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December 12, 2016

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 / Election Watch / millennials

November 26, 2016

CBS’s Millennial Voter Q&A Misrepresents Generation

On Nov. 2 CBS aired a four-minute segment on millennial voters. CBS’s Elaine Quijano interviewed a group, aged 18-34, from 12 states, but the resulting package may not have adequately represented the most diverse and progressive generation in the country. The piece opened with a poll...

CBS / Election Watch / millennials / NBC

November 26, 2016

The Road to the Senate

With less than a week to Election Day, only NBC looked at the Senate power struggle and its effects on the new president’s ability to govern — or not. The network covered the races that could determine which party would control the Senate. The report noted...

ABC / CBS / Election Watch / NBC / Trump

November 25, 2016

Trump Condemnation Of Church Fire Not Covered By All Networks

On Nov. 1 when a historically black church in Greenville, Mississippi, was set on fire, it made national headlines. The words “Vote Trump” had been spray painted onto the outside. The next day all three networks had limited coverage. There were key differences. ABC only showed...

Election Watch / Uncategorized

November 25, 2016

NBC Prepares for Election with Cyberattack Story

With only five days left in the 2016 election, NBC aired an exclusive story about potential cyber threats on Election Day–setting it apart from ABC and CBS. “According to multiple intelligence sources, U.S. officials are deeply concerned about, and preparing for, some sort of cyber-chaos...

Election Watch / Uncategorized

November 22, 2016

Melania Trump’s crusade against cyber-bullying invokes skepticism

On Nov. 3 Melania Trump gave a speech for the first time since the Republican National Convention. Her message, a call to end cyber-bullying, struck some media outlets as hypocritical. Major Garret, Chief White House Correspondent with CBS, said of the speech, “She said as first lady...

ABC / Election Watch

November 22, 2016

ABC: The Network That Cried ‘Bombshell’

In its Oct. 28 broadcast ABC characterized FBI Director James Comey’s original letter to Congress as a game-changing stunner — a “bombshell” that could alter the course of the race with just 11 days to go. Covering the Clinton campaign’s reaction, ABC’s Cecelia Vega said the...

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