The Media, Religion and the 2012 Campaign for President

The Media, Religion and the 2012 Campaign for President

• Overview
• Comparing coverage in 2012 and 2008
• Top-Related Campaign Stories in 2012
• Differences between Newspapers and Radio, TV and Websites
• The Role of the Press in shaping the Religion Narrative
• Major Themes in Coverage of Religion
• Coverage of Particular Faiths
• A Closer Look at Romney and Obama
• New Media Ecosystem - Different Conversation
• Methodology
• Topline

Americans Learned Little About the Mormon Faith, But Some Attitudes Have Softened 

Religion in the News

Religion in the News: Islam was the No. 1 Topic in 2010

The Pope Meets the Press

The Starting Line--Media Coverage of the Faith-Based Initiative in the First Six Months of 2001 and 2009

How the News Media Covered Religion in the 2008 Election

How the Media Have Handled Palin’s Religious Faith

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

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