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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

We need deeper reporting and not just horserace coverage of Pete Buttigieg

The media loves a rising star and Pete Buttigieg is no exception. But is “Mayor Pete” just a flash in the pan? Time will tell, as Margaret Sullivan pointed out […]

April 22, 2019July 11, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

How are Iowa and New Hampshire outlets covering 2020?

Less obsession with Trump. Less scandal coverage. More focus on policy specifics. Deeper coverage of underdog candidates. Those are the main trends that we noticed after analyzing over 50 articles […]

April 8, 2019April 10, 2019 Alexander Frandsen and Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker

Illuminating the road to 2020 through media coverage, candidate tweets and Google searches

Aleszu Bajak Storybench’s editor is Aleszu Bajak, a science journalist and former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT. He is an alum of Science Friday, the founder of LatinAmericanScience.org, and […]

April 1, 2019April 10, 2019 Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker, Research

Women on the 2020 campaign trail are being treated more negatively by the media

Update, April 24, 2019: This project is ongoing, and we are adding more data to the original analysis as we go. See new analysis of the full text of 1,397 […]

March 29, 2019April 24, 2019 Alexander Frandsen and Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker, Research

Sexism through sentiment analysis: Looking at the media’s coverage of 2020 candidates

The 2020 election cycle has firmly begun. With Bernie Sanders throwing his hat into the ring last week, the Democrats now find themselves with a large (and likely still growing) […]

February 28, 2019April 10, 2019 Alexander Frandsen and Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker, Research

Horserace or issues? Tracking the media’s coverage of the 2020 election

It is quickly becoming impossible to ignore the 2020 presidential buzz. President Trump, of course, will likely be the Republican nominee barring some unlikely development. But on the Democratic side […]

February 13, 2019April 10, 2019 Alexander Frandsen and Aleszu Bajak Election Tracker, Research

Six ways media outlets are tracking presidential candidates for 2020

If you’re still reeling from the round-the-clock coverage of the 2016 presidential election, we have some bad news: It’s starting all over again. With the midterms past us, the stage […]

January 22, 2019April 10, 2019 Alexander Frandsen Election Tracker, Roundups
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Storybench 2020 Election Coverage Tracker

The Storybench 2020 Election Coverage Tracker intends to keep tabs on the political coverage of the 2020 presidential election by covering media trends and using various data sources to explore media narratives.

Instead of keeping track of who’s ahead in the horse race, we’ll be turning our focus to those covering the horse race – the media outlets themselves and various proxies for public attention. Follow along here.

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Over the next two years we’ll be surveying the media’s coverage of the candidates and the issues. Follow along here.

 


The Reinventing Local TV News Project, from Northeastern’s School of Journalism, is analyzing the formats and practices of local news stations, and suggesting new ways of telling stories that can better engage diverse audiences. Read our inaugural post here.

 

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The Climate Journalism Lab aims to examine and unpack the trends, tools and techniques employed by reporters and organizations covering climate change.

 

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Over the last three years, Storybench has interviewed 72 data journalists, web developers, interactive graphics editors, and project managers from around the world to provide an “under the hood” look at the ingredients and best practices that go into today’s most compelling digital storytelling projects.

They boil down to three key areas of emphasis: 1) highly networked, team-based collaboration; 2) an ethos of open-source sharing, both within and between newsrooms; 3) and mobile-driven story presentation. Read our paper here.

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What is Storybench?
Storybench takes an “under the hood” look at the latest in digital storytelling, from data visualization and investigative journalism to virtual reality and the digital humanities. In addition to in-depth features and interviews with industry practitioners, we offer hands-on tutorials that can be “downloaded” right into the newsroom or classroom.

We also publish research we're running at Northeastern's School of Journalism along with collaborators in data science, communication studies, computational social sciences and information design. These projects include the Co-Laboratory for Data Impact, the Climate Journalism Lab, the 2020 Storybench Election Coverage Tracker and the Reinventing Local TV News project.

Want to contribute to Storybench? Pitch us or join us for a graduate degree in the Media Innovation program at Northeastern University’s School of Journalism.

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