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Article: Obama Received 47% More Media Coverage than McCain Last Week, According to New Data from LexisNexis(R).
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- August 27, 2008
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Updated Media Coverage Sentiment Index Shows Tone of Coverage Remains Very Similar for Both Candidates
NEW YORK -- In the run-up to this week's Democratic National Convention, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) received a spike in press exposure as news outlets increased coverage of the pending convention, the presumed presidential nominee and his plans to announce a running mate.
Specifically, Sen. Obama was the subject of 47 percent more media coverage in U.S. media last week than Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), according to the LexisNexis([R]) Analytics 2008 election dashboard.
Meanwhile, the tone of the media coverage garnered by both candidates ...