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Background/
Introduction/
Standards

Key Quotes 

Objectives/
Preparing Students

Critical Inquiry

Media Literacy

Teaching Suggestion (NCSS)

Other
Lesson Plans

Candidates
Websites/Streams

NEW
Ad Watch Columns
(evaluating spots 
for accuracy)

Past Campaign Ads

Timely News articles  
 

Campaign/Election
news resources

Election sites for
Teachers and students

Web Resources

Recommended Texts

Recommended
Videos

 
 
 

  Hit Counter

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Role of Media in Elections: 
Helping Students Understand Media's Influence
 by Frank Baker, media educator ©2004
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 Political media and advertising  IN THE NEWS: 
 last updated on: 02/01/2012 

2012
The names behind those Super PACs
Super PACs to reveal funding, spending
 Study: SuperPACs Behind Nearly Half Of 2012 Ads
 Attack Ads to Generate $20 Million for Fla. TV Stations
Jimmy Carter: Negative Political Ads are Dividing the Nation
GOP Hopefuls Experiment With Mobile Ads in Early Contests‎
 The Florida TV ad blitz begins‎
 Presidential campaign ad spending surges past $12 million in South
Super PAC Ads Are Free Speech
Super PAC money shows up strongly in the radio ad-buys in South
Reports: Obama to advertise in battleground states
Obama campaign gearing up for TV ads
Social media sites in race for lucrative political ads
Political ads go digital and social
 Why Some Attack Ads Work and Others Fail
Florida To Reap Next Big GOP-Ad Windfall
5 Reasons Why 2012 Will Be A Banner Year For Political Ads
 How Political Ads Use Pop Culture References To Drive Home Their Point
TV broadcasters enjoy spoils of political wars
What donors? Super PACs buy time to keep secrets
Study: Attractive Politicians Get More Time on TV News
Politicians' Spending on Digital Ads Skyrockets
Super PACs Defining the 2012 Presidential Race
Restore Our Future hits Newt in SC, NH newspaper ads
Local TV Disclosure Rule Would Put Political Ad Spending Online
The Tactic of 2012… Full-Page Newspaper Ads?
Huntsman vows to restore trust in first TV ad
Super PACs shook up GOP Iowa race with attack ads
When "Negative" Political Advertising Can Be Positive
Perry Purchases Ads in South Carolina
Are Crowd Sourced Political Ads The Future?
Iowa TV Station Execs Say Rick Perry The Biggest Ad Spender
Google Launches 2012 Election Hub
U.S. media on overdrive covering GOP Iowa caucuses
 Fears over funding for TV attack ads
 'Super PACs' Spend $13 Million On Early Primaries
Twitter Indicator Could Trump Polls for 2012 Election Measurement


Previous Years News Story Archives
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Site Updated on: 02/01/2012   



Previous Years Resources
 Visual Storytelling and the Competition for Political Meaning in Political Advertising and News in Campaign 2000   

Download these NEWS GRAPHICS:

 Many Who Voted for 'Values' Still Like Their Television Sin
 Campaign Ad Buys (CNN)
 Cities with most political ads
 Appealing to Voter's Emotion
 Campaign Ad Buys (CNN)
 Wisconsin Ad Project; Study of frequency of Pres. Ads on TV 
 Media Battlegrounds 
  Campaign Ads On Cable       
  The Money Race 
  Where The Ad War Is Being Fought  Story
  Election Ads, So Far
  Updated: Ad Spending in Battleground States Handout                    
 Ad Spending in Top 10 Battleground States (Handout)  
 Candidate Spending in Battleground States
 Presidential Election Fundraising
 Kerry/Bush's Target TV Audiences /graphic(and companion stories)   
 South Carolina: Battleground counties in November
  PBS Electoral College Map  

 Recommended CURRICULUM/RESOURCES:

The candidate behind the curtain: A three-step program for analyzing campaign images
Political Conventions, Images & Spin
 DOWNLOAD Political Ad Analysis Worksheet  HTML 
The Living Room Candidate (web exhibit shows campaign persuasion)   
Willing Partners: A Timeline History of Politicians & The Media
 Editorial Cartoonists & Election Media Coverage
Cartoons for the Classroom: Fine tooning a candidate's message
 Cartoon Evaluation Worksheet
View Smart To Vote Smart

 

 


 

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