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Article: Convention, McCain's Pick of Palin Fuels 59% More Media Coverage than Obama Last Week According to New Data from LexisNexis(R).
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- September 11, 2008
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New Media Coverage Sentiment Index Expanded to Include Both V.P. Candidates, Shows 78% of Coverage of Palin Last Week Was Positive or Neutral
NEW YORK -- In the aftermath of his surprise choice of Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) as his vice presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) received a surge in press coverage last week as news organizations increased their focus on the Republican National Convention and the party's official ticket for the November election.
According to the LexisNexis([R]) Analytics 2008 election dashboard, Sen. McCain was the subject of 59 percent more U.S. media coverage than Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) last week, the first ...