Newswise — "Recent election history tells us that the punditry and media analysis following presidential debates is sometimes more important than the debates themselves," says Jeff Cohen, former TV news political pundit. "In this 24/7 news environment, the 'defining moments' and 'gotchas' that journalists seize upon for endless repetition may have more impact on voters than the actual debates."
Cohen is founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media and associate professor of journalism at Ithaca College.
In 1986, Cohen founded FAIR, the national media watch group. He oversaw FAIR's academic studies of representation on TV and radio—and helped launch its magazine, Extra! and its nationally-syndicated radio show, "CounterSpin."
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