Day: November 2, 2012

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both received more negative than positive coverage from the news media in the eight weeks following the conventions, but Obama has had an edge overall, according to a new Project for Excellence in Journalism study.

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both received more negative than positive coverage from the news media in the eight weeks since the conventions, but Obama has had an edge overall, a new PEJ study finds. The report also examines how the candidates fared in different media outlets, the tone of the conversation on social media and offers comparisons to 2008 campaign coverage.