CNN ElectionCenter 2008
CNN news coverage of U.S. presidential election of 2008. Includes news articles, polling, convention coverage, video clips, and more.
Election 2008 : NPR
Listen to NPR broadcast news stories on the U.S. elections of 2008 and connect to related information. Includes profiles of presidential candidates.
FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check : Holding Politicians Accountable
FactCheck.org acts as "a consumer advocate for voters." It monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases." FactCheck examines statements by politicians or political organizations and tests the truthfulness of the statements.
Coverage began in December 2003.
Frontline
PBS presents web pages created to accompany documentaries presented on its
Frontline series. Many current events topics are covered. Some programs may be viewed online. Teacher's guides are available for some programs.
Health08.org : Election News, Analysis and Events
Kaiser Family Foundation resource for health care issues in the 2008 election. Offers analysis, public opinion polls, Republican and Democratic candidate information, news, videos, podcasts, interviews, and more.
National Annenberg Election Survey : NAES
"The National Annenberg Election Survey examines a wide range of political attitudes about candidates, issues and the traits Americans want in a president."
>Web site includes: press releases, research findings and data sets for the 2000, 2004, and 2008 National Annenberg Election Surveys
PolitiFact : A Service of the Tampa Bay Times
"PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times to help you find the truth in American politics. Reporters and editors from the Times fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, candidates, lobbyists and interest groups and rate them" on their Truth-O-Meter."
TruthSquad : Fact-Check the News
A community network that aims to fact-check political claims (of politicians, media pundits, and other public figures) during the 2012 elections.
US Elections 2008 : BBC
BBC News feature page on U.S. presidential election of 2008. Includes articles, candidate profiles, video clips, and more.
Vote 2008 : PBS NewsHour Online
PBS's NewsHour feature page on U.S. presidential election of 2008. Includes news reports, candidate profiles, interviews, and more.
YouTube : YouChoose '08
Feature page for the CNN/YouTube 2008 presidential debates, with candidate introductions and videos of the debates, featuring questions submitted by members of the public.
