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CNN’s Magic Wall map with U.S. presidential results is seen on a mobile phone on Nov. 7, 2024. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWith a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some US pollsters did better, but a Brazilian pollster did the best. Online alt-media shows defy traditional left-right categorization, but they trend in the same direction: Trumpism. natrot/istock via Getty Images PlusHow to explain Kennedy’s slide from lefty skepticism into full MAGA? A scholar of populism found some answers in his appearances on alternative podcasts like ‘Breaking Points’ and ‘Joe Rogan.’ Political surveys conducted for CNN and other major media outlets can shape the nation’s perception of a presidential race. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPolls help set the public’s expectations in a presidential race. In 2020, presidential polls overall were the worst in 40 years. No misfire was more striking than CNN’s. Will CNN do better in 2024?Vertigo3d/GettyImagesThe African story is not just about conflict, corruption, poverty, poor leadership, bad politics and disease. Its coverage should be more nuanced. Yet to be seen: a new style of presidential debate. Watchalee Sirikayon/iStock/Getty Images PlusFeaturing several unique rules, including no live audience and mics that cut off when it’s not a speaker’s turn, the debate might help shape the 2024 presidential race.LightField Studios/ShutterstockA CNN documentary follows two people with Alzheimer’s who took part in a study to determine if lifestyle changes can reverse symptoms. Two pundits – Jonah Goldberg, left, and Paul Begala, second from right – discuss politics with journalists Kristen Holmes and Jake Tapper. The ConversationPundits are everywhere, giving their analyses of current events, politics and the state of the world. You’ll hear a lot more from them this election year. Is their rank opinion good for democracy? The BBC’s veteran foreign correspondent Jeremy Bowen reporting from Syria, 2014. TwitterIf the first casualty of war is truth, it’s not often the fault of the journalists on the frontline who do a tough job in difficult circumstances. Polls showed Joe Biden, right, holding double-digit leads over Donald Trump, left, in the run-up to the 2020 election, but he won election by only 4.5 percentage points. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, FileThe unusual candidacy of former President Donald Trump has made election polling especially appealing, more than a year from the election. But consumers beware: Those polls may be wrong. Taylor Swift cheers as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24, 2023. David Eulitt/Getty ImagesWhat does it say about the online media ecosystem when the end of a 146-day strike is buried under headlines and posts about Swift’s budding romance with NFL star Travis Kelce? Then-CNN anchor Don Lemon speaks during a Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on July 31, 2019. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty ImagesSince the 1980s, cable news networks have focused on hyperpartisan news coverage to attract core audiences in an increasingly fragmented media market. Fox News Host Tucker Carlson speaks during the 2022 Fox Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022, in Hollywood, Fla. Jason Koerner/Getty ImagesTucker Carlson and his employer, Fox News, had an incredible understanding of what their audience wants: a kind of authenticity that is not genuine but instead manipulative. There are gender differences in who gets to speak and who interrupts on cable news discussions. CNNAn analysis of hundreds of thousands of interactions on cable news programs shows that women interrupt more often than men – and it may be because they also have to fight for equal airtime. Joe Biden and Donald Trump supporters, like these two, are more likely to be polarized by TV news than online echo chambers. AP Photo/Allen G. BreedStudies of online echo chambers don’t paint the full picture of Americans’ political segregation. New research shows that the problem is more Fox News Channel and MSNBC than Facebook and Twitter. CNN’s hyped streaming service folded after three weeks. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesSince the 2020 election, the slide in ratings for many large networks has been particularly acute. What’s driving this exodus, and where are viewers going? Cars drive past a building with a huge letter Z, a symbol of the Russian military, and a hashtag reading ‘we don’t abandon our own’ in Moscow on March 30, 2022. (AP Photo)The transmission of truth about the war against Ukraine is a criminal offense in Russia. Without access to the complete information about the war, Russian population continues to support it. Jeff Zucker resigned from his role as president of CNN after revealing he failed to disclose a relationship with a subordinate. AP Photo/Paul SancyaResearch shows supervisors often fail to recognize the coercive nature of their power over a subordinate. Fox News has a faithful audience. AP Photo/Richard DrewFox News viewers sway religious. A dive into who exactly is watching shows that it is a favorite among white evangelicals, Mormons and members of the Eastern Orthodox Church. If its services help deliver misinformation to your home, what responsibility does Comcast have for that? AP Photo/Mike StewartCable providers like Comcast carry Fox News and other channels that feed conspiracy theories and lies into Americans’ homes.Fox News/YoutubeThere has never been a partnership in a democracy like that between the former president and Rupert Murdoch’s flagship news station. Now it will have to struggle on without him. 1 2 3 Last
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