Issue Area: Elections
Letters to the Editor: Extra! March 2012 (March 2012)
The 1 Percent President: Americans Elect’s hypothetical ‘centrist’ candidate wins plaudits from pundits (February 2012) By
Journalists ♥ Tea Party: At last a citizen movement corporate media can love (May 2010) By and
The 1 Percent President: Americans Elect’s hypothetical ‘centrist’ candidate wins plaudits from pundits (February 2012) By
Journalists ♥ Tea Party: At last a citizen movement corporate media can love (May 2010) By and
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Salvador Votes, Media Yawn: No return to the scene of 1980s cheerleading (May 2009) By
Sidebar: The Most Liberal Senator? (July/August 2008) By and
Fair Study: TV’s Low-Cal Campaign Coverage: How 385 stories can tell you next to nothing about whom to vote for (May/June 2008) By
Humbled in New Hampshire?: Press needs to quit guessing and start reporting (Update February 2008) By
The Horserace Waste: The uselessness of early polling (Update June 2007) By
Make Your Own Damn Sign!: Why Democrats need to promote progressive media (May/June 2007) By
Back to the Future in Nicaragua: Can U.S. media forgive Ortega for Washington’s attacks on him? (January/February 2007) By
The Repeatedly Re-Elected Autocrat: Painting Chávez as a 'would-be dictator' (November/December 2006) By
Sidebar: The Internet Problem (July/August 2006) By
Move Over—Over and Over: Media’s rightward push for Democrats (July/August 2006) By and
Defeated by Democracy: Reported as triumph, Iraq elections were really Bush team’s nightmare (May/June 2005) By
The Great Emancipator: Media credit Bush for “democratization” of the Mideast (May/June 2005) By
A "Glitch" in Democracy: Coverage of computer voting problems too little, too late? (May/June 2004) By
Misdirections on Iraq "Elections": Power for "not just anyone" (March/April 2004) By
Weeding the Field: Press tries to determine who should and shouldn't run for president (September/October 2003) By
Covering the Horserace, Not the Track: The press shortchanges electoral reform (January/February 2002) By
What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By and
A Dire Shortage of Pre-Inaugural Schlock: The agony of not knowing which boots to lick (January/February 2001) By
Election Night Meltdown: Media monopoly contributed to exit-poll errors (January/February 2001) By
No News Is Bad News: Political ads overwhelm election news on local TV (January/February 1999) By
Horserace Tramples Issues: News Media on the Campaign Trail (November/December 1998) By
Monica Mania (Update October 1998)
Elections in Europe: The media vote for austerity (September/October 1997) By
Election Neglected on L.A.'s Local TV: Exploring an Empty News Hole (July/August 1997) By
Dole's Debt to the Press: Election Coverage Narrowed Clinton's Lead—and Helped the GOP Keep Congress (January/February 1997) By
Fraudulent Reporting: U.S. Media on the Mexican Election (November/December 1994) By
Pundits to Clinton: Break Campaign Promises, Ignore "Liberal Interests" (January/February 1993) By
Unfair to Bush? Unfair to Clinton?: Campaign coverage was unfair to voters (December 1992) By
Issues, Images & Impact: A FAIR survey of voters' knowledge (December 1992) By and
Democracy Vs. Punditocracy: The handful of insiders who shape campaign news (October/November 1992) By
Women Candidates in '92 Election Coverage (September 1992) By
Conventional Wisdom: How the Press Rewrites Democratic Party History Every Four Years (September 1992) By
Perot Ballot Drive Greeted by Puff Coverage (June 1992) By
Sex, Polls and Campaign Strategy: How the Press Misses the Issues of the '92 Election (June 1992) By
On the Campaign Trail: Public logic vs. press logic (April/May 1992) By
A Short Walk on the Wilder Side (April/May 1992) By
The Press and the Shrinking American Electorate (January/February 1990) By and
Fear & Loathing at the Democratic Convention (July/August 1988)
Jackson's "Free Ride": Rather and Reality Are Polls Apart (March/April 1988)
Social Security, the Candidates and the Media (January/February 1988) By
Salvador Votes, Media Yawn: No return to the scene of 1980s cheerleading (May 2009) By
Sidebar: The Most Liberal Senator? (July/August 2008) By and
Fair Study: TV’s Low-Cal Campaign Coverage: How 385 stories can tell you next to nothing about whom to vote for (May/June 2008) By
Humbled in New Hampshire?: Press needs to quit guessing and start reporting (Update February 2008) By
The Horserace Waste: The uselessness of early polling (Update June 2007) By
Make Your Own Damn Sign!: Why Democrats need to promote progressive media (May/June 2007) By
Back to the Future in Nicaragua: Can U.S. media forgive Ortega for Washington’s attacks on him? (January/February 2007) By
The Repeatedly Re-Elected Autocrat: Painting Chávez as a 'would-be dictator' (November/December 2006) By
Sidebar: The Internet Problem (July/August 2006) By
Move Over—Over and Over: Media’s rightward push for Democrats (July/August 2006) By and
Defeated by Democracy: Reported as triumph, Iraq elections were really Bush team’s nightmare (May/June 2005) By
The Great Emancipator: Media credit Bush for “democratization” of the Mideast (May/June 2005) By
A "Glitch" in Democracy: Coverage of computer voting problems too little, too late? (May/June 2004) By
Misdirections on Iraq "Elections": Power for "not just anyone" (March/April 2004) By
Weeding the Field: Press tries to determine who should and shouldn't run for president (September/October 2003) By
Covering the Horserace, Not the Track: The press shortchanges electoral reform (January/February 2002) By
What's Not Talked About on Sunday Morning?: Issues of corporate power are not on the agenda (September/October 2001) By and
A Dire Shortage of Pre-Inaugural Schlock: The agony of not knowing which boots to lick (January/February 2001) By
Election Night Meltdown: Media monopoly contributed to exit-poll errors (January/February 2001) By
No News Is Bad News: Political ads overwhelm election news on local TV (January/February 1999) By
Horserace Tramples Issues: News Media on the Campaign Trail (November/December 1998) By
Monica Mania (Update October 1998)
Elections in Europe: The media vote for austerity (September/October 1997) By
Election Neglected on L.A.'s Local TV: Exploring an Empty News Hole (July/August 1997) By
Dole's Debt to the Press: Election Coverage Narrowed Clinton's Lead—and Helped the GOP Keep Congress (January/February 1997) By
Fraudulent Reporting: U.S. Media on the Mexican Election (November/December 1994) By
Pundits to Clinton: Break Campaign Promises, Ignore "Liberal Interests" (January/February 1993) By
Unfair to Bush? Unfair to Clinton?: Campaign coverage was unfair to voters (December 1992) By
Issues, Images & Impact: A FAIR survey of voters' knowledge (December 1992) By and
Democracy Vs. Punditocracy: The handful of insiders who shape campaign news (October/November 1992) By
Women Candidates in '92 Election Coverage (September 1992) By
Conventional Wisdom: How the Press Rewrites Democratic Party History Every Four Years (September 1992) By
Perot Ballot Drive Greeted by Puff Coverage (June 1992) By
Sex, Polls and Campaign Strategy: How the Press Misses the Issues of the '92 Election (June 1992) By
On the Campaign Trail: Public logic vs. press logic (April/May 1992) By
A Short Walk on the Wilder Side (April/May 1992) By
The Press and the Shrinking American Electorate (January/February 1990) By and
Fear & Loathing at the Democratic Convention (July/August 1988)
Jackson's "Free Ride": Rather and Reality Are Polls Apart (March/April 1988)
Social Security, the Candidates and the Media (January/February 1988) By
Jonathan Chait on Paul Ryan, Brentin Mock on vote fraud (5/4/12)
Michael Hastings on 'The Operators,' Laura Flanders on Gingrich and racism (1/27/12)
David Barsamian on Iran upheaval, Chandra Bhatnagar on UN racism report (6/26/09)
Michael Hastings on 'The Operators,' Laura Flanders on Gingrich and racism (1/27/12)
David Barsamian on Iran upheaval, Chandra Bhatnagar on UN racism report (6/26/09)
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Lori Minnite on ACORN & vote fraud, Bethany Albertson on the Bradley Effect (10/17/08)
David Cay Johnston on meltdown/bailout, Isabel MacDonald & Steve Rendall on 'Smearcasting,' FAIR's Islamophobia report (10/10/08)
Phyllis Bennis on the presidential debate, Wendy Weiser on voter suppression (10/3/08)
Jim Naureckas on McCain/Palin campaign claims, George Farah on open debates (9/12/08)
Heidi Boghosian on convention protests, David Moore on polling (9/5/08)
Glenn Greenwald and Arianna Huffington on right-wing myths (7/4/08)
Ben Dangl on Bolivian referendum, Kate Sheppard on McCain & environment (5/9/08)
Justin Levitt on Supreme Court and voter ID, Sara Robinson on Texas Mormons case (5/2/08)
Glen Ford on Obama-Clinton, Rob Richie on electoral process (1/25/08)
Asli Bâli on NIE, Mark Weisbrot on Venezuela referendum (12/7/07)
Jared Bernstein on taxes, Sunday Dare on Nigeria (4/20/07)
Glen Ford on Barack Obama, Chris Slevin on trade & the elections (11/17/06)
Justin Levitt on voting, Richard Kim on 'values voters' (11/3/06)
Noam Chomsky on 'Failed States' (8/25/06)
Mark Weisbrot on Mexican election, James Zogby on Gaza crisis (7/14/06)
David Cole on NSA spying, Anthony Fenton on Haiti elections (2/3/06)
Joshua Holland on oil-for-food scandal, Andrew Schwartzman on license challenges (11/11/05)
Karen Hansen-Kuhn on CAFTA, Ray McGovern on "Smoking Gun Memo" (5/13/05)
Fawaz Gerges on Iraq and Palestine, Joanne Dorshow on medical malpractice (1/7/05)
Anne-Marie Cusac on voting rights, Dave Lindorff on the military draft (10/22/04)
Lori Minnite on ACORN & vote fraud, Bethany Albertson on the Bradley Effect (10/17/08)
David Cay Johnston on meltdown/bailout, Isabel MacDonald & Steve Rendall on 'Smearcasting,' FAIR's Islamophobia report (10/10/08)
Phyllis Bennis on the presidential debate, Wendy Weiser on voter suppression (10/3/08)
Jim Naureckas on McCain/Palin campaign claims, George Farah on open debates (9/12/08)
Heidi Boghosian on convention protests, David Moore on polling (9/5/08)
Glenn Greenwald and Arianna Huffington on right-wing myths (7/4/08)
Ben Dangl on Bolivian referendum, Kate Sheppard on McCain & environment (5/9/08)
Justin Levitt on Supreme Court and voter ID, Sara Robinson on Texas Mormons case (5/2/08)
Glen Ford on Obama-Clinton, Rob Richie on electoral process (1/25/08)
Asli Bâli on NIE, Mark Weisbrot on Venezuela referendum (12/7/07)
Jared Bernstein on taxes, Sunday Dare on Nigeria (4/20/07)
Glen Ford on Barack Obama, Chris Slevin on trade & the elections (11/17/06)
Justin Levitt on voting, Richard Kim on 'values voters' (11/3/06)
Noam Chomsky on 'Failed States' (8/25/06)
Mark Weisbrot on Mexican election, James Zogby on Gaza crisis (7/14/06)
David Cole on NSA spying, Anthony Fenton on Haiti elections (2/3/06)
Joshua Holland on oil-for-food scandal, Andrew Schwartzman on license challenges (11/11/05)
Karen Hansen-Kuhn on CAFTA, Ray McGovern on "Smoking Gun Memo" (5/13/05)
Fawaz Gerges on Iraq and Palestine, Joanne Dorshow on medical malpractice (1/7/05)
Anne-Marie Cusac on voting rights, Dave Lindorff on the military draft (10/22/04)
Ignoring Trump's Record of Racism (5/6/11)
Media Tell Obama--Don't Be a Lefty Like Clinton: Rewriting the '94 election to find a centrist moral (11/7/08)
Who's Counting?: The media should avoid early election polls (4/26/07)
Media Tell Obama--Don't Be a Lefty Like Clinton: Rewriting the '94 election to find a centrist moral (11/7/08)
Who's Counting?: The media should avoid early election polls (4/26/07)
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Midterms and the Media: Was the press fair to voters? (11/6/06)
Ignoring Inaccuracy at the Washington Post: No reply to letter pointing out anti-Chavez column's distortions (5/2/06)
Media Role Missing from Campaign Finance Coverage (3/22/01)
Midterms and the Media: Was the press fair to voters? (11/6/06)
Ignoring Inaccuracy at the Washington Post: No reply to letter pointing out anti-Chavez column's distortions (5/2/06)
Media Role Missing from Campaign Finance Coverage (3/22/01)
