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This chapter transitions to the consideration of how media professionals look at the contributions of academics in political coverage. We draw on the expertise of news directors and other media leaders across platforms and organizations to first assess what these leaders consider to be useful approaches to political news. We then transition to a series of interviews with current news anchors and journalists about their preferences for political news and how they see academics fulfilling a key role in providing analysis, perspective, and research expertise as Professor Pundits.
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Calfano, B.R., Martinez-Ebers, V., Ramusovic, A. (2021). Where Pundits Fit in Political News Coverage. In: The American Professor Pundit. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70877-1_3
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