Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image: Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)
Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...
Library of Congress
Loc: Oliphant's Anthem Presidential Campaigns
Collection of historically significant political cartoons about past presidential campaigns.
PBS
Pbs: The :30 Second Candidate
Great PBS site for the Democracy Project. This site is all about televisions role in political advertising. There is a timeline, step-by-step process of commercials, and a look at tricks of the trade.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Eurek Alert: Hostile Political Tv Leads to Negative Attitudes
This is an article written about a study done at Ohio State University that discovered that hostile political television leads to negative attitudes about politics.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Understanding Media: The Inside Story
This unit highlights the integral role that the media plays in American politics to communicate between the leaders and the public. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Other
History News Network: Why Is News So Negative These Days?
This is actually the third installment in a five-part series of articles that looks at the question - "Where Have All the Voters Gone?." This particular article takes a look at the negativity in the news, but you may want to take a look...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Sunday Star Wars March 14, 2003
Transcript of Terrance Smith examining the influence of the political processes by the Sunday morning political talk shows.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Political Commercials Lesson Plan
Young scholars will have the opportunity to analyze political commercials for truths and misconceptions, then make one of their own.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Evening News Tom Brokaw
This site has an interview of Tom Brokaw that investigates the importance and impact of the Evening News shows put on by the big broadcast networks.