Media and the 2012 Campaign - Reports and Releases




Election Night Coverage:

Nov. 2, 2012 - ABC News: YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012: ABC News Announces Coverage for Election Night

Nov. 2, 2012 - CBS News: The Most Experienced Team of Political Journalists in Broadcast News Will Deliver Seven Hours of Division-Wide ...

Nov. 2, 2012 - NBC News: NBC News Decision 2012 Election Coverage / Oct. 23

Nov. 2, 2012 - Univision: Univision News Announces Multiplatform Election Night News Coverage Across Broadcast, Radio, Online, Mobile And Via Social Media

Nov. 1, 2012 - ABC News Radio: ABC News Radio to Provide Live Anchored Coverage of Election Night

Nov. 1, 2012 - CNN: CNN's ‘Election Night in America' / Oct. 25

Nov. 1, 2012 - PBS: PBS NEWSHOUR Special Election Day coverage extends throughout the day, across multiple platforms

Nov. 1, 2012 - Comedy Central®: Comedy Central® Is "The" Source for Live Election Results...

Nov. 2012 - FOX News Channel: FOX New Channel Presents America's Eleciton HQ: Election Night

Oct. 31, 2012 - NPR: NPR News "Election 2012" to Offer Seven Hours of LIve Election Night Coverage, On-Air and Online, from 8PM to 3AM (ET)

Oct. 26, 2012 - The Associated Press: AP announces election night coverage plans 

Oct. 25, 2012 - Sirius XM Radio: SiriusXM Broadcasts Unprecedented Coverage of Election Night 2012 on Broad Range of Channels

see also... Edison Research: Frequently Asked Questions About the NEP Exit Poll

Debate Coverage:
Front Pages - First Presidential  |  Vice Presidential  |  Second Presidential  |  Third Presidential


Convention Coverage:
Overview, Plans, Front Page Coverage



General Releases and Reports

Pew Research Center - Journalism Project - 2012 Election

Oct. 9, 2012 airdate - PBS: FRONTLINE presents The Choice 2012

Oct. 8, 2012 - Nickelodeon: Nick News with Linda Ellerbee "Kids Pick the President: The Candidates" Special Premieres Oct. 15, at 8P.M. (ET/PT)

Sept. 10, 2012 - Nickelodeon: Nickelodeon's Kids Pick The President Initiative Hits The Campaign Trail, Leading Up To Kids' Vote

Aug. 28, 2012 - Dow Jones: Wall Street Journal Announces Elections 2012 Web App for Smartphones; Expanded Live Programming for Conventions

Aug. 27, 2012 - BET Networks: BET Networks Announces Its Comprehensive Multiplatform Political Destination for the 2012 Elections Examining the Issues that Matter Most to the African-American Community

Aug. 23, 2012 - Univision: Univision to Host First-Ever Hispanic Focused Meet the Candidate Events with President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney in Partnership with Facebook

Aug. 23, 2012 - Microsoft: Microsoft to Launch “Election 2012 Hub on Xbox LIVE”

Aug. 22, 2012 - YouTube: The U.S. election, live on YouTube

Aug. 14, 2012 - Yahoo! News: Yahoo! News Offers Socially-Enhanced Experience During 2012 Elections

Aug. 12, 2012 - ABC News: YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE: ABC News Assigns Digital Reporters to Vice President Joe Biden & GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan

Aug. 8, 2012 - NBC News: NBC News and TV One Partner to Deliver Presidential Election Coverage to Black Viewers

Aug. 1, 2012 - USA Today: USA Today Launches USA Today/Twitter Election Meter

July 21, 2012 - PBS: PBS Announces Full Lineup of 2012 Presidential Election Programming

July 9, 2012 - Facebook: Facebook, CNN Partner for 'America's Choice 2012' Political Coverage

June 14, 2012 - NBC News: NBC News: NBC News and Telemundo Media Join Forces to Deliver Unprecedented Political Coverage with "Decision 2012."

May 10, 2012 - nuvoTV: "nuvoTV Joins Forces With NBC News To Expose Toughest Issues Facing America's Latino Voters This Election Year With Televised Primetime Event"

May 3, 2012 - NBC News: "New NBC Politics App for iPad Brings the 2012 Election Directly to Users' Fingertips"

Mar. 5, 2012 - The Associated Press: "AP and Google to offer Super Tuesday results via mapping application"

Mar. 5, 2012 - Sirius XM Radio: "SiriusXM Expands Election Coverage on P.O.T.U.S. Channel"

Feb. 28, 2012 - New York Times: "The New York Times ‘Election 2012’ App Comes to Android"

Feb. 27, 2012 - Media Matters for America: "The Fox Primary: 8 Months, 12 Candidates, 604 Appearances, 4644 Minutes." 
"Media Matters tracked every one of the 604 appearances the Republican hopefuls made on Fox News and Fox Business between June 1 and January 22...the data paint a picture of a network eager to involve itself in the Republican primary, promoting the campaigns of both frontrunners and longshots."

Jan. 4, 2012 - Scholastic: News from the Iowa Caucuses Helps Launch Scholastic News Election 2012 Website

Dec. 19, 2011 - MTV: "MTV Launches New Election Campaign: 'Power of 12'"

Dec. 14, 2011 - NBC News: "NBC News Announces a New Home for Political Coverage: NBC Politics and NBCPolitics.com"

Dec. 8, 2011 - The New York Times: "The New York Times Releases 'Election 2012" App."

Nov. 28, 2011 - Post-Newsweek Stations: "Post-Newsweek Stations Offer Free Airtime to Candidates for Upcoming 2012 Elections"

Nov. 22, 2011 - Iowa Public Television: ""IPTV and The Des Moines Register to Present 'Conversations with the Candidates'"

Nov. 8, 2011 - Yahoo!: "Yahoo! Redefines 2012 Elections Coverage; Launches Conversation with 150 Million-Plus Eligible Voters..."

Nov. 6, 2011 - ABC News: "ABC News and Yahoo! to Interview Each of the Republican Presidential Candidates Live..."

Oct. 25, 2011 - ProCon.org: "2012 Election ProCon.org, New Nonpartisan Website Exposes Presidential Candidate Views..."

Oct. 7, 2011 - Crown Publishing Group: "Crown Publishers and RealClearPolitics Announce Publishing Partnership"

Oct. 3, 2011 - Yahoo!: "Yahoo! and ABC News Launch Premier News and Information Alliance"

Aug. 9, 2011 - National Journal: "National Journal and CBS News Announce Partner Team for 2012 Presidential Coverage"

Jun. 27, 2011 - Random House: "Random House and Politico Announce Partnership for Instant Digital Book Series"

Jun. 15, 2011 - CBS News: "CBS News and National Journal Form a New Partnership for their Multi-Platform Political Coverage"


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