Election news coverage is often considered horse-race coverage, but news outlets across the country have focused on something far more impactful in 2020 — how Americans are being affected by changes to voting procedure amidst the ongoing public health crisis, as well as what voters need to know to ensure that their votes count.
As the presidential campaign season moves into high gear, press organizations are working to train journalists so they know their rights. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the National Press Photographers Association are providing training sessions at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association annual convention.
You may already know that the news media audience is well informed — they do, after all, keep up with the news. But did you know they’re also politically engaged? 86 percent of the news media audience — or 122 million U.S. adults — is registered to vote. The news media also reach voters who are considered thought leaders or early followers, those people who are ahead of the curve on how the country will turn.
As midterm elections approach in the U.S., fake news producers have been sharing more and more stories that paint one side or the other as bad actors. Sometimes, those stories can seem so plausible that even the savviest of news consumers is at risk of falling for the lies. Take our quiz to find out how you’d fare against the fake news creators!
This week, we inaugurate the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has announced that its volunteer media lawyers will staff a 24/7 hotline
Watch: Full Session Video No matter what happens on November 8, the 2016 presidential election is bound to go down
If the election merry-go-round makes your head spin, you can rely on your newspaper to help you keep things straight.
