In the mythology of political journalism, covering a presidential campaign is supposed to be a window into the soul of America.
Instead, due to the coronavirus pandemic, journalists are spending more time on their asses than ever—phone in one hand, and television remote in the other. The presidential campaign has gone remote in multiple senses of the word—the most dramatic shift in the rhythms and day-to-day logistics of newsgathering that political journalism has seen in decades. In 1973, writer Timothy Crouse coined a term with a classic media book, The Boys on the Bus.
Cameron Joseph, a political reporter for Vice News, said one can’t even know for sure what is being lost during the process. A lot of good reporting comes from the kind of serendipity that happens just by showing up. The bizarreness of 2020 campaign coverage has been an enduring reality, of course, since March. Biden’s lockdown of the nomination was basically simultaneous with the country’s coronavirus shutdown. But this August puts the surreal nature of a virtual campaign on especially vivid display.
The last time either party really had much spontaneous drama at their quadrennial conventions was 1980, and in the years since one of their essential purposes have been as de facto journalist conventions—a chance for thousands of reporters and editors to socialize with each other and sources. The cancellation of in-person conventions this year raises sharp questions of what genuine value they really hold.
An experienced but deeply skeptical group of embedded reporters on Gore’s campaign plane often threw him on the defensive with damaging storylines. The Democrat’s penchant for casual political boasting about his achievements was sometimes portrayed, implausibly, as though he were a serial fabricator. Meanwhile, the embedded reporters on Bush’s plane less frequently knocked him off-stride, and often seemed charmed by his towel-snapping rapport with the media.
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