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…
Summer Spotlight: Washington Post
While the 4thEstate is working to catch up on processing the coverage from the RNC and DNC, we are releasing short posts from election coverage of the summer. Over the…
Policy Issues Pushing Campaign Issues Aside
In major print media, coverage of policy issues has overtaken coverage of the campaign and candidate-centric discussion for the first time this since the beginning of the GOP primary. Starting…
Santorum Praised for Strong Campaign
Percentage of total statements that were positive about Santorum increased from 2% on April 8th to 9% on April 11. This occurred due to Santorum’s exit from the race on…
Mitt’s Gap: Negative Statements About Romney Increasing Since Super Tuesday
Analysis of 17,483 statements in 4thEstate’s Newspoll™ sample show that Mitt Romney’s (orange) campaign is failing to stifle criticism. Conversely, Rick Santorum (purple) has seen a major drop in negative…
The New York Times Avoids Offending
Despite mostly neutral coverage (67%), there is a slight anomaly in the New York Times‘ front-page coverage of the 2012 Election. Since January 1—when Rick Santorum became a serious challenge…
Mitt’s Gap: Negative Statements About Romney Increase
Analysis of 17,483 statements in 4thEstate’s Newspoll™ sample show that Mitt Romney’s (orange) campaign is failing to stifle criticism. Negative commments toward Romney have increased since Super Tuesday. Conversely, Rick…
Romney Chases Conservative Bait; Forced Off Message
Romney’s main message and credibility come from his prowess on economic issues, however, he has been forced off this message (green) to defend his position in the race (yellow) and…
Romney Forced Off Message Trying to Defend his Character
Romney’s main message and credibility come from his prowess on economic issues, however, he has been forced off this message (green) to defend his position in the race (yellow) and…
Romney In Defense of Romney
Romney’s main message and credibility come from his prowess on economic issues, however, he has been forced off this message (green) to defend his position in the race (yellow) and…