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Diminishing Returns: A Comparison of the 1968 and 2000 Election Night Broadcasts
Patterson, Thomas E. (Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2003-12)Shortly before 8 p.m., the television networks projected Al Gore as the winner of the Florida vote.Two hours later, they retracted the call. Then, just after 2 a.m., the networks claimed George W. Bush had won in Florida ... -
Doing Well and Doing Good: How Soft News and Critical Journalism Are Shrinking the News Audience and Weakening Democracy–And What News Outlets Can Do About It
Patterson, Thomas E. (Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2000)Soft news and critical journalism, whatever their initial effect, may now be hastening the decline in news audiences. Evidence also suggests that soft news and critical journalism are weakening the foundation of democracy ...