Election Coverage Wrap-Up: New York Times
This post is the continuation of our media monitoring series examining coverage behavior of various media outlets during Election 2012. Today’s post discusses the statistical data analysis of the sourcing…
The Wonks are Coming! The Wonks are Coming!
In actuality, they have fully arrived, and this is not some inept landing on a sand bar. This is a frontal attack on the unarmed-with-data political punditocracy. It is a…
Election Coverage Wrap-up: Miami Herald Sourcing
Today’s post explores the sourcing patterns of the Miami Herald. From January 1st through November 6th, GOP contenders and their staff had the largest VoiceShare in Miami Herald news coverage…
Election 2012 Coverage In One Word: Hollow
In overall coverage of the general election, from its unofficial start in mid-April until November 11, the most-discussed topics were not the ones that mattered to voters. Discussion of Campaign…
GOP Throws Romney Under the Bus in Postmortem Election Coverage
In postmortem election coverage, from November 6-11, Romney received mostly negative coverage and Obama received mostly positive coverage. Third-party newsmakers (those outside of the campaigns), praised Obama in over half…
Election Coverage Ends as Political Coverage Shifts to Fiscal Cliff
Post-mortem coverage on the election came to a screeching halt after the results were tallied. Just five days after Election Day, from November 7-11, coverage in print, television and radio…
Obama Strategy Won Over Media and Voters
Obama’s ground game. Romney’s Jeep ad. These campaign strategy topics were at the forefront of election coverage in the week leading up to Election Day. From October 30-November 6, discussion…
Citizens Were Critical of Obama Character and Economy in Final Week
On November 1, 4thEstate published a post about Citizen newsmakers gaining VoiceShare in print election coverage. They played an increasingly larger role in writing the election narrative as Election Day…
Top Newspapers Provided Little Aid To Obama in Final Stretch
In the election coverage by a handful of the nation’s top newspapers from October 25-November 5, Obama received significant negative coverage. In all of the newspapers shown in the chart…
Pre-Election Day Coverage Comparison Between MSNBC and FOX
In election coverage on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews during the final ten days prior to Election Day, there was a heavy focus on Campaign topics. Campaign Strategy consumed 23%…