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Journalists predicted some of the deceptive statements that President Obama and Mitt Romney might make in the first of their three debates. Some of the subjects they talked about were Medica…

Journalists and political ad fact checkers analyzed candidates' false or misleading speeches and political ads thus far in the 2012 election campaign. Panelists said both political parties a…

Political directors and consultants talked about campaign spending and political advertising during the 2010 midterm elections. They also focused on campaign fund raising, the Citizens Unite…

Political directors and consultants talked about campaign spending and political advertising during the 2010 midterm elections. They also focused on campaign fund raising, the Citizens Unite…

Brooks Jackson talked about various facts and fictions surrounding health care reform legislation. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

A panel discussion was held with conservative and Republican activists about the strategies for persuading voters in the 2008 presidential election. Ed Patru of Freedom’s Watch showed four c…

A panel discussion was held with liberal and Democratic activists about the strategies for persuading voters in the 2008 presidential election. Topics included where was the money spent, wha…

After opening remarks, a panel discussion was held with representatives of the Democratic and Republican National Committees about the strategies for persuading voters in the 2008 presidenti…

Students from the University of Denver, Pace University, and George Mason University, participated by broadband feed in a distance learning class. Brooks Jackson spoke to the classes abou…

Andrew Kohut was interviewed about his book America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked, published by Times Books. The book, which he wrote with Bruce Stokes, fe…

Annenberg Political Fact Check Director Brooks Jackson talked about politics and the media. He spoke about the ads during the 2004 presidential election. He talked about debunking ads for di…

The panelists discussed the role of their independent groups in the 2004 presidential campaign. These groups are not new, but they (including tax statute number 527 groups) spent an unpreced…

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference focused on the role and quality of entertainment media. Panelists talked about whether the news had succumbed t…

In an annual charity event, various Washington celebrities did a stand-up comedy routine to raise money for the Johns Hopkins Childrens' Hospital. The recent contested election figured promi…

Panelists discussed how the Watergate scandal reflected the negative influences of money on politics. This was part of a symposium marking the 25th anniversary of the Watergate break-in that…

The authors of Toward the Millenium: The Elections of 1996, published by Allen & Bacon, talked about both the congressional and presidential elections of 1996. They discussed primaries, camp…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The John F. Kennedy School of Government held a forum on campaign finance reform discussed the possibilities of reform in the coming terms.

Three correspondents discussed the connections between campaign contributions and congressional committee assignments in a forum at the National Press Club. They spoke on how they find conne…

Colby College sponsored a forum on Media Coverage of the 1992 Election. Journalists discussed the role of the media in the presidential election, polling data, and voting trends.