Internet bloggers work on their web log stories during the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter July 26, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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How media covers politics
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Midmorning discusses media coverage of the Democratic National Convention, candidates and politics, particularly on the web.
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Jay Rosen: professor of journalism at New York University and author of "PressThink" a weblog about journalism and its ordeals.
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John Fine: writes the "Media Centric" column for BusinessWeek. He also pens the blog, Fine on Media. Prior to coming to BusinessWeek, Fine covered print media for Advertising Age.
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