Word: specializing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...conventional wisdom had been stood on their heads. The first was that Barack Obama actually had a much better defined image with voters than John McCain did, especially on key attributes related to bringing about change in Washington: he had a 13-point advantage on "would stand up to special interests," a 12-point edge on whether he could "change partisan politics," a 26-point advantage on "would stand up for the middle class...
...TIME's special report on the environment...
...TIME's special report on the environment...
...answer: special effects! Election night captured in miniature the brilliance and ridiculousness of election 2008 in the media. NBC painted an electoral map on New York City's Rockefeller Center skating rink and stood its hosts in front of enough virtual Greek columns to stage a hundred Obama rallies; 3-D graphics sprouted out of studio floors and hung in the air; and CNN unveiled the most amazing and goofy innovation, 3-D projections of studio guests speaking to the network's anchors like Princess Leia asking Obi-Wan for help in Star Wars. Anderson Cooper ended an interview with...
...this campaign cycle, we made a special effort to explore and analyze the ideas that shaped that narrative arc. In elections, ideas matter--they are the themes that influence how voters feel about the candidates. We did cover stories on "How Much Does Experience Matter?," on "How the Right Went Wrong," on "How the Democrats Got Religion," on "The Real Meaning of Patriotism," on "Why the Economy Is Trumping Race," on "Does Temperament Matter?" Even more than specific policy issues, these are the ideas and the discussions that voters use to make up their minds. And so we considered...