Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Home Stretch
As we hit the home stretch to the May 15 high stakes tests, the first one to answer in the comment section the answer to the question: "What is Horse Race Journalism?" will win a prize to be presented on Friday.
You will have either a group or a take-home exam on Iran, Nigeria and other second semester final on Friday, 4/27. You may want to check out the College Board Briefing papers on Nigeria and Iran.
Briefing Paper - Iran PDF document
Briefing Paper - Nigeria PDF document
Practice Exams (10 EC points a piece) will be given on the following dates/times:
US #1 -- Tuesday, 5/1 -- 6 pm
Comp #1 -- Friday, 5/4 -- 2:45 pm
US #2 -- Tuesday, 5/8 -- 2:45 pm
Comp #2 -- Thursday, 5/10 -- 6 pm
AP Comparative Review Site (thank you Mr. Sergio Sanchez)
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Horse race journalism is a term used to Describe instances of political journalism of elections that resemble Coverage of horse races because of focus on polling data, public perception, And exclusive reporting in candidate differences. I want that prize!
The winner by like -- 4 furlongs (the Kentucky Derby is 10 furlongs)as nobody else entered the starting gate is James.
From the Washington Post Political Glossary blog:
Defined
A way of depicting a political race to convey who's winning. Rather than focus on candidate issues, pundits will sometimes emphasize poll numbers, for example, and describe a campaign as they would a sporting event. Critics say stressing polling stats, however, diminishes the importance of policy platforms.
Example
As washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza explained, "On an almost daily basis, some media outlet or another releases a national poll that tests hypothetical 2008 presidential primary match-ups. These polls invariably produce headlines like, 'Clinton Slips, Obama Gains," "McCain Faltering Among Conservatives" or "Romney Fails to Gain Traction.' But is that what the poll numbers are really telling us?" Cillizza concludes, "Not really." As tempting as it may be to gage a campaign's state from the polls, Cillizza says, "how a candidate looks today in a national poll isn't terribly predictive of how he or she will finish in the Hawkeye State and beyond." (washingtonpost.com, March 14, 2007)
HISTORY
The phrase stems from the literal term, "horse race," that describes a spectator sport. In his book, "Calling Elections: the History of Horse-race Journalism," Thomas B. Littlewood says the term evolved as the use of polls among political campaigns rose. "Many influential journalists resisted the growing power of media polls" but eventually these became a greater part of campaign coverage.
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