July 8, 2008
"Washington Post Signals Shift With a New Editor"
Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times, July 8, 2008

"Uncertainty aplenty as Web, media leaders convene"
Jeremy Herron , Associated Press, July 8, 2008
"TV News Organizations Grapple With Obama’s Denver Plans"
Michele Greppi, TV Week, July 7, 2008
"BBC TV and radio bosses still receive bonuses despite deception scandal"
Leigh Holmwood, The Guardian, July 8, 2008
"Not Above Board: Icahn and Ballmer Look to Oust Yahoo! Directors"
Zachery Kouwe, New York Post, July 8, 2008
"Beijing prepares for good and bad of Games one month out"
Nick Mulvenney, Reuters UK, July 8, 2008
"Olympics 2008 Coverage: Cutbacks and Crackdowns?"
Samuel Chamberlain , Editor & Publisher, July 7, 2008
"Back From War, Into Tabloid Territory"
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, July 8, 2008
"Whichever Screen, People Are Watching"
Brian Stelter, New York Times, July 8, 2008
 
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Both Campaigns Get the Summertime Blues: June 30 - July 6, 2008

There wasn’t much good news in the media campaign narrative for either John McCain or Barack Obama last week. The big McCain story was a staff shakeup that exposed internal problems in the campaign. Meanwhile Obama was trying to prove his patriotism, avoid charges of flip-flopping, and minimize the damage from a surrogate controversy.

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For Don Imus, What a Difference a Year Makes

Talk host Don Imus made news again last week for a racially tinged remark about football player Adam “Pacman” Jones. But how did that compare with the media’s response to his infamous insult of the Rutgers women’s basketball team that cost him two jobs last year?

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Character and the Primaries of 2008

What were the dominant personal narratives conveyed in media coverage of the presidential candidates? Which contenders fared best in the press and how critical was that coverage in influencing public opinion? How did those candidate story lines change over time? A new PEJ study of the 2008 primary season examines these questions.

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Democrats and Unity Drive the Campaign Narrative: June 23 - 29, 2008

Barack Obama’s efforts to heal the wounds of the primary battle and to reconcile with the Clintons were the major story lines in last week’s coverage of the Presidential campaign. And they’re a big reason why the Democratic nominee generated about twice as much coverage as did John McCain.

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