Obama and the media

October 09, 2008

Obama Buys 30 Minutes Primetime

Key quote: "The direct purchase of such a large block of national airtime right before an election used to be more commonplace before campaigns began to focus their end game strategies exclusively on battleground states."

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October 03, 2008

Can Tom Brokaw Be Fair to Obama?

Key quote: "We are all very well aware of his affinity for senior citizens, especially veterans. Can Obama expect a fair shake from Mr. Greatest Generation?"

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October 02, 2008

Obama's Media Buying Strategy

Key quote: "Thursday, viewers said, the Obama channel started airing a wider variety of Obama content than just his two-minute ad, including other ads and the video that introduced him at the Democratic National Convention."

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October 01, 2008

Obama Needs 'Vibe' Readers

Key quote: "Obama is featured on the cover of the magazine for the second time -- the first was for the September 2007 issue. He also gets the endorsement of the magazine, the first presidential endorsement ever made by Vibe."

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September 29, 2008

A "cyber-soup" is driving some perceptions of this campaign

Key quote: "Eric Burns, president of the Web site Media Matters for America, says that "the Internet has leveled the playing field - viral media can have a tremendous impact, not just on political figures, but on the mainstream press as well."

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September 26, 2008

Obama Campaign Wants You To Watch CNN

Key quote: "I just got this text message on my cell phone--the Obama campaign is urging people to watch the first presidential debate tonight on CNN."

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New York Times Pro Obama?

Key quote: "Shortly before John McCain suspended his campaign to help with the Wall Street bailout, his generals declared war on The New York Times."

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September 22, 2008

Obama Transcript on 60 Minutes

Steve Kroft speaks with Barack Obama.

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September 18, 2008

Reporters Have Little Access To Obama

Key quote: "Not only do the reporters have little interaction with the candidates, but increasingly they are having little impact on the broad campaign narratives and daily story lines that supply most voters with their impressions of the candidates."

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September 15, 2008

Obama's Interview With GMA

Key quote: "Sen. Barack Obama insisted today that his campaign commercial pointing out that Republican Sen. John McCain doesn't know how to use a computer wasn't a sly shot at his rival's age."

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