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How Obama is turning this election into a high tech race

Key quote: "Rather than the YouTube election, the 2008 Obama-McCain race is becoming the text-messaging and email election."

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Obama talks to O'Reilly

Key quote: "The troop surge in Iraq has been more successful than anyone could have imagined, Barack Obama conceded Thursday in his first-ever interview on FOX News’ “The O’Reilly Factor.”

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Does Obama Get Better Treatment By The Press?

As Barack Obama travels abroad, Americans seem to think most members of the media are in line with his message.

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans (67 percent) say they believe most in the media want Obama to win the November election—while a scant 11 percent think the media are pulling for John McCain. Moreover, only about 1 in 10 (11 percent) volunteers the belief that the media is neutral on the race to become the 44th President of the United States.

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The Press and Obama

Key quote: "The media have decided to get tougher on Obama," says St. Petersburg Times media critic Eric Deggans. "There was so much talk about him getting such an easy ride that some journalists got tired of it."

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The news media might be sharpening up the probing

Key quote: "...did the exchange mark the end of a long period in which the media have gone easy on the man who could all but clinch the Democratic nomination in tomorrow's primaries?"

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Obama Critical Of FCC Plan To Speed Up Media Review

"Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D- Ill., lambasted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin for trying to rush through changes to the agency's media-ownership rules."

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ObamaTracker.com Exclusive: Fox News Chicago Interview with Obama

Senator Barack Obama sat down with Fox News Chicago Political Editor Jack Conaty to discuss his bid for the presidency. Obama talked about the war in Iraq, the role that young voters are playing in his campaign  and campaign fundraising. Obama also discussed his views on Hillary Clinton and why he feels nationa. media coverage of the presidential race is superficial.

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Barack Obama on ABC's "This Week"

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Was this man in Springfield today videoing Obama?

http://www.weeklystandard.com/content/public/articles/000/000/004/372npxad.asp

Our team in Springfield say they saw a lot of personal video cameras there (in addition to hundreds of the mainstream media)...so who knows how many were there from his opponents...shooting before, during and after.

Talk Shows and What They Focus on

We are going to keep track of this index to see where Obama ends up regularly.  Just one mention here but real food for thought.  If the internet is one way of communicating what is important, measure what you read against what is talked about here.

http://www.journalism.org/node/4050

What do you think?  Have you heard much about the campaign on talk radio?