THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN POLITICS
Ad Watch: news columns that analyze/evaluate political campaign TV ads for accuracy 
Note: most of these ads can be viewed from the candidate's/organization's website; see also
the list of websites that stream ads below the charts

                                      AP= Associated Press      AZ= Arizona                         CD= Columbus Dispatch    CI= Cincinnati Inquirer 
                                      CL= Cleveland                   CO= Charlotte Observer    FC= FactCheck.org            MLive= Michigan
                                      NYT=  New York Times     UST= USA Today                 WP= Washington Post
                                     
                                     

                                                              Adwatch Columns (for ads entitled):
                                                                    

Barack Obama	John McCain	527s
General Election Ad Watches:	General Election Ad Watches:	General Election Ad Watches:
Country I Love (AP) Country I Love (NYT) Dignity (WP)  Dignity (AP) New Energy (CI) New Energy (NYT) America's Leadership (AP) Old Politics (AP) Pocket (AP) Original (AP) Embrace (AP) Book (AP) Fix The Economy (NYT) Three Times (AP) Three Times (CD) Don't Know Much (AP) His Administration (UST) Fundamentals (AZ) Plan For Change (NYT) Two Faces (AP)  Two Faces (NYT) Promise (NYT) This Year (CD) Tested (NYT) Unravel (WSBT, South Bend, IN) Informercial (NYT)   Primary Season Ad Watches: Moment Candor Mother (script/storyboard) Interest/Listening Quiet President/Would/Hope/Something Inspiring (AP) Inspiring (NYT) Anything Radio Need (NYT) Inspiring (CL) Caroline (NYT) Mother Leader 3 new ads in PA Enough (CO) Nothing's Changed (FC) Maya It Won't Dime (AP)  Dime (NYT) Reason Afford	Safe  (AP)  Safe (CL) Global (NYT) Purpose (AP) Purpose (NYT) Love (AP) Love (NYT) God's Children (AP) Troop Funding (AP) Pump (AP) Troops (AP) Celeb (AP) Broken (AP) Broken (NYT) Family  (AP) Painful (AP) Tax Man (AP) Original Mavericks (AP) Original Mavericks (UST) Which Side On They On? (AP) Enough is Enough (CD) Crisis (AZ) Foundation (NYT) Advice (NYT) Advice (WP) Michigan Jobs (MLive) Chicago Machine (NYT) Risky (WP) Obama's Tax Plan (WSBT, South Bend, IN) Primary Season Ad Watches: Love America Enough Not Easy (AP)  Not Easy (UST) My Christmas Story Never Surrender F P Experience (NYT) Reformer/ Prepared Service True Conservative 624787  (script only) Ignite Health Care Action Health Care Solutions Accountable 2013 Accountable (AP)	MoveOn ad features pro-Obama Republican Alex (Moveon) Balance (RNC) AD WATCH: McCain has Berlin moment too — in little Berlins (RNC) Know Enough (CD) (American Issues Project) AdWatch: Anti-Obama group raises pastor in ads (AP) (Our Country Deserves Better PAC)

                                     
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