McCain, Clinton, and Obama in Coverage Derby Photo Finish

MCCAIN, CLINTON, AND OBAMA IN COVERAGE DERBY PHOTO FINISH
[SOURCE: Project for Excellence in Journalism, AUTHOR: Mark Jurkowitz]
During Super Tuesday week coverage of the 2008 presidential race reached its highest level to date. And when the winnowing was done, just three candidates — out of a field that once included 20 — stood out in the glare of the media spotlight. But the journalistic narratives were not really the ones for which any of those three—Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or John McCain—was probably hoping. Instead, a tone of additional challenge rather than triumph, and of continuing suspense, characterized the coverage last week, a period that began the day before Super Tuesday and stretched through a smaller series of weekend contests.
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