Campaign Commercials and Truth Boxes
Reporters talked about ways they have used to evaluate and report on candidate advertisements that aired on television. Examples of televisi… read more
Reporters talked about ways they have used to evaluate and report on candidate advertisements that aired on television. Examples of television news stories that analyzed TV spots by Ann Richards and Clayton Williams in the 1990 Texas governor’s race were shown. Also, shown were news stories that analyzed spots by Pete Wilson and Diane Feinstein in the 1990 California governor’s race. Panelists talked about ways to report on the truth and messages in campaign ads. close
People in this video
- Dawn Carpenter Student American University
- Ellen Hume Executive Director Harvard University->Joan Shorenstein Barone Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy
- Stephen Klaidman Researcher Georgetown University
- Carole Kneeland Vice President KVUE-TV, Austin
- Susan Morrison Representative American University
- Jerry Roberts Editor San Francisco Chronicle->Politics
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