How were the stations chosen?
The archive allows users to search for campaign news stories from selected stations across the country. Eleven media markets were selected (Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle and Tampa.) whose television stations are owned by ownership groups of varying size; markets with Spanish-language stations; markets with duopolies; and markets that have competitive federal and state races as well as those markets where there are inarguably local and down-ticket races to cover. They also include station groups whose owners have made a public commitment to offering free air time to candidates within their news broadcasts.
