When the annals of the 2020 presidential nominations process and general election are written, the role of the Illinois Primary, along with its counterparts in Florida and Arizona on the same day, will be marked as uniquely important turning points in the long and chaotic road to the White House. Understanding that role depends on understanding the role the mass media, and … [Read more...] about Illinois primary played pivotal role in elevating Biden
NRA influence on gun control debate belies myth of majority rule
Editor's note: This is a preview of an article that appears in the spring 2013 print issue of Gateway Journalism Review. how to enlarge penile length naturally Almost every U.S. schoolchild knows that democracy means “the people rule” or “government by the people,” or some variation on that theme. Right? Well, not really. The world is a lot more complicated than that and … [Read more...] about NRA influence on gun control debate belies myth of majority rule
So much money, so few swing voters
/* */ edToolbar() Editor's note: This is a preview of a story that appears in the November issue of Gateway Journalism Review. The most appropriate aphorism for the 2012 general election may be, “Never has so much money and effort been spent on so few people with such uncertain effect.” This brief summary of the fall campaign results from the confluence of … [Read more...] about So much money, so few swing voters
Covering political conventions
America’s national political conventions are actually two big productions presented simultaneously for two quite different but interrelated audiences - the convention-goers and the mass audience reached through the media. First, there are thousands of convention delegates, alternates, media people and camp followers inside whatever big arena the national parties have chosen … [Read more...] about Covering political conventions