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…
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%…
New York Times Ramps up Obama Coverage
In the past month, the New York Times has covered Barack Obama significantly more than the Washington Post. In Chart 1, we can see that just under half (44%) of…
NewsCorp Not Only Media Corporation That Was Anti-Gingrich
On May 3 we posited the question “Were Murdoch and NewsCorp Slanted in Favor of Romney and Against Gingrich?”. This was in response to Gingrich’s claim that “Fox has been…
CNN and Fox News Programs Amplify Different Policy Issues
Two nightly news programs on different networks – Fox’s Special Report with Brett Baier and CNN’s John King USA – have varying foci of coverage on policy issues. Over one…
Were Murdoch and NewsCorp Anti-Gingrich?
On April 11, Gingrich made the claim that “Fox has been for Romney all the way through”. 4thEstate NewsPoll data shows that coverage of Gingrich among NewsCorp outlets shows that…
Gingrich Heavily Favored at Home
Georgia’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution showed hometown hero Newt Gingrich considerable favoritism. 34% of Gingrich’s coverage was positive, significantly higher than any other national newspaper. The volume of statements about Gingrich was…
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…