mcclatchydc.com - 10/22/2008
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John McCain is getting more negative media coverage than Barack Obama, according to a study conducted by the Pew Research Center.
voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
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By Howard Kurtz Media coverage of John McCain
has been heavily unfavorable since the political conventions, more...
than three times as negative as the portrayal of Barack Obama, a new study says. Fifty-seven percent of the print and broadcast stories ...
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Study: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than of Obama
blogs.tnr.com - 10/22/2008
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At our election discussion last week at the
Sixth and I Synagogue, Frank asked if anyone thought Obama...
could lose barring some catastrophic external event. I happen to think Obama's chances of winning are upward of 80 ...
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How Obama Could Still Lose
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2008
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In another sign that John McCain is on
the defensive as time runs out, the McCain campaign...
is shifting its ad money out of blue tossup states and into red tossups and even traditionally red states, an analysis today by ad maven Evan Tracey finds. ...
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McCain Shifting His Ad Spending From Kerry States To ...
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Shocking: John McCain Gets More Negative Media Coverage Than Barack Obama
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... In a shocker, it is reported by the Pew Research Center that John McCain is receiving more negative media coverage than Barack Obama.
The study, released Wednesday, examined 2,412 campaign stories from 48 news outlets during the six weeks from the end of the conventions through the final presidential debate.
The results: While the candidates are receiving equal amounts of coverage, 59% of stories about McCain were “decidedly negative in nature,” while only 14% were positive.
Obama hasn’t exactly been fawned over by media, but ...
Pew: McCain Gets Far More Negative Coverage From Media
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... and with the fact that we are talking "news," it is still amazing to note the highly negative tone leveled at McCain.
Pew found that, for McCain "nearly six-in-ten stories studied were decidedly negative in nature (57%), while fewer than two-in-ten (14%) were positive."
On the other hand, for Obama "just over a third of the stories were clearly positive in tone (36%), while a similar number (35%) were neutral or mixed. A smaller number (29%) were negative."
As McClatchy reported the survey, they added a caveat from the authors:
Finally, ...
Pew: McCain Gets Far More Negative Coverage From Media
Stop The ACLU —
... But, Op-Eds aside and with the fact that we are talking “news,” it is still amazing to note the highly negative tone leveled at McCain. Pew found that, for McCain “nearly six-in-ten stories studied were decidedly negative in nature (57%), while fewer than two-in-ten (14%) were positive.” On the other hand, for Obama “just over a third of the stories were clearly positive in tone (36%), while a similar number (35%) were neutral or mixed. A smaller number (29%) were negative.” As McClatchy reported the survey , they added a caveat from the authors: Finally, a caveat from the ...
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news.yahoo.com 10/22/2008 — Politico - The good news for John McCain? He's now receiving as much attention from the national media as his Democratic rival. The bad news? It’s overwhelmingly negative.
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time-blog.com 10/16/2008 — It's a draw. This from the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project:
Prof. Ken Goldstein, director of the Wisconsin Advertising Project, issued the following statement:
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balloon-juice.com 10/21/2008 — For John McCain :
As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impression of him and 33 percent saying they have an unfavorable view. But as ...
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