Members of Congress in Presidential Election Coverage
In election coverage since September 1, US Senators have been quoted more than Representatives. Of the two groups, almost 70% of statements in election coverage from September 1-October 31 have…
Analysis of the Final Presidential Debate
In the final Presidential debate held last Monday, the theme was foreign policy. However, campaign issues (strategy, general debate recap, horse race status, etc) made up 29% of the coverage…
Hey, Citizens are Starting to Like Romney
Throughout the majority of this year’s Presidential campaign, Obama had led the likability contest among those voters who have been amplified by the media (i.e. they have been sued as…
Romney’s VoiceShare Heading into Last Two Debates
In election coverage from October 3-16 among major print outlets, statements from Romney were amplified much more than statements from Obama. Out of statements of only the two candidates, Romney…
The Back-Up Vocalists Of Election 2012
Obviously, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been the biggest voices on the stage of Election 2012. As we approach the finish line of the election, we decided to take…
Bill Clinton: A Boon for Obama
Bill Clinton has been a positive force for Barack Obama in his campaign. In coverage that discusses the former President, sentiment toward Barack is more positive. Bill Clinton has been…
Romney Receives Republican Wrath
Last week Romney received more negative sentiment in election coverage from fellow Republicans outside of his campaign than did Obama. His “47% video” was rebuked by GOP Congressional candidates who…
Netanyahu Enters Election Fray
In the past few weeks, as Foreign Policy discussion in election coverage has increased, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got VoiceShare on the issue. As Israel and Iran are major…
DNC Coverage Recap
Speeches by Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton were amplified and covered the most following Barack’s. Topic and sentiment behavior shows that the Obama campaign went positive on the Economy and…
Ann Romney, Paul Ryan Speeches Make Big Splashes In RNC Coverage
Behind Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and Ann Romney had the highest VoiceShare during the week of coverage of the Republican National Convention. Mitt Romney’s statements were amplified the most across…









