In writing about their comparative examination of national and local campaign coverage, Shanto Iyengar, the Chandler Professor of Communication at Stanford University, and colleagues William F. Woo, former editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who teaches in the graduate journalism program, and doctoral student Jennifer McGrady examine both the content and quality of the news reporting they studied, interpret what they learned in their analysis, and explain the significance of their findings on future political coverage.