Barack Makes More News Than McCain, But It's Not All Good

In the first official week of the general election, the differences between Barack Obama and John McCain on issues ranging from the economy to Iraq constituted the media's main campaign narrative. Together, the debates over several key issues accounted for almost one-third--29%--of the campaign newshole, as measured by PEJ's Campaign Coverage Index for June 9-15.

But that didn't mean there wasn't a fair amount of attention paid to some ... Full Story »

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by Fred Gatlin - Jun. 18, 2008

This story is totally about main journalism, there stories and whom the story is about. Most political individuals will tell you that getting your name out is more important than what is written. If that is correct Barack Obama continues to do well and John McCain continues to struggle.

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