Comments on: Study: Coverage of McCain Far More Negative than Obama http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/23/study-coverage-of-mccain-far-more-negative-than-obama/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:45:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: your mom http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/23/study-coverage-of-mccain-far-more-negative-than-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-74340 your mom Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:14:09 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=7893#comment-74340 durrr maybe its because McCain is running a campaign based in negativity while Barack Obama is talking about solving problems. durrr maybe its because McCain is running a campaign based in negativity while Barack Obama is talking about solving problems.

]]> By: c3 http://www.poligazette.com/2008/10/23/study-coverage-of-mccain-far-more-negative-than-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-74338 c3 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:54:59 +0000 http://www.poligazette.com/?p=7893#comment-74338 This is a powerful story and should be required reading for "both sides"  Intriguing to see the unprecedented amount of positive Obama coverage early in the campaign.  Also interesting to read about the "echo effect"  (big chunk of positive coverage comes after an initial "neutral" story then public reaction).  Here for me is the most telling part of the story: "In many ways, the arc of the media narrative during this phase of the 2008 general election might be best described as a drama in which John McCain has acted and Barack Obama has reacted." Is that not also true of their Senatorial careers (Or maybe better  "John McCain has acted and Barack Obama has spoken") This is a powerful story and should be required reading for “both sides”  Intriguing to see the unprecedented amount of positive Obama coverage early in the campaign.  Also interesting to read about the “echo effect”  (big chunk of positive coverage comes after an initial “neutral” story then public reaction).  Here for me is the most telling part of the story:
“In many ways, the arc of the media narrative during this phase of the 2008 general election might be best described as a drama in which John McCain has acted and Barack Obama has reacted.”

Is that not also true of their Senatorial careers (Or maybe better  ”John McCain has acted and Barack Obama has spoken”)

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