Unlike any other election cycle, the issues of race, gender, age, and class have dominated public and private conversations around the country over the course of this election.
That's why The Women's Media Center, along with our partners at The White House Project and The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, brought together top national political observers and media professionals on June 17th for an in-depth conversation about how the media creates and reflects public perceptions of presidential candidates. Speakers included:
Christiane Amanpour • Susan Carroll • Callie Crossley • William Douglas • Juan Gonzalez • Kathleen Hall Jamieson • Celinda Lake • Courtney E. Martin • Pamela Newkirk • Geneva Overholser • Ron Walters • Patricia Williams
To document the conclusions of the "Soundbites" panel, The White House Project, The Women's Media Center and The Maynard Institute released a report on August 25, 2008. Entitled "Bias, Punditry and the Press: Where Do We Go From Here?," the report is a compilation of the moderator and panelist comments, information from audience polls, and analysis of primary coverage. "Bias, Punditry and the Press: Where Do We Go From Here?" also offers extensive solutions for combating media bias, designed for journalists and media consumers. A copy of the report can be downloaded here.
Click here to read more about the conference which was made possible by the generous support of The Sunshine Fund of The Boulder Community Foundation, The Harnisch Foundation, The Ms. Foundation, The Mitchell Kapor Foundation and Alix Ritchie. Thanks to The Paley Center for their assistance with this event.
