coverage

Ivey Overstreet April 21, 2008

An analysis by The New York Times found that the Bush Administration's communications team used a group of "military analysts" that frequently appear as experts on a variety of TV networks to skew the media coverage in its favor post-September 11.
 

Blockbuster sued over Facebook marketing program

Kimberly Maul April 18, 2008

A Texas woman sued video rental company Blockbuster for sharing personal information with Facebook through the company's Beacon marketing program, the Associated Press reported.
 

2008 Campaign Features

Press ponders Limbaugh effect on Indiana primary

Frank Washkuch May 09, 2008

The political figure claiming victory after Tuesday night's Democratic primaries in North Carolina and Indiana wasn't a Democrat, it was radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
 

Clinton and the art of superdelegate maintenance

Ted McKenna May 07, 2008

The immediate effect of yesterday's primaries on the race was predicted to be murky, given expectations that Clinton would win Indiana and Obama would win North Carolina. Today, after Obama won North Carolina handily and Clinton barely squeaked by in Indiana, many headlines are portraying Clinton as essentially down for the count.
 

NY newspaper rumors continue to fly

Frank Washkuch May 07, 2008

The New York metropolitan area newspaper wars continue as some media insiders doubt that Rupert Murdoch will match Cablevision's $650 million offer for Newsday, and at least one analyst questions Cablevision's judgment.
 

Dems toughen up for the race against McCain

Ted McKenna April 28, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama's controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, just won't seem to go away.
 

Public interest in religion remains strong

David Ward April 28, 2008

The Pope's visit to the US, combined with the major presidential candidates being quizzed on faith-related issues, has put religion coverage front and center in recent weeks
 

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