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Study: TV News Coverage Helped Sink Santorum, Romney Rebounded in Race for Good Press
April 10, 2012

Rick Santorum’s campaign was undermined by a wave of bad press, while Mitt Romney’s coverage improved over time, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. The study also found that coverage of the entire GOP field was equally negative on the evening news shows at the broadcast networks and Fox News Channel.

CMPA IN THE NEWS

A Hard Look At The President
New York Times, April 21, 2012

Writer Arthur Brisbane cites CMPA's Dr. S. Robert Lichter's study as Brisbane questions: Who is the real Barack Obama?
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Newt's Base
New York Magazine, January 31, 2012

The press loves drama and hates a front-runner. So guess who they are rooting for.
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More CMPA IN THE NEWS COMMENTARY

Here Come the Romney Jokes!
By S. Robert Lichter, January 5, 2012

What else do Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul have in common? Well, they’re all about to become the targets of a lot of jokes told by late night TV comedians.
.SCIENCE & THE MEDIA

Study: Public Attitudes Toward Vaccines
A survey conducted by Harris Interactive for the George Mason University Center for Media and Public Affairs and Center for Health and Risk Communication to gauge the support of the general public on vaccines.


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View Studies

The Nightly News Nightmare:
Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections

Acclaimed media scholars Farnsworth and Lichter examine news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. In addition to network news, the authors examine online news, cable television, talk radio, candidate campaign discourse in these election years.
 
THE SWARM

Understanding media frenzies and why they occur.
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