These media outlets hard reporters who were less likely to challenge what the president said, offered fewer negative and more positive evaluations of Trump, and used fewer types of sources for the reporting.
2. How did right leaning media outlets and left leaning media outlets use sources differently?
The right leaning media tends not to use Trump and his administration, outside experts, or interest groups. On the other hand, left leaning audience outlets used a variety of sources, with 70% containing two or more types of sources.
3. How much more likely were left leaning outlets to include negative coverage of Trump?
Left leaning outlets were three times more likely to cover Trump negatively compared to right leaning sources.
Left leaning outlets were three times more likely to cover Trump negatively compared to right leaning sources.
4. How often did left leaning and right leaning outlets refute something said by Trump?
It was 7 times more common in left leaning outlets than in right leaning outlets with the left at 15% and right at 2% of their stories.
It was 7 times more common in left leaning outlets than in right leaning outlets with the left at 15% and right at 2% of their stories.
5. What five topics accounted for most of the media coverage about Trump?
Political skills, immigration, nominations and appointments, relations between U.S. and Russia, health care
6. Are journalists more likely to cover the president's character or his policies? Why do you think this is?
Character was a more common topic. It is easier for the audience to approach and understand without any prior knowledge, and it may be more exciting and scandalous and thus draw a larger audience that helps the corporation that owns the media outlet.
Character was a more common topic. It is easier for the audience to approach and understand without any prior knowledge, and it may be more exciting and scandalous and thus draw a larger audience that helps the corporation that owns the media outlet.
7. Who were the most common sources quoted in coverage of the administration?
Trump and his administration was the top source.
Trump and his administration was the top source.
8. What was the relationship between the number of sources quoted and the evaluation of Trump?
Stories with more sources were also more likely to present a negative image of Trump.
Stories with more sources were also more likely to present a negative image of Trump.
9. How often did the reporting use Twitter as a source?
About 16% of stories used one of Trump's Tweets.
About 16% of stories used one of Trump's Tweets.
10. How has coverage of Trump been different than other recent presidents?
It has been much more negative than previous presidents' and involved less coverage of policies.
article: http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trump-in-a-polarized-media-environment/
It has been much more negative than previous presidents' and involved less coverage of policies.
article: http://www.journalism.org/2017/10/02/covering-president-trump-in-a-polarized-media-environment/
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