Bonafede, a National Journal correspondent, gen- erally throw up their hands at nost of the major complaints lodged against campaign coverage.
Charges academics that tkv press focuses too much attention on front-runners and incumbent presidents, says the Washington Post's Peter Silberman, ignore "the way of American politics." Portraying the campaign as a "horse race," many editors believe, is the only way to keep readers and viewers interested as the weeks wear on. Similarly,...