STUMP: media and politicsShaking things up in the media on politics, in pursuit of better coverage of the 2004 campaigns.Words on the Final Speech- July 30, 2004 By Karen Dunlap As the balloons fell and fell and fell, journalists turned their attention to analyzing John Kerry's speech. Post-speech commenting is a fine tradition, dating back to well before the printing press. The earliest public cave grunter probably...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/words_on_the_fi.html What's In This for Young Voters- July 29, 2004 By Karen Dunlap I watched Cate Edwards introduce her mother, Elizabeth Edwards, last night and wondered, "What do young people see when they watch the Democratic Convention" The previous night Chris Heinz introduced his mother, Teresa Heinz Kerry. He's called...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/whats_in_this_f.html The Key to Fair and Balanced: The Remote- July 28, 2004 By Bill Mitchell Channel surfing to find a cable station that would show the speeches without interruption Tuesday night, I settled on MSNBC. After the Heinz Kerry speech, I was struck at how positive the analysis was from Chris Matthews...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/the_key_to_fair.html A Speech Reflecting The Job- July 28, 2004 By Larry Larsen Obama's speech was a good example of what I've been talking about in our morning meetings at Poynter. The main job of the President or even a presidential candidate is not to push for laws and trash...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/a_speech_reflec.html Night Two: Reviewing the Coverage- July 28, 2004 By Karen Dunlap The Power of the Lens One angle shows a huge audience paying rapt attention to a speaker. Other angles capture walkers in the aisles, security officials glaring out from below the podium, a bag being passed across...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/night_two_revie.html The Courage to be Quiet- July 27, 2004 By Larry Larsen Karen's piece (below) reminded me of something Al Tompkins wrote in Al's Morning Meeting after the death of former President Reagan: The Courage to be Quiet - The Power of SilenceSound I wanted to say a word...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/the_courage_to_.html Technology Marches On, Sort Of- July 27, 2004 By Bill Mitchell Jimmy Breslin, the Newsday columnist who's been writing a column for various New York papers since 1962, brought a cell phone to Boston, where he's writing about the convention. He says his wife made him bring along...http://poynter.blogs.com/politics/2004/07/technology_marc.html |