Sep 04 Hatcam Goes to the Conventions By Katelyn Polantz Hatcam has allowed us to capture the convention from one more perspective -- at eye level with delegates, media members and politicians. Continue reading
Aug 31 Why Does the Foreign Press Care About U.S. Political Conventions? By Mike Fritz // For many Americans the conventions are a time to celebrate their political parties' past, present and future. They are usually well-attended by U.S. press, but members of the foreign media come out as well. A reported 15,000 credentialed media… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Why Does the Foreign Media Care About the RNC? Why Does the Foreign Media Care About the RNC?… Continue watching
Aug 29 In Twitter’s Political Index, More Tweets Mean Good News for Candidates EmbedVideo(4272, 482, 304); NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan interviewed Twitter's Adam Sharp on Tuesday about what the so-called "Twitter Political Index" says about the candidates. The index tracks Twitter users' attitudes about the candidates, and how they've changed over… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Twitter’s Adam Sharp on Social Media’s Impact on Election Twitter's Adam Sharp on Social Media's Impact on Election… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Political Cartoonists Face Off in Drawing Duel in RNC For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch What is in the Official Media Bag at the RNC Convention? What is in the Official Media Bag at the RNC Convention?… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch How Media Coverage of the Political Conventions Has Shifted to Cable, Online How Media Coverage of the Political Conventions Has Shifted to Cable, Online… Continue watching
Aug 22 An All-Access Pass to the Conventions Are you excited yet? We are! In a special edition of this week's Political Checklist, I talked with senior correspondent Gwen Ifill and UStream Vice President Craig Mullaney about our partnership for the Republican National Convention beginning Monday. Continue reading
Aug 20 Origins of the Political Ad: Woodrow Wilson’s 1912 Campaign Film "The Oldway and the New" is a 1912 campaign film put out by the Democratic National Committee on behalf of candidate Woodrow Wilson. Housed at the Library of Congress, it is the earliest known example of a political party or… Continue reading