Media Expert Shares Insight on What the Presidential Election Could Look in the Age of COVID-19

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Election day is just six months away, and the 2020 campaign may go down as the most unusual presidential race in American history, as it presents unique challenges to both the news media covering it and to the candidates themselves.

For some voters, President Trump’s reelection could be determined by the job he’s doing with the coronavirus pandemic and the economy. Most at risk in the coronavirus crisis are seniors.

When the president won election, he got their votes. Now some polls suggest their support is wavering. How does he win them over on election day?

The Biden campaign is dealing with a sexual assault allegation that goes back to 1993 when Biden was a U.S. senator. How has he been handling that?

Meanwhile, the Obamas have been getting press, with the former president endorsing his former vice president Joe Biden, and Michelle Obama is also starring in a Netflix documentary.

How much power do they have in getting a Democrat back in the White House?

The Biden campaign is dealing with a sexual assault allegation that goes back to 1993 when Biden was a U.S. senator. How has he been handling that?

In the 24-hour news cycle, there are a lot more opinion shows available, where news organizations seem to lean to one side of the aisle or the other.

 Is there such a thing as objective journalism anymore?

With more than 40 years experience as a television and radio journalist, founder media coaching company “Contacts Media,” Frank Cipolla, joins Currents News to lend his perspective on what the presidential election and reporting on it could look like in the age of COVID-19.