Author Jim Morrill @jimmorrill Jim Morrill, NF '00, has covered politics for The Charlotte Observer since the mid-1980s. He grew up near Chicago and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa. Covering the 2020 Election: Horse Race or Citizens Agenda? For journalists, second-guessing election coverage is second nature.So it wasn’t surprising that Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post media columnist, recently offered reporters what the headline called a “radical idea:” Forget the polls… January 24, 2019 The Internet as a Reporter’s Tool ‘I’d be lost without it.’ December 15, 2000