Coverage of the Economy Among Top Newspapers
In today’s post, we are analyzing the coverage of the economy by top national print outlets from January to November. In the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the…
Coverage of Social Issues Among Top Newspapers
This post is the continuation of our media monitoring series examining coverage behavior during Election 2012. Today’s post discusses the statistical data analysis of the coverage of Social Issues among…
Election Coverage Wrap-Up: Boston Globe vs Chicago Tribune
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 sentiment…
Candidate VoiceShare in Print Coverage Slanted Toward Romney
In print coverage of the election, a significant portion of the attributed statements are from the two candidates. Mitt Romney has had significantly higher VoiceShare among major print outlets’ election…
Top Print Outlets Amplify Very Little Positive Coverage
The top national print outlets covering the election have been amplifying very little positive coverage toward Obama and Romney since late April. The topics on which each candidate is receiving…
New York Times vs. Boston Globe Coverage
The New York Times and Boston Globe both amplify more negative sentiment than positive about the two candidates thus far in their respective coverage of the General Election. The candidate…
Top Newspapers Show Different Coverage Foci
Coverage by topic is extremely varied among the top five newspapers who reported on the presidential election in the past month. While all five newspapers share the same five topics…
Marked Contrast in SF Chronicle vs. Boston Globe Coverage
In the month of May, the coverage of the Presidential Election candidates was markedly different between the San Francisco Chronicle and the Boston Globe. In the San Francisco Chronicle, 70%…
Why is Detroit Free Press Twice as Positive Toward Romney than Boston Globe?
From January 1 to the present, sentiment toward Mitt Romney has been very different between the two major newspapers of his native home state, Michigan (Detroit Free Press) and his…








