Internet Exercises

1. Read the article "Pictures Perfect: 5 Photos Every Candidate Needs" on the Campaigns and Elections Web site. Do you agree with the author's choice of photographs that are essential to a campaign? Are there any additional shots you would suggest? Is the advice offered in this article helpful to voters or does it hinder the decision-making process in an election? Do you think voters make too many decisions based on image?

http://www.campaignline.com/news/index.cfm?id=11

2. Read the Viewer's Guide to Watching Debates at the URL listed below. What additional advice would you offer? Do you think most viewers are able to put aside their partisan views as they watch a debate? Do you think debates are useful to voters?

http://www.debates.org/pages/vguide.html

3. Read the coverage of the 2000 presidential campaign at the Web site listed below. Follow the links to "Story Archive." How does coverage on this site reflect what we have discussed in the chapter? How did the news organization use polling?

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000