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An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage (Deborah Howell/Washington Post)
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Deborah Howell - An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage
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Political Animal — ... the tally was Obama, 626 stories, and McCain, 584. Indeed, Howell offers all kinds of numbers. Obama stories led McCain stories by 42 (626 to 584), but Howell doesn't explain whether those stories were flattering or unflattering. Obama led in front-page articles by 32 (176 to 144), but again, there's no indication of whether the coverage was positive or negative. Obama also led in Post photographs by 29 (311 to 282). These numbers aren't exactly overwhelming, but far-right blogs were thrilled by Howell's report, using it as "proof" of media bias. Now, in principle, this ...

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