Last week’s GOP local TV blitz August 22, 2012 By Tharon Giddens What did candidates—and viewers—get from it?
A super resource on super PACs in Virginia August 16, 2012 By Tharon Giddens Early coverage puts VPAP database to good use, but there are opportunities to do more
Covering Paul Ryan’s big day in Virginia August 13, 2012 By Tharon Giddens The Times-Dispatch casts a wide net to deliver a strong package for its readers
In sports or politics, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard August 2, 2012 By Tharon Giddens Times-Dispatch coverage of voter registration controversy skimps on partisan angle
In VA, allegations of racism ignite a controversy July 27, 2012 By Tharon Giddens After national conservative media seize on a state senator’s words, local reporters pick up the story
Roanoke Times excels at campaign ‘event coverage’… July 18, 2012 By Tharon Giddens …But will the paper turn its resources toward the rhetoric?
Tracking campaign cash in the commonwealth July 10, 2012 By Tharon Giddens The Virginia Public Access Project helps political reporters and citizens follow the money
Political money talks. PolitiFact Virginia listens—and then talks back June 29, 2012 By Tharon Giddens As campaign ads swamp the Commonwealth, site aims to “explain what the facts are”
When ads attack in Virginia June 19, 2012 By Tharon Giddens Roanoke’s WSLS-TV, Hampton Roads’ Daily Press did more than repeat claims and counter-claims
