Sarah Palin: Media Victim or Campaign Weapon?

Link TV | Sep. 5, 2008 (News Analysis)

The Republican National Convention became the coming out party for Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as John McCain's vice presidential nominee. A storm of worldwide negative media coverage scrutinizing every controversial detail of her life at times felt like a soap opera. Now, as the media are portrayed as the bad guys, many speculate it was all a part of McCain's grand campaign strategy. SOURCES: Al Jazeera, Qatar; Press TV, Iran; Tele 13, Chile; TV5, ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

Interesting video compilation showing how different world broadcasters are covering Sarah Palin. While some broadcasters thought that the real story was McCain's judgment in picking that controversial candidate, the McCain campaign and partisan supporters are cited as claiming that the liberal media is to blame for unfair coverage. This analysis suggests that was part of McCain's strategy from the start, but doesn't develop this argument fully in this segment. Still, this is a helpful panorama of global media reactions to this important development in U.S. politics.

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