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Ethics, Media and Presidential Campaigns
Some useful and interesting links to fuel discussion of how Americans learn about their presidential candidates. Are Jon Stewart viewers more or less informed than viewers/readers of the traditional news media?
“Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?”
“Young adults eschew traditional nightly news for ‘The Daily Show’”
“What the Mainstream Media Can Learn From Jon Stewart”
“All politicians are fair game for satirists”
“Obama’s No Joke to Late-Nite TV Comics”
“Media Bash Barack”
“Media Boost Obama, Bash ‘Billary’”
“McCain vs. Obama on the web”
“A First Look at Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Campaign”
“Fact and Fiction on the Campaign Trail”
“Campaign Ad Watch”
“Living Room Candidate”
(past & present campaign ads)
“FactCheck.org” (resources to fact check claims made in candidates’ speeches and political ads)
