journalism

Citizens Want Debate Moderators to Challenge Candidate Spin

Jen Howard — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:04:47 -0700

NEW YORK -- John McCain's supporters seemed happy with the ground rules of the second presidential debate in Nashville. Barack Obama's supporters seemed happy with the results.

Did the Debate Cover the Issues? Depends Whom You Ask.

Jen Howard — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:26:31 -0700

NEW YORK -- Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama were more frustrated than those of Sen. John McCain at the conduct of the first presidential debate in Mississippi, according to the "Citizens Media Scorecard." By wide margins, they were more dissatisfied with the narrow scope of the foreign policy questions chosen by moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS.

Thousands Go Online to Rate the Debates

Jen Howard — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:31:17 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Free Press and the Tyndall Report are teaming up to give thousands of Americans a chance to instantly rate the media's performance during the four upcoming debates. Using the "Citizens Media Scorecard," viewers across the country will provide real-time feedback on how well the moderators' questions reflect the priorities of the nation.

Charges Against Journalists at RNC Dropped; Questions Remain

Jen Howard — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:58:58 -0700

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Local authorities in St. Paul announced today that they will not prosecute journalists who were arrested on misdemeanor charges during the Republican National Convention earlier this month.

The Media and Law Enforcement at the RNC - What Went Wrong, What Went Right?

Mary Alice Crim — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:44:45 -0700

Start: 09/22/2008 - 17:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Journalists who reported from the RNC as well as representatives from law enforcement, city government and media law experts will join together in a discussion moderated by Al Tompkins from The Poynter Institute. What happened during the RNC that led to so many journalists being arrested? And how can journalists do their jobs in the future without a similar result?

Book Review: The Political Economy of Media: Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:15:20 -0700

Media Minutes: September 12, 2008

candace — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:08:44 -0700

Journalists covering the Republican National Convention were held at gunpoint during pre-emptive “security” raids, swept up in mass arrests with protesters, detained for several hours to several days, had their equipment confiscated, and were roughed up by police. Now journalists and citizens of St. Paul are demanding all charges be dropped.

Media Minutes (2008-09-12)

candace — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:03:41 -0700

The Mighty, Scary Press Corps

Stevie Converse — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:59:13 -0700

Media on the Defensive

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:03:44 -0700

WGA Decries Journalists Arrests

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:30:15 -0700

Media Arrested with Protesters on RNC's Final Night

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:26:40 -0700

200 Demonstrators and Some Working Journalists Arrested Near GOP Convention

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:20:26 -0700

KARE-TV Photographer Among the Nealy 400 Arrested on Last Day of RNC

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:16:15 -0700

Police Detain ex-Daily Iowan Writer, Other Journalists Covering RNC Protests

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:11:12 -0700

Writers Guild of America, East Calls on Authorities to Respect Press Freedom

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:25:50 -0700

Why We Were Falsely Arrested

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:07:33 -0700

I-Witness Video Collective Forced Out of Living Space After Second Raid by St. Paul Police in Five Days

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:04:51 -0700

Two More Journalists Are Attacked in Caucasus

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:29:23 -0700

Old Friends in the Media See a New Side of McCain

Stevie Converse — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:16:27 -0700