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Tag: Storybench 2020 Election Coverage Tracker

How news media are setting the 2020 election agenda: Chasing daily controversies, often burying policy

It’s a paradox of examining political coverage. Are news media just reporting what the political candidates are talking about? Or does political journalism really set the agenda by selecting stories […]

November 11, 2019November 13, 2019 Aleszu Bajak, Dan Kennedy and John Wihbey Election Tracker

Facebook continues to run political ads with misinformation

Facebook claims it has enacted measures to stem the spread of misinformation on its platform since the 2016 election. But the platform seems to be applying a different set of […]

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Nadine El-Bawab Election Tracker

Even before Ukraine news, Joe Biden was the 2020 candidate with the most media coverage

Former Vice President Joe Biden has dominated the mainstream media’s coverage in the last month, even before the whistleblower’s complaint was reported in The Washington Post, prior to the Wall […]

October 16, 2019October 25, 2019 Alexa N. Gagosz Election Tracker

Pete Buttigieg is flooding Iowa and New Hampshire with Facebook ads about his climate plan

The 2020 candidates are pouring money into online political ads and Facebook seems to be the platform of choice, with the 19 current Democratic candidates spending $32 million so far […]

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Tyler Stitt Election Tracker

In the effort to cover impeachment inquiry, media ignores 2020 candidates

There are less than two weeks until the next Democratic debate and mainstream media outlets have seemed to send nearly every reporter to cover the impeachment inquiry at the expense […]

October 1, 2019October 25, 2019 Alexa N. Gagosz Election Tracker

Media continues to downplay Elizabeth Warren’s surging success in favor of a more comfortable narrative

In much the same way Sarah Palin’s personal life was covered in the news more than her policies in 2008, and just as Hillary Clinton was routinely described as “shrill,” […]

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Alexa N. Gagosz Election Tracker

Measuring Google search interest for 2020 candidates following Fox News appearances

While the Democratic debates have no doubt helped some of the lesser known 2020 candidates gain broader name recognition, some have turned to Fox News to appeal directly to a […]

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Aleszu Bajak and Ryan Kriegbaum Election Tracker

How Northeastern researchers are visualizing the presidential debates

Don’t have time to watch the debates? It can be tricky to find a recap that accurately represents exactly what took place. That’s why Laura South, a PhD candidate studying […]

July 30, 2019October 25, 2019 Gibby Free Election Tracker

Exploring 2020 demographic targeting and attack ads using Facebook’s Ad Library

Facebook’s Ad Library was criticized this week by several sources quoted in The New York Times for being “effectively useless as a way to comprehensively track political advertising.” Those sources […]

July 26, 2019July 30, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

Quantifying the Twitter attacks on Kamala Harris during and following the Democratic debates

Media outlets have been quick to crown Kamala Harris the winner of last month’s Democratic debates thanks to a series of stand-out moments that included passionate storytelling and her pummeling […]

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

Men are writing two-thirds of national stories about the 2020 presidential race

Men are writing the vast majority of national online news stories about the 2020 presidential primary, according to a preliminary byline count performed by the Storybench Election Coverage Tracker at […]

June 6, 2019July 11, 2019 Meg Heckman Election Tracker

History repeats itself as women on the 2020 campaign trail receive more negative coverage than their male peers

The women running for president in 2020 continue to receive more negative press than their male peers, according to updated and expanded findings from the Storybench Election Coverage Tracker at […]

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 Meg Heckman and Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

Fox News’ obsession with AOC crowded out 2020 candidate announcements

“AOC mocks president’s literacy.” “How AOC became the boss of the Democratic Party.” “Ocasio-Cortez claims Trump ‘hates all immigrants.’” Those are all headlines that appeared on Foxnews.com in the days […]

May 31, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

What issues are 2020 candidates being mentioned with in the media?

Health care is a top concern among voters. That’s according to a recent poll of 2,000 Americans where respondents across age, gender and party lines ranked health care as the […]

May 21, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

Facebook political ads reveal an early but limited look at the Democratic playbook

In the first three days since launching his 2020 run for president last week, Joe Biden spent more than $400,000 on Facebook ads. His fellow candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie […]

May 2, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

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