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Jim Rutenberg
With Time Running Short, Campaigns Engage in a Noisy Air War
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 29, 2008 - 7:34amLast updated: October 29, 2008 - 7:34am
The campaigns of Sens Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) are making their last-ditch advertising pitches in a loud, televised shouting match over health care and taxes, terrorism and presidential readiness, trying to sway the few remaining undecided voters or to push wavering supporters to the polls on Tuesday.
McCain's Camp Shaves Its Ad Targets
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 22, 2008 - 10:10pmLast updated: October 22, 2008 - 10:10pm
Democrats who monitor advertising spending now put at five the number of states where Sen John McCain (R-AZ) is reducing his advertising - New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Colorado, Maine and Minnesota.
Dubious Claims in Obama's Ads Against McCain, Despite Vow of Truth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 26, 2008 - 7:32amLast updated: September 26, 2008 - 7:32am
Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) is running advertisements on radio and television that have matched the dubious nature of Sen John McCain's more questionable spots. In all, Sen Obama has released at least five commercials that have been criticized as misleading or untruthful against Sen McCain's positions in the past two weeks.
Old Friends in the Media See a New Side of McCain
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 4, 2008 - 7:43amLast updated: September 4, 2008 - 7:43am
Is Sen John McCain (R-AZ) really dissing his base to appease his party's base?
Obama's Ads in Key States Go on Attack
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 20, 2008 - 7:50amLast updated: August 20, 2008 - 7:50am
Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) has started a sustained and hard-hitting advertising campaign against Sen John McCain (R-AZ) in states that will be vital this fall, painting Sen McCain in a series of commercials as disconnected from the economic struggles of the middle class.
With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money's Worth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 30, 2008 - 8:13amLast updated: July 30, 2008 - 8:13am
Sen John McCain's new advertisement attacking Sen Barack Obama for canceling a visit with wounded troops in Germany last week ran as a paid commercial about a dozen times. But it has been shown fully or partly on local, national and cable newscasts hundreds of times.
Black Radio on Obama Is Left's Answer to Limbaugh
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 28, 2008 - 7:07pmLast updated: July 28, 2008 - 7:07pm
Rush Limbaugh, meet your black liberal counterprogramming. Many African-American radio hosts and commentators are aggressively advocating for Sen Barack Obama's election on black-oriented radio stations daily.
Media Stars Will Accompany Obama Overseas
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 17, 2008 - 7:39amLast updated: July 17, 2008 - 7:40am
In contrast to Sen John McCain's (R-AZ) trip to Iraq in March, Sen Obama's planned trip to the war-torn nation may be a media circus. NBC News anchor Brian Williams, Charles Gibson of ABC and Katie Couric of CBS will make the trip, too, it appears.
From Political Operative to TV Analyst
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 7:36amLast updated: August 7, 2008 - 11:18am
One year ago, when he was still a deputy White House chief of staff in the Bush administration, Karl Rove was more likely than not ducking news organizations. Now, he has joined them, as an analyst for Fox News and a contributor to Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal.
