Factualness | Analysis | Punditry | |
---|---|---|---|
Early Clinton Coverage | 59% | 23% | 18% |
Early War Coverage | 75% | 14% | 11% |
Later Clinton Coverage | 74% | 18% | 8% |
Later War Coverage | 63% | 22% | 14% |
The press coverage of the Clinton scandal in March 1998, a period that was not as speculative as earlier, was actually more factual in tone than coverage of the war on terror in the months after September 11th.