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This is a 12 page paper discussing media coverage of presidential elections, campaigns and debates. Throughout the last century media coverage of the Presidential elections, campaigns, issues and debates has grown from print media including newspapers and magazines to include radio, newsreels, television and internet coverage. Newspaper and radio coverage are still considered vital in reaching millions of American but despite its slow start, television coverage has become a major influence regarding public opinion. In most cases, the public are skeptical about the bias which may or may not occur from journalists but they accept this bias because they rely upon the media for their information about the candidates. In addition, television journalists argue that it is their position to provide professional commentary to try and overcome the political “spin” placed on many of the issues by candidates. Election and debate coverage as well have come under controversy as many believe the quick processing of election results provided by the media may influence voter turnout and bias in different parts of the country and media coverage of debates has been shown to change peoples’ minds about the initial impression given by the candidates during the debates. Regardless of the controversy which surrounds media coverage, most critics agree that the extensive options available to the public in regards to coverage of presidential events should allow the population to make the best democratic decisions.
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newspapers and magazines to include radio, newsreels, television and internet coverage. Newspaper and radio coverage are still considered vital in reaching millions of American but despite its slow start, television
coverage has become a major influence regarding public opinion. In most cases, the public are skeptical about the bias which may or may not occur from journalists but they accept
this bias because they rely upon the media for their information about the candidates. In addition, television journalists argue that it is their position to provide professional commentary to try
and overcome the political "spin" placed on many of the issues by candidates. Election and debate coverage as well have come under controversy as many believe the quick processing of
election results provided by the media may influence voter turnout and bias in different parts of the country and media coverage of debates has been shown to change peoples minds
about the initial impression given by the candidates during the debates. Regardless of the controversy which surrounds media coverage, most critics agree that the extensive options available to the public
in regards to coverage of presidential events should allow the population to make the best democratic decisions. The Evolution of Media Coverage One of the ways that individuals can see
the transition in regards to technology used by the media in regards to political events can be seen in Borgna Brunners timeline involving inaugural media coverage. In Brunners timeline, it
is reported that the first inaugural to be covered by telegraph was for James Polk on March 4, 1845. Chronically, the media coverage and methods used by the media reflected
the advances in technology and public interest: the first newspaper illustration of an inaugural was of Franklin Pierce on March 4, 1853; the first inaugural to be photographed was of
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