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Katharine Seelye
A Familiar Campaign Battle Cry: The Press Likes the Other Guy Better
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 1, 2008 - 7:24amLast updated: August 1, 2008 - 7:24am
In the race for president, we see an unusual dynamic: the specter of dueling media darlings. Although Sen John McCain seems amazed and annoyed that the media are "in the tank" for Sen Barack Obama, McCain himself has enjoyed one of the coziest relationships with the news media for years.
Citizen Journalists Project Gains a Voice in the Campaign
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 25, 2008 - 6:58amLast updated: July 25, 2008 - 6:58am
A look at OfftheBus.net, an online citizen-journalist project that seeks innovative approaches to journalism. Celebrating its first anniversary, the service has already had an effect on the election this year.
The Online Candidate Confronts Critical Netroots
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 16, 2008 - 10:04pmLast updated: July 16, 2008 - 10:05pm
It was barely five years ago when the word "Netroots" first surfaced as a description of grassroots activists who push their political agendas on the Internet, especially through blogs. Now the word is becoming a bona fide entry in the new edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and the Netroots themselves are preparing for their third annual convention, starting Thursday in Austin (TX).
McCain and the Internets
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 24, 2008 - 8:52pmLast updated: June 25, 2008 - 7:38am
Mark Soohoo, McCain's deputy e-campaign director, drew guffaws at an Internet conference in New York when he tried to dig his candidate out of a techno black hole.
Critics and News Executives Split Over Sexism in Clinton Coverage
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 13, 2008 - 7:21amAngered by what they consider sexist news coverage of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-NY) bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, many women and erstwhile Clinton supporters are proposing boycotts of the cable networks, putting up videos on a “Media Hall of Shame,” starting a national conversation about sexism and pushing Sen Clinton’s rival, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), to address the matter.
Blogger Is Surprised by Uproar Over Obama Story, but Not Bitter
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 16, 2008 - 7:31amThe back story of how Senator Barack Obama’s comments about small-town voters became news is getting almost as much attention in the blogosphere as the comments themselves. Mayhill Fowler, a blogger for OffTheBus.net, a Web site published by Huffington Post and created by Arianna Huffington and Jay Rosen, was the first to report Mr.
