FCC: The Political Standard newsletterMarch 2007 Issue The March issue of The Political Standard, the quarterly newsletter of the CLC Media Policy Program , is now available online. Articles include:
- Repairing the Presidential Public Funding System: Bipartisan Consensus on Proposed Solutions
- Lobbying and Ethics Reform Still Pending in the House
- Election Costs Add Up (commentary from Meredith McGehee)
- FCC Commissioner Copps: A New American Contract
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June 2005 Issue, Volume 8, Number 2 Broken Promises: Digital TV Broadcasters Fail to Serve the Public Interest
From the Director: The DTV Transition Could Leave Americans in the Dark
Soapbox: The "527 Fairness Act" Is Anything But Fair, by Gary Kalman
National Association of Broadcasters Prepares for Time of Transition
New Coalition Proposes Bill of Media Rights
Media Reform Activists Gather in St. Louis To Celebrate Victories and Strategize for Future
March 2005 Issue, Volume 8, Number 1 TV News Largely Ignores Local Political Campaigns, New Lear Center Study Finds
From the Director: Broadcast Versus Cable? It's the Public Interest that Matters.
Soapbox: Time to End the 527 Loophole, by Senators Trent Lott and Charles Schumer
McCain Looks to Reform License Renewal Process
FCC Declines to Expand Must-Carry Rights for Broadcasters
New 'Citizen's Guide' Examines How Media Can Serve the Public Interest
December 2004 Issue, Volume 7, Number 4
Local Stations Are Big Winners in Campaign 2004: TV Broadcasters Rake in More than $1.6 Billion in Political Advertising
Alliance for Better Campaigns, Campaign Legal Center to Merge in Early 2005
From the Director: Why the Alliance is Merging With Campaign Legal Center
Soapbox: The Results Are In: McCain-Feingold a Success, by Trevor Potter
Reformers Set Sights on Upcoming Challenges: 527s, Presidential Public Financing, FEC Reform and More on the Agenda for 2005
Local, Network News Tune Out Non-Presidential Candidates
BCRA Regulations Improve Disclosure, Help Voters Track Ad Sponsors and Campaign Spending
Record Number of Station Groups Pledge Campaign Coverage
August 2004 Issue, Volume 7, Number 3 Soft Money Donors Find a $100 Million Convention Loophole
From the Director: Five Reasons the Networks Ought to Cover Conventions
Soapbox: 'Stations Must Live Up to the Public Interest Promises They Make', by Martin Kaplan
Political Advertising Heats Up in Battleground States — and Online
PIPA Coalition Launches Community-by-Community Campaign
May 2004 Issue, Volume 7, Number 2 Public Interest, Public Airwaves Coalition Kicks Off National Campaign at Broadcasters' Trade Show in Vegas
From the Director: On Broadcast Television, A Failure To Communicate
Soapbox: Why Hearst-Argyle Television Believes in Political Coverage, by Candy Altman
Network News Coverage of '04 Primaries Falls Short, Study Finds
Primer: Coalition Proposes New Guidelines for Civic Discourse As FCC Considers Rules for Digital Broadcasters
Station Groups Make Plans for 2004 Election Coverage
February 2004 Issue, Volume 7, Number 1 Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance Law, Public Interest Obligations of Broadcasters
From the Director: By Skipping Ahead, FCC Leaves Public Behind
Soapbox: Promises, Promises: Broadcasters Pay Little But Lip Service to Public Interest, by Jeff Chester
2004 Political Ad Spending on Track to Set Records
Primer: What Are So-Called "527 Organizations," and Will They Influence 2004 Elections?
Citizens' Debate Commission Launched
Casting a Critical Eye on Campaign News
Citizens Take Aim at Clear Channel, FCC in San Antonio
November 2003 Issue, Volume 6, Number 4 Looking at Localism: Forum Examines Media's Record
From the Director: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Lessons of the California Recall
Soapbox: Local TV News Fails To Cover Politics, Government, by Chellie Pingree and Bob Phillips
Broadcasters 'Black Out' Public Affairs Programming
Blue Ribbon Task Force Tackles Presidential Public Financing Problem
Candidates Broadcasters Get a Jump Start on '04 Campaign
FEC Reform Groups Get Cold Shoulder On Capitol Hill
August 2003 Issue, Volume 6, Number 3 Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act is Introduced in Senate
From the Director: Campaign Reform and the Supreme Court
Soapbox: Protect the 'Marketplace of Ideas', by Consumers Union
"Profiteering on Democracy" Shows How Television Industry Gouged Candidates in Campaign 2002
Senate Commerce Committee Examines the Role of Broadcasters' Public Interest Obligations
Local Election News Focuses on Strategy, Not Issues in 2002
Campaign Reformers Set Sights on FEC Reform
Public Opposes FCC Media Ownership Decision, Poll Finds
May 2003 Issue, Volume 6, Number 2 McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law Gets Split Verdict; Awaits Final Judgment from the U.S. Supreme Court
From the Director: At the Alliance, a Changing of the Guard…
Soapbox: …But a Continuation of the Mission, by Meredith McGehee
Soft Money: What Was It Buying?
Campaign-Season Newscasts Contained Little Campaign News
March 2003 Issue, Volume 6, Number 1 Nation's Media Conglomerates Short-Change News, Politics
From the Director: If Radio is the Future of TV, the Public Won't Be Well Served
Soapbox: How the Broadcast Industry Wields a Big Bat in Washington DC, by Chuck Lewis
When it Comes to News and Political Coverage, Media Giants Put Dollars Ahead of Quality
In Order to Save the Presidential Public Funding System Congress Should Create a System of Broadcast Vouchers
When Political Campaigns Get Over-Cooked, Voters Resort to Their Own Survival Strategies
November-December 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 10 Record Political Ad Spending on Television Tops $1 Billion
From the Director: A Modest Proposal for the Ignoramus Problem
Soapbox: 'Reform Is a Process; It is Not a One Time Fight', by Senator John McCain
The Year 2002 in Review: The Bitter and the Sweet
For Those Who Revel in Democracy, Some Light Reading
For Television Industry, Politics is a Gift that Keeps on Giving
Just How Tight Were Those Races? Crunching the Numbers on Campaign 2002
October 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 9 Senators McCain, Feingold, Durbin Introduce Free Air Time Bill, Launch the Next Phase of Campaign Finance Reform
Primer: Summary of S. 3124, the Free Air Time Bill
From the Director: A Radical Idea for Reality TV
Soapbox: Congressional Sponsors Sue FEC Over Campaign Reform Regs, by Fred Wertheimer
Broadcasters' Ad Revenues Rise While Audiences Shrink
So Far, There's Nary a Sign That Terrorism or Tie Votes Have Sparked an Increase in Voter Turnout in 2002
Is There an Election This Fall? Not If You're Watching Local TV
TV Consultants Know How to Ask All the Wrong Questions
From Coast to Coast, Activists Hold Forums This Fall To Debate Merits of Free Air Time Proposals
September 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 8 Record Political Ad Spending on Television Tops $300 Million — And the Fall Campaign Season Has Only Just Begun
From the Director: They Only Had Half the Story
Soapbox: Bringing Back Small Donors, by David Rosenberg
Soapbox: The Importance of Political Journalism, by Walter Mondale
T he Free Air Time Campaign Is Coming Soon to a City Near You
Some Local TV Stations Make Plans for More Campaign Coverage, While Others Decide to Get Out of the News Business Entirely
August 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 7 As State Judicial Campaigns Grow Costlier and Nastier, One Business Group Says: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
From the Director: How Many Elections Are Too Many Elections?
Soapbox: Judges Are Not the Same As Governors and Legislators, by the Committee for Economic Development
Seven Station Groups Plan to Offer Free Air Time This Fall
When a Tobacco Company Masquerades as a Consumer Group, It Must Mean That an Anti-Smoking Initiative Is on the Ballot
July 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 6 Lawmakers Unveil Free Air Time Proposal as the Next Step in Campaign Finance Reform
From the Director: The Morning After for Campaign Finance Reformers
Soapbox: Free Air Time Coalition Leaders Support New Legislative Proposal
Sens. McCain, Feingold, Torricelli and Rep. Meehan Lay Out the Case for Free Air Time Legislation
As Experts Debate a Spectrum Fee for Campaign Reform, Some See More Competition, Others a 'Subsidized Soapbox'
Broadcast Industry, Watchdog Group Trade Charges Over Study of Televised Debates
June 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 5 Nationwide Survey Finds That Most Americans Support Free Air Time, Don't Realize the Public Owns the Airwaves
From the Director: Memo to Terry McAuliffe
Soapbox: Broadcasters Should Pay Annual Spectrum Usage Fee, by Henry Geller and Tim Watts
If a Political Debate is Held in Plain View, But A Television Camera Isn't There, Does It Make a Sound?
Liberty Corp. To Air Candidate Segments
Senators McCain, Feingold To Introduce Free Air Time Bill on June 19
May 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 4 The New Campaign Finance Reform Bill Is Headed for a High-Stakes Day in Court
From the Director: A Case of Right Versus Right
Soapbox: How Will Interest Groups Adapt to the New Law?, by Campaign Finance Institute
Election Reform Bill Passes Both the House and Senate, But Key Differences Remain Over Anti-Fraud Provisions
Why the Presidential Public Financing System Is Likely to Have Fewer Takers in 2004
A Brick Wall Named Finneran
Free Air Time Coalition Grows to More than 50 Groups
New York Times TV Stations To Offer Free Air Time
Point-Counterpoint:
Here's A Way To Vote for Every Candidate on the Ballot…
…But Is That a Good Thing?
April 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 3 New Nationwide Coalition Calls for Free Air Time As The Next Step in Campaign Finance Reform
From the Director: Politics Needs Free Speech On the Public's Airwaves
Soapbox: Two Political Wise Men See Need for More Reform, by Tom Kean and Paul Simon
The Case for Free Air Time:
How Should a Democracy Reconcile Free Speech With Expensive Communication?
National Groups and Leaders Join Free Air Time Coalition
Alliance Unveils a New Strategy and a New Website
Editorials and Columnists Endorse Free Air Time
March 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 2 Broadcast Industry Flexes Its Lobbying Muscle To Remove Ad Rate Provision from Campaign Finance Bill
From the Director: Big Media Can't Duck Public Interest Obligations
Soapbox: Columnists Scold Congress For Caving in to Broadcasters, by Al Hunt and David Broder
The Brave New World of Judicial Campaigns: How They Became "Nastier, Noisier and Costlier"
Sidebar: Attack Ads Ran Rampant in 2000 Judicial Campaigns
T he Rising Cost of Judicial Campaigns Spurs A Movement for Reforms
Public Turns Thumbs Down On Voting by the Internet
Primer: What Are "Issue Ads" and Why is Congress Trying to Regulate Them?
February 2002 Issue, Volume 5, Number 1 Enron Scandal Brings Campaign Finance Reform Out of the Closet and Onto Center Stage in Congress
Right Up Until Its Untimely Demise, Enron Was the Belle of the Ball in the Nation's Capital
From the Director: A Scandal Without A Smoking Gun
Soapbox: Before We Pick Our Representatives, Our Representatives Pick Us, by Rob Richie and Steven Hill
The 2002 Battle for Control of Congress Will Be Waged On a Miniature Playing Field
Hearst-Argyle Television Makes a Commitment for 2002
November/December 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 7 Citizens See Free Air Time as Best Way to Check Money in Politics
From the Director: Voices of Reason From the Real World
Soapbox: A Democratic Plan to Put Money Ahead of Voters, by John Mashek
When a Wealthy Candidate Digs Into His Pocket, What Happens to Public Funding of Campaigns?
Mike Bloomberg Isn't the Only One to Say No
Symposium Consensus: The World Changed on September 11, But Politics Stayed the Same
Sidebar: In the Big Apple, Not Everyone Made Nice After September 11
Noted Historian Says That Waging War Is No Reason To Stop Waging Politics
Same Day Voter Registration Was the One Reform That Improved Turnout in the 2000 Election
Campaign, Election Reform Emerge From Deep Freeze
Senator Has a New Reason to Oppose Reform: Osama bin Laden
Searching for Political News and Finding Political Ads
October 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 6 September 11 Attacks Put a Temporary Hold On Campaign and Election Reform Measures
From the Director: The Place We All Needed to Be
September 11: What Will It Do to Politics, to Patriotism, to Cynicism and to Voting?
In Wake of Attack, Americans Rally 'Round Their TV Sets
August 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 5 Campaign Finance Reform Legislation: Reports of Its Death Were Exaggerated
From the Director: The Two Percent Solution
Soapbox: Attention Speaker Hastert, by Scott Harshbarger
As Congress Fights, Consensus Builds on Election Reform
Three Expert Panels Unveil Election Reform Proposals
Carter-Ford Panel Calls for Free Candidate Air Time
July 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 4 Broadcast Industry, With an Eye on Its Own Bottom Line, Lobbies Congress to Weaken Campaign Finance Legislation
From the Director: Holding an Election on the Cheap…
Soapbox: …Would Spare Candidates From Lots of Fundraisers
Q-and-A on the Lowest Unit Charge Provision In the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Bill
Pew Awards Alliance $1.4 Million Grant To Promote Air Time for Candidates
May 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 3 Florida Passes Election Reform Bill, But Momentum Stalls Elsewhere
From the Director: To Err is Human — Even in the Voting Booth
Soapbox: Election Reform: It Only Looks Dead, by Thomas Mann
Newly Created Cronkite Awards Go to Stations That Aired Quality Coverage of Election 2000
Value of Public Airwaves Controlled By Broadcasters: $367 Billion, Analyst Says
April 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 2 McCain-Feingold Bill Would Give Candidates a Stronger Voice in Their Own Campaigns
From the Director: The Bottom Line on the First Amendment
Soapbox: How Can Broadcasters Turn Their Backs?, by Walter Cronkite
McCain-Feingold Won't Keep Issue Ads Off the Air, But Would Change the Way They Are Financed and When They Run
Broadcasters Lobby to Kill Campaign Finance Reform Bill
The Day the Senate Took On the Broadcast Industry
All Ads, No News?: Experts Ponder the Future of Campaigns on TV
March 2001 Issue, Volume 4, Number 1 Local TV Stations Gouged Candidates, Parties, Issue Groups
Sidebar: WNBC Rates Climbed 50 Percent in Campaign's Final Days
Sidebar: The Soft Money Effect
From the Director: McCain-Feingold Is Just the First Step
Soapbox: Starring Role for Soft Money in Congressional Races, by the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy
In the Wake of Florida Recount, Lawmakers Eye Election Reform
APPC: Half-Billion Spent on Issue Ads in 1999-2000 Cycle
Campaign Yielded a Bonanza in Political Ad Sales: TV's Total Take Was Between $771 Million and $1 Billion
Local TV Stations Barely Let Candidates Clear Their Throats
TV Stations Gave Viewers Wall-to-Wall Political Ads…
…But Little Chance to Hear Candidates Anywhere Else
December 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 9 The Calm Before the Chad: Networks Skimped on Candidate, Issue Coverage During Campaign, Study Finds
From the Director: Networks Finally Tune in for the Recount Battle…
Soapbox: …After Checking Out of the 2000 Campaign, by Robert Lichter and Stephen Hess
TV Stations Take in $160 Million in Ads from Presidential Race Alone
Campaign Communication in 2000: How Voters Rated the Players
Campaign Communication in 2000: Where Voters Turned for News
Campaign Communication in 2000: What Voters Learned
October 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 8 Poor Response to Voluntary Effort Triggers Call for Air Time Mandate
From the Director: A Nation of Pundit-Cynics
Soapbox: What Does $70 Billion Buy You Anyway?, by William Kennard
Alliance Ad Makes Mickey Squeal
Broadcasters Indignant About GreedyTV.Org, While Civic Groups Stand Their Ground
FOX, PBS Provide Free Air Time to Presidential Candidates
September 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 7 National Coalition Launches GreedyTV.org Campaign
From the Director: All Rats, All the Time
Soapbox: McCain, Coalition Leaders Criticize Broadcast Industry
Broadcasters Spend Millions to Fight Reform…
…Reap Millions More from Unregulated Spending
Torricelli Takes on TV for Profiteering on Democracy
On GreedyTV.org, Citizens Follow the Money to Local TV
Network-Owned Stations Lead the Greedy Parade
No More Mr. Nice Guy: GreedyTV Activists Take Off the Gloves
August 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 6 Networks, Parties Trade Charges Over Plunge in Convention Coverage
From the Director: The 'Eye' Stays Fixed on the Bottom Line
Soapbox: Thumbs Down: Critics Pan Media Convention Coverage Media Convention Coverage
Public Flunks Campaign 101, Study Finds
Stations in RI, WA, MT Boost Candidate Coverage
July 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 5 Broadcasters Chose Dollars Over Democracy in Primaries
From the Director: 'Flo' Makes The Case for Candidate Air Time
Soapbox: At Broadcasters' Gala, Carter Asks for 'Just Five Minutes'
Stations Take in $21 Million from N.J. Senate Ads, Give Viewers Just 13 Seconds of Candidate Discourse
California Stations Top National List of Political Ad Sellers
TV Journalists Experiment with Nightly Candidate Segments
Bloomberg TV Plans Five Minutes of 'Candidates Uncut'
FCC's Tristani Reproaches Broadcasters For Falling Short of Public Interest Standard
NAB Needs A Clue
June 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 4 New "Stealth PACs" to Add to Record Political TV Buys
From the Director: Small State Start or Big Bang Finish?
Soapbox: Missed Opportunities: News Media and the Primaries, by Harvard University's Vanishing Voter Project
Online Sites Team Up to Sponsor "Rolling Cyber Debate"
Memo to TV News Directors: When It Comes to Politics, Follow the Web's Lead
Economic Self-Interest May Influence Newspapers' Free Air Time Editorials
April 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 3 19 Public Interest Groups Urge FCC to Require Television Broadcasters to Offer Free Air Time
Point: A Free Time Mandate is in the Public Interest
Counterpoint: A Free Time Mandate is Unconstitutional
From the Director: Broadcasters Hide Behind Diminished News Values
Soapbox: RTNDA: Keep the FCC Out of Television Journalism, by Barbara Cochran
North Carolina Stations Kick Off Free Air Time Series
Veteran Newscasters on Television, Politics and Public Service
PBS Takes a Look at How Voluntary Air Time is Playing
Heavy Campaigning Leads to Better Informed Citizenry
March 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 2 Networks Offer Fleeting Glimpses of Presidential Candidates, Study Finds
From the Director: Debate Fatigue? Bring It On.
Soapbox: The Station That's First in the Nation, by Paul LaCamera and Candy Altman
Boston Station Keeps TV's Campaign Promise
Sidebar: WCVB Goes Beyond Mere Sound Bites
Alliance Builds National, State Coalitions To Muster Support For Issue Forums
Press Urges TV Industry To Give Voluntary Plan a Try
TV Gets a Revenue Jolt From Political Spending
February 2000 Issue, Volume 3, Number 1 Reform Groups Protest CBS/Viacom Merger
From the Director: Democracy Is More Than Niche Programming…
Soapbox: ...But Broadcasters Don't Seem To Think So, by Robert Lichter
Hearst-Argyle, Scripps Stations Pledge Candidate Air Time
Point: Televised Debates Only Contain Snappy Quips, by Daniel Schorr
Counterpoint: Televised Debates Provide Useful Information, by Janet Brown
Broadcasters: Debates Not Yet Ready for Prime Time
December 1999 Issue, Volume 2, Number 6 Alliance Launches 'Dollars vs. Discourse': Cronkite Urges Broadcasters to Air Candidate Forums
From the Director: Free Time at the FCC: Back from the Dead
Soapbox: Campaign Reform Groups on TV's Duty to Democracy
Alliance Aims 'Magnifying Glass' At Political Ads, Coverage
Reinventing Politics on Television, Five Minutes at a Time
FCC to Consider Free Air Time for Candidates
On Nightline, Bradley, McCain and Even Koppel Endorse Free Air Time
Joyce, Ford Foundations Award Grants to Alliance
November 1999 Issue, Volume 2, Number 5 Carter, Cronkite, Ford Urge Broadcasters To Open Airwaves To "Ideas, Not Money"
From the Director: It Takes More Than A Weatherman
Soapbox: A Practical Plan for Better Campaigns, by Norm Ornstein
A Message to America's Broadcasters
State Partners to Urge Televised Forums
September/October 1999 Issue, Volume 2, Number 4 FEC Grapples with Regulating Online Political Speech, Spending
Point-Counterpoint:
The Case For Regulation: New Medium, New Loopholes
The Case Against Regulation: TV Era Laws Unfit for Internet
The Case For Going Slow: Make Online Policy One Election at a Time
From the Director: A Challenge for CBS: Make Bigger Mean Better
Soapbox: Ask a Smart Question, by Paul Klite
As Philadelphia Mayoral Primary Approached, Voters Found News About Tactics, Not Issues
Sidebar: WPVI-TV Falls Short of Blue-Ribbon Standard
Private vs. Public: Where Citizens Draw the Line
Open Society Institute Awards $700K to Alliance: Grant to Fund State Efforts to Promote Issue Forums on TV in 2000 Campaign
July/August 1999 Issue, Volume 2, Number 3 TV Stations Expect Record Political Ad Revenues in 2000: Broadcasters 'Licking Their Chops' As Campaign Coffers Swell
From the Director: Politics of the Dollar, By the Dollar…
Soapbox: …And for the Dollar, by Elizabeth Drew
Wisconsin Court Ruling Opens Door for Issue Ad Regulation
Television Still Tops as Political Ad Medium
May/June 1999 Issue, Volume 2, Number 2 Now Playing on a Computer Near You - Political Campaigns
From the Director: Psst, Pols! Your Ads Don't Work.
Soapbox: Internet Banners: Better than 30-Second Spots, by Jonah Seiger
Pittsburgh TV Station Catalogs Election Clips Online
Hopes for Online Political Video Ride on High-Speed Access
Point: Phil Noble: The Internet Will Bring the Public Back to Politics
Counterpoint: Curtis Gans: No, It Will Just Offer More Ways to Avoid Politics
Logging Onto Politics
February/March 1999 Issue, Volume 2, Number 1 Nation's Election Officials Advocate Regional Presidential Primaries for 2004
From the Director: Re-generating Voters
Soapbox: The Millennium Generation, by William Gardner
Young Americans: Engaged in Communities, But Not Politics
Redistricting, Competitiveness and Voter Turnout: Do Safe Seats Create an Unsafe Democracy?
1998 Turnout Hits 36 Percent, Lowest Since WWII
Looking for Competitive Races? Follow the Soft Money
December 1998/January 1999 Issue, Volume 1, Number 6 Gore Urges TV Broadcasters to Adopt Air Time Standard
From the Director: Bring Back the Public
Soapbox: Cancel the Political Ads, by Don Hewitt
Party Issue Ads Become Weapon of First Resort, Study Finds
Panel Recommends Voluntary Political Air Time
Point: A View from Three Broadcasters
Counterpoint: A Call for Mandatory Air Time
Former FCC Chairman Minow Wants "Broader Vision" for New Digital Channels
Tales from the Trail: Ads, Debates and Ad Watches in 1998
California TV Tuned Out Gubernatorial Campaign, Study Says
November 1998 Issue, Volume 1, Number 5 Free Candidate Air Time? Some Frontrunners Just Say No
From the Director: Broadcasters Vote for Profits Over Politics
Soapbox: Cable Operators Follow the Campaign Trail, by Decker Anstrom
How Minnesota Chose "The Body" for Governor
Alliance States See an Increase in Televised Debates
How to Fix Politics?: The People Speak
Politics Finds a Forum on Cable
The Lowlights of Campaign '98
Voter Turnout Drops to 36 Percent, Lowest Since 1942
October 1998 Issue, Volume 1, Number 4 Groups Spend $260 Million on Issue Ads in 1997, 1998
From the Director: Beware the Ides of March
Soapbox: Better Politics, Brighter Streetlights, by the Task Force on Campaign Reform
Cronkite, Top Political Consultants Join in Ad Campaign
Campaign Scholars Offer Agenda for Reform
September 1998 Issue, Volume 1, Number 3 A Five-Minute Fix?: Panel to Propose Voluntary Standard for Political Air Time
From the Director: Public Relations or Public Service?
Soapbox: Cyberspace to the Rescue, by Steve Case
Flag Protection Ad Glosses Over Constitutional Charge
Alliance, Partners Line Up Candidate Debates
National Brainstorm Generates Campaign Solutions Online
August 1998 Issue, Volume 1, Number 2 Broadcasters Eye New Show for Fall: Campaign Coverage
From the Director: Playing Monopoly with Politics
Soapbox: The Power of Words, by Ron Faucheux
Tobacco-Related Advocacy Ads Mislead, Study Says
Tobacco Industry Attacks Politicians Who Support Tax on Cigarettes
Sound Bites to Megabytes: Politics Expands onto the Web
On the Web: A Virtual Tour of Politics Online
Alliance Partners, Media Plan Candidate Mini-Debates
What's Fair Game in a Campaign?
The New 'Must-See TV'
July 1998 Issue, Volume 1, Number 1 Alliance Launches Project to Raise Campaign Quality
From the Director: Lights, Camera, Politics
Soapbox: Building a Better Democracy, by Alliance Honorary Co-Chairmen
Relief from Ads Nauseam in California Governor's Race?
How to Create an Effective Ad Watch
Beyond Attack Ads and Sound Bites
Voter Turnout in Primaries Declines to Record Lows
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