NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen is challenging journalists to change the way they cover political campaigns. Rosen writes that voters care about actual issues that impact their lives; meanwhile, he sees journalists becoming addicted to polls – who's up, who's down, the so-called "horse race." Rosen wants reporters to essentially abandon polling coverage, and to stop analyzing whether something someone said could impact so-and-so's campaign.
Our guests discuss it:
- Jeremy Moule, staff writer for City Newspaper
- Tianna Manon, editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester, and freelance reporter for WXXI News
- Adam Chodak, anchor and managing editor for WROC-TV