Moyers & Company What Did the Debates Tell Us? /

Four debates have come and gone, and in the aftermath of the pomp, points, and politics, what have we learned? And how has democracy been served? In this edition of Moyers & Company, two of the country's most astute political media observers-Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Marty Kaplan-join Bill...

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Other Authors: Moyers, Bill D., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Affairs Television (Firm)
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2012.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (33 min.)) : sd., col.
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Summary: Four debates have come and gone, and in the aftermath of the pomp, points, and politics, what have we learned? And how has democracy been served? In this edition of Moyers & Company, two of the country's most astute political media observers-Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Marty Kaplan-join Bill to weigh in on the rhetoric and realities of two campaigns now in the home stretch and looking to make their cases by any means affordable. Jamieson is director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the driving force behind FactCheck.org. Marty Kaplan is the founding director of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Item Description: Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 13, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Part of the series Moyers & Company.
Unanswered Questions about Sacrifice (3:27) -- No Penalty for Lying (1:48) -- Presidential Debate Issue Distinctions (2:07) -- Fact Checking in National Journalism (3:18) -- Staged Press Conferences (1:37) -- Political Positions Across Time (2:42) -- Addressing Debate Promises (2:12) -- Lies of Omission (2:43) -- Lack of Bipartisanship (2:57) -- Impact of Social Media Distractions (3:23) -- Strengths and Weaknesses of Candidates (2:27) -- Credits: Moyers & Company: What Did the Debates Tell Us? (2:31)
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Broadcast date: October 26, 2012.
Four debates have come and gone, and in the aftermath of the pomp, points, and politics, what have we learned? And how has democracy been served? In this edition of Moyers & Company, two of the country's most astute political media observers-Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Marty Kaplan-join Bill to weigh in on the rhetoric and realities of two campaigns now in the home stretch and looking to make their cases by any means affordable. Jamieson is director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and the driving force behind FactCheck.org. Marty Kaplan is the founding director of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
8 & up.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (33 min.)) : sd., col.
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 8 & up.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.