This statistic shows the tone of select 2012 U.S. presidential candidates' mentions and discussions on elite news media. Whereas the majority of presidential coverage is fairly neutral, incumbent President Barack Obama's postive and negative coverage are both the lowest and highest of all candidates with 9 and 36 percent respectively.
Tone of select presidential candidates' elite news media coverage from May to November 2011
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Pew Research Center. (December 8, 2011). Tone of select presidential candidates' elite news media coverage from May to November 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209415/tone-of-select-presidential-candidates-elite-news-media-coverage/
Pew Research Center. "Tone of select presidential candidates' elite news media coverage from May to November 2011." Chart. December 8, 2011. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209415/tone-of-select-presidential-candidates-elite-news-media-coverage/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Tone of select presidential candidates' elite news media coverage from May to November 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209415/tone-of-select-presidential-candidates-elite-news-media-coverage/
Pew Research Center. "Tone of Select Presidential Candidates' Elite News Media Coverage from May to November 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209415/tone-of-select-presidential-candidates-elite-news-media-coverage/
Pew Research Center, Tone of select presidential candidates' elite news media coverage from May to November 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209415/tone-of-select-presidential-candidates-elite-news-media-coverage/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Tone of select presidential candidates' elite news media coverage from May to November 2011 [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 8, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209415/tone-of-select-presidential-candidates-elite-news-media-coverage/