by Byron York | May 19, 2017, 3:21 PM
How negative was press coverage of President Trump’s first 100 days in office? Far more than that of Barack Obama, George W. Bush, or Bill Clinton, according to a new report from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
The Harvard scholars analyzed the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and the main newscasts (not talk shows) of CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC during Trump’s initial time in office. They found, to no one’s surprise, that Trump absolutely dominated news coverage in the first 100 days. And then they found that news coverage was solidly negative — 80 percent negative among those outlets studied, versus 20 percent positive.
The numbers for previous presidents: Barack Obama, 41 percent negative, 59 percent positive; George W. Bush, 57 percent negative, 43 percent positive; and Bill Clinton, 60 percent negative, 40 percent positive.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-harvard-study-cnn-nbc-trump-coverage-93-percent-negative/article/262364
Bush’s Fault
Most people fail to grasp what the media is all about. There’s a reason why it’s called “the new business”. The media owners know that people will inevitably watch the kind of news that appeals to them. News broadcasters basically sell their news to their base. It’s a simple case of giving them what they want.
Is there a positive way to cover trumps behavior? He is responsible for his bad press.
How much of Trump’s 100 days was actually positive? I’d say 3% is probably correct! 80% negativity from all news outlets is pretty terrible. So terrible. Sad.
you really need to get up to speed
I will never trust the press.