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Read about the winners of the 2009 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism. List of 2009 winners.
Watch engaging candidate profiles, unique political debates, revealing ad watch stories and eye-opening issue pieces from the 2009 Cronkite Award winners. Watch the videos.
Hear what news directors and political reporters say about the challenges of making important coverage interesting and getting it on the air.
Quicktime video. Windows Media video. Read the transcript.
Listen to a provocative speech by FCC commissioner Michael J. Copps about the public interest obligations of local broadcasters. Quicktime video. Windows Media video. Read the transcript.
Find out how to cover a campaign, conduct effective campaign interviews, evaluate political ads and turn out more creative political coverage. Download the tipsheet.
Use this online tool to access current contact information for government personnel, academic experts, political journalists and more. Use the Roadmap.
The winners are KING in Seattle, WBAL in Baltimore, Greg Fox at WESH, Bill Hormann at WTVG, Robert Mak and Mike Cate at KING, Ben Simmoneau and Dan Maddox at WGAL, NECN, News 8 Austin, WGBH in Boston, Wisconsin Public Television, NBC Television Stations Division, Hearst-Argyle, and ABC News' Brian Ross and This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Watch the winning entries. Read more.
The LCLNA produces an unprecedented nationwide look at the news media Americans experience during campaigns. In collaboration with the University of Wisconsin, the Lear Center tracks local broadcast political coverage and provides a free online video library. Visit the archive.
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