Tim Groeling
Tim Groeling is an assistant professor of communication studies. He is an expert on political communications and new media. He has conducted research on partisan bias on network news shows, media coverage of the “rally-round-the-flag” phenomenon and foreign policy, and the newsworthiness of online political news. Groeling is also the recipient of UCLA’s Brian P. Copenhaver Award for Innovation in Teaching with Techology and an Apple Distinguished Educator, which recognizes educational technology leadership. He is currently working on two books, “War Stories: The Causes and Consequences of Public Views of War” (with Matthew Baum) and “When Politicians Attack: Party Discipline and the Media.”
Stomping on a message
September 18, 2008
In politics, timing may not be everything, but it’s certainly important. Nowhere has that been more evident in this election cycle than in the timing of Vice Presidential candidates. We found out that Barack Obama had picked Joe Biden as his runni...
Riding the tiger: McCain and news about the economy
September 26, 2008
First off, I'd like to compliment Lynn and Ryan on their recent posts on why McCain is being damaged as a candidate by the current focus on the economy (Ryan|Lynn). Ryan correctly argues that McCain wants to postpone tomorrow's scheduled debate be...
Lettermania: McCain goes soft (news)
October 20, 2008
More years ago than I’d like to admit, I was fortunate enough to land an internship with Late Night with David Letterman on NBC. Although interns on the show were–literally–forbidden to speak with the host unless first spoken to, I’d like to think...
The final sprint, week by week
November 01, 2008
As we near the end of the 2008 presidential election, I wanted to look back at some of the media coverage that has helped define this race. In so doing, I’ll be updating some of the data in my prior posts, as well as a couple new series. As before...