Category: Clinton

Anatomy of a Failure

Bottom line in the 2016 election: journalists missed the story. From start to finish serious journalists failed to grasp and report Donald Trump’s pull. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour put it this way: We have to accept that we’ve had our lunch handed to us… … The winning...

CBS First to Cover Russian Hacking Method In-Depth

On Oct. 26, CBS devoted three minutes to an issue that the other networks have only mentioned in passing. ABC, NBC, and CBS frequently cover the hacking of Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta’s emails. They regularly say U.S. investigators have confirmed that Russia is behind the cyber-attacks. CBS...

NBC Misses Key Facts in Clinton Hacked Email Coverage

NBC’s Andrea Mitchell covered the release of hacked emails from the Democratic campaign on Oct. 11. Did she tell the whole story? She began, “Another email showing contact between the Clinton campaign and the Justice Department: Clinton Press secretary Brian Fallon writing he was in touch with the...

Voices of the Voters, Not the Polls

On Sept. 27 CBS Evening News dedicated five whole minutes to the “Voices of Voters.” The ratio of Trump to Clinton voters was noticeably unbalanced. CBS correspondents went to debate-watch parties in three different cities. In Los Angeles, all attendees were Latino and none supported Donald Trump. CBS...

Scott Pelley

CBS Voter Panels: What’s Their Purpose?

The September 26 presidential debate arrived and finished with a bang. A record number of roughly 80 million tuned in. The next day the CBS Evening News incorporated and intriguing component: groups of voters.  CBS devoted nearly half of its political coverage to the three groups of voters...

Networks Divided on How to Fact Check

The Sept. 26 presidential debate demanded fact checking. It was unclear what the next day’s broadcasts would do. NBC responded with fifty-five seconds of fact checking inside another story. CBS had a whole story devoted to it. ABC avoided fact checking altogether. NBC’s Peter Alexander pointed...