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Mike Allen
McCain "Working the Refs" at NBC
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 18, 2008 - 7:04pmLast updated: August 19, 2008 - 7:42am
Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) campaign manager Rick Davis asked Sunday for a meeting with Steve Capus, the president of NBC News, to protest what the campaign called signs that the network is "abandoning non-partisan coverage of the presidential race." Specifically the campaign is objecting to a statement by NBC's Andrea Mitchell on "Meet the Press" questioning whether Sen McCain might have gotten a heads-up on some of the questions that were asked of Sen Barack Obama (D-IL), who was the first candidate to be interviewed Saturday night by Pastor Rick Warren at a presidential forum on faith.
McCain says coverage is 'fun to watch'
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 23, 2008 - 8:26pmLast updated: July 23, 2008 - 8:27pm
Trying to avoid being portrayed as a whiney spoilsport, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) broke with his advisers Tuesday and told Katie Couric of CBS News that news coverage of the presidential campaign has been fair and even "fun to watch." Asked whether he believes he'd had unfair media coverage, Sen McCain replied, "I don't think so."
Story behind the story: The Clinton myth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 24, 2008 - 10:43amLast updated: April 23, 2008 - 2:10pm
One big fact has largely been lost in the recent coverage of the Democratic presidential race: Hillary Rodham Clinton has virtually no chance of winning. In other words: The notion of the Democratic contest being a dramatic cliffhanger is a game of make-believe. The real question is why so many people are playing.
