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1. The Water Cooler

   Jill Lawrence on Flip-Floppers of Yore, Making “The Daily Show,” and Campaign Swag

   May 21, 2004 10:07 AM

   Jill Lawrence (Courtesy USA Today) Jill Lawrence has covered politics for USA Today since 1996. She has reported on the past five presidential elections, working for the... Continue reading

2. Blog Report

   Eat, Drink and Beat Kerry

   May 20, 2004 10:45 AM

   On any given day, the blogosphere offers a virtual smorgasbord of convictions, conflicts and criticisms, sustaining readers of all political persuasions. If you lean left, you might slake your thirst at Liquid List where today Shawn thanks Ed Gillespie,... Continue reading

3. Blog Report

   Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad, Press Coverage Really Bad

   May 19, 2004 12:19 PM

   All happy political animals are alike, but each unhappy political animal is unhappy in its own way. Today, the Political Animal (a.k.a. Kevin Drum) is perturbed with Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter for failing to write "what he really thinks"... Continue reading

4. Politics

   Reporters: Asset, or Achilles’ Heel?

   May 17, 2004 05:47 PM

   Campaign Desk has commented more than once on the increasingly stale media debate: Teresa Heinz Kerry, asset or Achilles' heel? Over the weekend Knight Ridder's William Douglas kept the discussion alive (from Miami to Seattle) with... Continue reading

5. Blog Report

   What We Would Do If We Were You

   May 17, 2004 11:46 AM

   Advice may be more agreeable in the mouth (or, in this case, on the keyboard) than in the ear, but over the weekend bloggers buzzed with recommendations for mainstream media, ranging from providing better coverage of Iraq to just throwing... Continue reading

6. Politics

   Fear and Gnawing in Palm Beach

   May 7, 2004 02:12 PM

   On Monday, Campaign Desk pointed to stories by the Associated Press's Ron Fournier and The New York Times' Adam Nagourney, reporting that Democrats were fearful and had begun questioning the efficacy of Sen. John Kerry's campaign efforts. Both stories... Continue reading

7. Politics

   Gerhart On (And Behind) The Scene

   May 6, 2004 02:57 PM

   Yesterday, Campaign Desk applauded a few reporters' passing efforts to shed light on the behind-the-scenes machinations that produce compliant, cheering crowds at campaign events. Today, The Washington Post's Ann Gerhart delivers the mother of all crowd control/choreography stories,... Continue reading

8. Politics

   Covering Crowd Control

   May 5, 2004 05:15 PM

   One staple in from-the-campaign-trail stories is a passing description of the welcoming, applause-ready crowds gathered to hear candidates' stump speeches. For example, today The Washington Post's Mike Allen and Dan Balz offer this brief detail about President Bush's stop... Continue reading

9. Magazine Report

   Reply Hazy, Try Again … Again … Again …

   May 4, 2004 11:16 AM

   This week has magazine scribes raising sweeping questions and relying on a range of sources to supply a range of Magic-8-Ball-like responses. In other words, same shtick, different week. U.S. News & World Report's Roger Simon interviews... Continue reading

10. Politics

    Reporters, Like Bees and Dogs, Can Smell Fear

    May 3, 2004 03:45 PM

    Democrats are afraid. We know ... because the Associated Press's Ron Fournier told us so on Friday, in a "newsview" piece headlined, "Dems Fear Kerry Looks Like Gore." And Adam Nagourney told us once again on Sunday in... Continue reading

11. Behind the News

    The Story Behind the Stereotype Story

    April 29, 2004 04:16 PM

    By Liz Cox Barrett On Monday The Washington Post introduced readers to one Britton Stein of Sugar Land, Texas, in a piece titled, "For A Conservative, Life is Sweet in Sugar Land, Tex." Written by David Finkel, the... Continue reading

12. Politics

    You Wear What You Are

    April 27, 2004 02:37 PM

    In reporting on Sen. John Kerry's appearance in Wheeling, West Virginia yesterday, The Charleston Daily Mail's Josh Hafenbrack briefly touched on Kerry's attire: "Dressed in a blue blazer and khaki slacks, Kerry greeted supporters who had endured sporadic, heavy... Continue reading

13. Politics

    Whose Economy?

    April 26, 2004 04:32 PM

    In today's USA Today Susan Page takes a look at how the economy might factor into this year's presidential election. Page does a fine job of describing how the Bush and Kerry camps each highlight different statistics as evidence... Continue reading

14. Politics

    Reporters Stampeded by Alligator

    April 23, 2004 05:12 PM

    On Tuesday, Sen. John Kerry spoke on several environmental issues in Tampa, Florida, and took questions -- one of which was about offshore oil drilling, a hot-button topic in Florida. This is how The St. Petersburg Times's Adam C.... Continue reading

15. Politics

    In Hot Pursuit of … Folly

    April 22, 2004 02:35 PM

    Yesterday we reported on a four alarm veepstakes flare-up. Today, The Boston Globe's Patrick Healy does his best to keep the flame alive -- even as his own sources keep throwing cold water on his torch. John Kerry's... Continue reading

16. Politics

    Reporters Track … Mystery Reporter

    April 21, 2004 03:24 PM

    Sen. John Edwards' appearance with Sen. John Kerry at a Florida "pool party" last evening stoked the veepstakes flames anew. (No word on the poolside victuals, although Campaign Desk was able to fill up on Adam Smith's menu report... Continue reading

17. Politics

    Why, Yes, I Think I Will

    April 20, 2004 02:39 PM

    Campaign Desk recognizes that listening to the same campaign speech 103 times a month might get a bit stale for reporters out on the campaign trail, so we understand the impulse to write about anything but -- like, for example,... Continue reading

18. Politics

    Paris Hilton, Swing Voter?

    April 19, 2004 05:40 PM

    Single women are this election's hot demographic, The Washington Post's Paul Farhi informed readers yesterday. Specifically, the "massive and largely ignored group" of "unmarried, widowed and divorced women between ages 18 and 45" who tend not to vote. "All... Continue reading

19. The Water Cooler

    Bill Sammon on Querying the “Delegator-in-Chief,” Being a “Must-Call,” and Fielding His All-Reporter Dream Team

    April 16, 2004 04:34 PM

    Bill Sammon has been the White House correspondent for The Washington Times since 1998 and a political analyst for Fox News Channel since 1999. Today, he discusses querying the "Delegator-in-Chief," being a "must-call," and fielding his all-reporter Dream... Continue reading

20. Politics

    Off the Charts

    April 14, 2004 01:06 PM

    There has been much speculation in the media over whether the White House decides in advance of televised presidential press conferences which reporters President Bush will call upon and in what order (something Bush has implied before). Bush's aside... Continue reading

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