Campaign Web Sites Focus More on Issues, Less on Balance

A review of leading presidential candidates' campaign Web sites finds that most of them use "horse race" terminology less than the mainstream media does, and mostly stick to the issues. But the same study warns that they are clear tools of the candidates, with little regard for balanced coverage.

The survey, released Thursday by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, looked at the Web sites of 19 major candidates, eight Democrats and 11 ... Full Story »

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Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Jul 12, 2007 - 10:46 AM PDT
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Edited by: Ezra Fox - Sep 4, 2007 - 1:43 PM PDT

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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Surprise - the candidates' websites are self serving! The article also notes that the sites are challenging the press as a destination for campaign news and "lack journalism's scrutiny, balance and ability to compare candidates against one another."

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