January 28, 2002

Return to Normalcy?

All Pro-U.S. Mostly Pro-U.S. Mixed Mostly Dissenting All Dissenting
Sept. 2001 68% 15% 10% 5% 1%
Nov. 2001 54% 8% 30% 1% 7%
Dec. 2001 59% 4% 31% 4% 2%
Total 63% 11% 19% 4% 3%

The tone of stories about the war on terror  in the media overall after September 11was mostly positive toward the Bush Administration, sometimes mixed, and not often negative.

Source: PEJ: “Return to Normalcy? How the Media Have Covered the War on Terrorism “

Date Posted: January 28, 2002