These two factors—increased interest in politics combined with greater opportunities for online political involvement—met head-on during the 2008 campaign. The result was an upsurge of political ...

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their ...

We have seen both a “politics of the past” and a “politics of the future,” sometimes in the same candidates (depending on who you ask, of course). At times, it is hard to tell if ...

The president found himself in the unusual position of trying to remind the public of the war after years of trying to get beyond its shadow.

Politics drives 2008 ad campaign Despite a sluggish economy that will dampen underlying momentum, 2008 U.S. advertising spending will be boosted above 2007 levels by record political spending, the ...

2008 was a year of political firsts and superlatives. The first black president-elect. The first woman on a GOP presidential ticket. The most money spent on a campaign.

What role is religion likely to play in the 2008 presidential election? How are the candidates dealing with the issue? John Green, senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life ...

It's traditional for out-of-work politicos to head to Harvard's Institute of Politics for genial wonk talk. It's also traditional for failed veep candidates to put major distance between ...

Commentator John Carroll says that media coverage of presidential campaigns always includes the politics of personal distraction — focusing on touchy subjects that voters may or may not find ...