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Covering Election 2000

CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM 11/30/00
Four experts discuss the Supreme Court's refusal to televise Friday's election hearing.

EDITORIAL VIEWS 11/28/00
Editorial page editors from newspapers across the country examine the continuing election battle.

REGIONAL REACTIONS 11/21/00
How is the protracted presidential election playing in regions across the U.S.?

VIEWS FROM ABROAD 11/15/00
Four correspondents for foreign newspapers discuss how the election is playing in their home countries.

COLUMNISTS REACT 11/14/00
Four op-ed writers discuss the ongoing election recount.

BAD CALLS 11/8/00
Marvin Kalb and Warren Mitofsky discuss the media's many election retractions.

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER 11/8/00
Terence Smith recounts the lead-up to Election Night's confusing conclusion.

CAMPAIGN COVERAGE 11/7/00
Three experts discuss the quality of the media's political reporting.

FULL ELECTION COVERAGE
Follow the legal and political issues surrounding the 2000 elections.

MEDIA WATCH
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BAD NEWS 8/21/01
Veteran journalists Robert Shogan and Richard Reeves discuss how the media fared in its coverage of the 2000 elections.

THE MEDIA RECOUNT 4/4/01
The Miami Herald's Mark Seibel discusses George W. Bush's win in the Florida presidential ballot recount sponsored by his newspaper and USA Today.

BUSH PREVAILS IN MEDIA RECOUNT
ONLINE REPORT: A media-sponsored recount of Florida's presidential vote says George W. Bush would have won the 2000 election, even if a hand recount had been allowed to continue. 4/3/01

CONGRESSIONAL HEARING 2/14/01
ONLINE SPECIAL: A NewsHour report on, and RealAudio excerpts from, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearings into election night.

EXAMINING ELECTION NIGHT 2/13/01
Terence Smith talks with network news anchors Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather about upcoming Congressional hearings on their 2000 election night coverage.

ELECTION NIGHT TIMELINE
A blow-by-blow account of the rhetoric, returns and network retractions that made covering Election Day 2000 an all-night affair.

CNN COVERAGE "A DEBACLE" 2/2/01
ONLINE REPORT: An independent report released by CNN says television coverage of election night returns interfered with the electoral process.

NETWORKS EXAMINE ELECTION COVERAGE 1/5/01
ONLINE REPORT: CBS and NBC News announce changes in their election-night planning after November's on-air retractions.

RECOUNT REDUX 12/21/00
Two journalists and two government officials discuss the merits of a media-led recount of disputed Florida ballots.

THE FINAL ANSWER? 12/12/00
Four editorial page editors discuss the forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision and its possible political impact.

THE LEGAL LABYRINTH 12/5/00
Four columnists give their take on the continuing courtroom battles over the 2000 presidential election.

PRE-ELECTION DAY COVERAGE



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