Category: Clinton

Networks Stumble After Clinton

Hillary Clinton almost collapsed on Sunday during the memorial service for the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Her campaign attributed this to pneumonia. All was captured on video. Trump was uncharacteristically restrained, saying he hopes Clinton “gets well.” Instead, the networks generated the discussion. All three made...

Are the Issues Getting Lost?

“Now let’s clear the smoke,” said CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley. What he really meant was, let’s take a break from the attacks bouncing between campaigns, and let’s talk issues. Pelley used this line to lead into a section of CBS’s newscast that stood out...

Clinton Post Goes Viral, But TV Barely Notices

ABC and NBC both covered Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s effort to address criticism that she can’t show her human side…but NBC’s approach plowed new ground. Unlike ABC, NBC recognized the power of social media. Humans of New York originated as a photography project in 2010, capturing the...

Graphics and the Media’s Mindfulness

On Sept. 1, CBS ran the following graphics to go along with its coverage of the FBI’s released documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation: They also incorporated Donald Trump’s reaction to the situation using the same graphic layout: The network then revealed the following poll, which...