President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
How well did the media report campaign 2008?
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A new report from a media watchdog group suggests coverage of John McCain was substantially more negative than coverage of Barack Obama, a charge often made by conservative critics. Midmorning looks at the debate over favoritism in campaign coverage, and how coverage of the president-elect will change.
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Mark Jurkowitz: Associate director of the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.
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Jon Fine: Writes the "Media Centric" column for BusinessWeek.
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Eric Deggans: Media critic for the St. Petersburg Times.
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