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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News this morning - Media coverage of 2012 election vastly more positive for Obama
I saw this segment just before I went for a run.
I get back and start looking for it - this story is from November 19 2012 and only deals with the last week of the campaign
this will be legend and lore in RW media by the end of the weekend
Report: Obama Coverage Turned More Favorable In Final Week Of Election
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/11/19/report-media-coverage-of-obama-turned-more-favorable
November 19, 2012
Media coverage of President Barack Obama was largely positive in the final week of the presidential campaign, while coverage of Mitt Romney was mostly negative, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.
From October 29 to November 5, positive stories about Obama in mainstream media outlets outnumbered negative ones by 10 percentage points, with 29 percent positive, and 19 negative. On the other hand, negative stories about the GOP nominee Mitt Romney outweighed positive stories by 17 points, with 33 percent negative compared to 16 positive.
Pew suggests the discrepancy in coverage may have been "tied to Obama's strategic position," meaning his improvement in the polls or electoral math as Election Day drew close. New York Times statistician Nate Silver, for example, overwhelmingly predicted an Obama win that week.
The president's response to Superstorm Sandy, which hit the East Coast just a week before Election Day, and which some pundits believed would help Obama look more "presidential," didn't necessarily translate to more positive coverage, according to Pew. But the storm may have diminished the attention the media paid to Romney.
Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)I just had a chuckle at the responses following this article at USN&WR. Good to see that a few stalwart individuals stepped up to point & laugh at the FAUXbots.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)...as the leadership in the party stays strong
tanyev
(42,564 posts)lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)about their two candidates. And I say 'their' because it is common knowledge
that Faux is the propaganda arm of the GOP. Always was, always will be.
spanone
(135,844 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)That's not the media's fault.