Are You Noticing A Shift In Coverage?
For quite some time, Sen. Barack Obama has dominated media coverage. So much so that even the Washington Post’s ombudsman had to call out her own paper for skewed coverage.
Now, via the Project for Excellence in Journalism, we learn that a shift has occured, thanks to Sen. John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin:
For the first time in three months, John McCain generated more coverage than Democratic hopeful Barack Obama last week. But McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, earned even more attention during Republican National Convention week, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Palin appeared as a significant or dominant factor in 60% of campaign stories the week of Sept.1-7
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