Blog 2.3
1. What three observations did the study find about media outlets with a right leaning audience?
The journalists listed fewer types of sources, were less likely to criticize Trump, and were more focused on character than policy.
2. How did right leaning media outlets and left leaning media outlets use sources differently?
The left leaning outlets used a wider variety of sources and cited them more often.
3. How much more likely were left leaning outlets to include negative coverage of Trump?
7 times more likely.
4. How often did left leaning and right leaning outlets refute something said by Trump?
Left wing outlets refuted 15% of the time, while right wing outlets refuted 2% of the time.
5. What five topics accounted for most of the media coverage about Trump?
Political skills, immigration, appointments/nominations, U.S.- Russia relations, health care
6. Are journalists more likely to cover the president's character or his policies? Why do you think this is?
Character, because it attracts a larger audience since it is more interesting and exciting than policy coverage.
7. Who were the most common sources quoted in coverage of the administration?
Nearly half the time (45% of all stories) the reporter produced a piece in response to something the president or his staff said or did. The news media itself spurred 19% of stories, either through self-initiated investigative reporting or through an action or statement by a member of the news media. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of all stories included at least one source from the administration.
8. What was the relationship between the number of sources quoted and the evaluation of Trump?
"When choosing who to include as voices in a story, journalists cited the president or a member of his administration more frequently than any other source type. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of all stories included at least one source from the administration. The next most common type of source, though occurring about half as frequently, was another news organization or journalist (35%), followed by Republican and Democratic members of Congress (26% and 21%, respectively). Sources outside of government and media were less common, with experts cited in 16% of stories, interest groups in 13% and citizens in just 5%. Overall, a majority of coverage (62%) included at least two of the nine types of sources studied, but just 29% included three or more."
9. How often did the reporting use Twitter as a source?
Roughly one-in-six stories (16%) contained a direct tweet from President Trump.
10. How has coverage of Trump been different than other recent presidents?
Coverage of Trump’s early days in office moved further away from a focus on the policy agenda (31% of stories, compared with 50% for Obama, 65% for Bush and 58% for Clinton) and toward character and leadership. And the evaluations of President Trump were far more negative and less positive than those of his predecessors.
The journalists listed fewer types of sources, were less likely to criticize Trump, and were more focused on character than policy.
2. How did right leaning media outlets and left leaning media outlets use sources differently?
The left leaning outlets used a wider variety of sources and cited them more often.
3. How much more likely were left leaning outlets to include negative coverage of Trump?
7 times more likely.
4. How often did left leaning and right leaning outlets refute something said by Trump?
Left wing outlets refuted 15% of the time, while right wing outlets refuted 2% of the time.
5. What five topics accounted for most of the media coverage about Trump?
Political skills, immigration, appointments/nominations, U.S.- Russia relations, health care
6. Are journalists more likely to cover the president's character or his policies? Why do you think this is?
Character, because it attracts a larger audience since it is more interesting and exciting than policy coverage.
7. Who were the most common sources quoted in coverage of the administration?
Nearly half the time (45% of all stories) the reporter produced a piece in response to something the president or his staff said or did. The news media itself spurred 19% of stories, either through self-initiated investigative reporting or through an action or statement by a member of the news media. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of all stories included at least one source from the administration.
8. What was the relationship between the number of sources quoted and the evaluation of Trump?
"When choosing who to include as voices in a story, journalists cited the president or a member of his administration more frequently than any other source type. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of all stories included at least one source from the administration. The next most common type of source, though occurring about half as frequently, was another news organization or journalist (35%), followed by Republican and Democratic members of Congress (26% and 21%, respectively). Sources outside of government and media were less common, with experts cited in 16% of stories, interest groups in 13% and citizens in just 5%. Overall, a majority of coverage (62%) included at least two of the nine types of sources studied, but just 29% included three or more."
9. How often did the reporting use Twitter as a source?
Roughly one-in-six stories (16%) contained a direct tweet from President Trump.
10. How has coverage of Trump been different than other recent presidents?
Coverage of Trump’s early days in office moved further away from a focus on the policy agenda (31% of stories, compared with 50% for Obama, 65% for Bush and 58% for Clinton) and toward character and leadership. And the evaluations of President Trump were far more negative and less positive than those of his predecessors.
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