Media Tenor Deutschland GmbH Composer v1.00, Copyright (c) 2007 Daniel Kormanec, mailto:daniel.kormanec@centrum.cz en z.beluska@mediatenor.de (Zuzana Beluska) d.kormanec@mediatenor.de (Daniel Kormanec) (c)2007 Charts 30 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:00 +0100 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:00 +0100 http://www.mediatenor.com/images/rss/MTCharts.jpg http://www.mediatenor.com/charts.php Media Tenor EN - Charts 144 33 http://www.mediatenor.com/ This source contains the latest Charts from Media Tenor International http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=0 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=0 Since her selection as McCainīs running mate, Palin has dominated the coverage of the vice presidential candidates, receiving over ten times as much coverage as Biden on some networks as well as a significantly higher share of positive statements. Basis: a total of 2,816 / 318 statements in ABC, CBS and NBC and Fox news programs, 9/1 - 9/30/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=1 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=1 The media trend continues to favor Obama slightly, and the polls have followed. After a drop towards neutral, the media trend is once again edging slightly towards Obama, which should allow him to maintain his slim lead in the polling. Basis: all statements by or on Obama and McCain in ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX evening news programs 7/21 - 9/24/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=2 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=2 TV coverage of the Chinese economy and business sector has become markedly more negative since 2006. Fears of overheating, product piracy and quality problems have made for coverage in the last years - with a marked effect on FDI. Basis: 533 reports focusing on China in 16 US, UK and German TV news shows z.beluska@mediatenor.de (Zuzana Beluska) 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=3 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=3 Republicans dominated news coverage as McCain and Palin received the highest shares of media attention, allowing their concerns to be the focus. Meanwhile, although Obama continued to receive coverage, Biden comparatively dropped out of the spotlight. Basis: a total of 8,539 statements by or on political protagonists in ABC, CBS and NBC and Fox news programs, 9/1 - 9/18/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=4 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=4 While itīs sense of positive news has been the same, over the past year Fox News has consistently reported a less negative economic picture than the three networks. This can also be correlated to the way the various networks cover the candidates. Basis: 2,364 / 694 reports Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=5 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=5 While Palin received sharp criticism for a lack of foreign policy experience, most of the coverage was focused on her image and family including the news that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, an issue of particular interest to conservative "values voters." Basis: all statements by or on Sarah Palin in ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX evening news programs 8/29 - 9/4/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=6 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=6 A sharp dip in the tone of television coverage for Obama led to a jump in the polls for McCain, but excitement over Obamaīs VP choice and focus on the Democratic convention is anticipated to change that as his TV tone goes positive once again. Basis: all statements by or on Obama and McCain in Newsweek, Time, ABC, CBS and NBC evening news programs 7/21 - 8/26/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. z.beluska@mediatenor.de (Zuzana Beluska) 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=7 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=7 On every issue but the economy, McCain dominated. While the economy is a top concern amongst Americans, the issue seems less urgent as the tone of coverage has improved, making Obama's edge less significant than it would have been last month.

Basis: a total of 2,673 statements by or on Obama and McCain in Time, Newsweek, ABC, CBS and NBC and Fox news programs, 8/11 - 8/21/2008

Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=8 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=8 Obama has finally gained an advantage when it comes to previously critical economic and tax issues, but the timing is less than advantageous as the media focus shifts to both the crisis in Georgia and the role of China's rising power in global affairs.

Basis: a total of 1,058 statements by or on Obama and McCain in Time, Newsweek, ABC, CBS and NBC evening news programs, 8/3 - 8/14/2008

Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=9 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=9 Even as Obama gains ground over McCain on specific issues, the general concerns about his experience gap linger and may play a pivotal role in his selection of a running mate.

Basis: all statements by or on Obama or McCain in Newsweek, Time, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX evening news programs 7/7- 8/7/2008

Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=10 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=10 Obama's strategy to bolster his image as an experienced politician through his world trip has worked, but only partially: While his visibility exceeds that of McCain by a wide margin, his media support is decreasing. For detailed information see current newsletter Basis: a total of 3,871 statements by or on Obama and McCain in Newsweek, Time, ABC, CBS and NBC news (last week individual news shows missing) z.beluska@mediatenor.de (Zuzana Beluska) 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=11 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=11 With a sharp turn in the tone of coverage for the candidates that has given McCain a significant advantage, it is expected that polling numbers for Obama will continue their recent decline over the next several days. Basis: all statements by or on Obama and McCain on ABC, CBS and NBC evening news programs 6/11 - 7/10/2008 (* very low database)‏ Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=12 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=12 McCain gained this week mainly by being rated less negatively on the economy and taxation than Obama. Because of this, Obama now only has an advantage when it comes to news on the polls. Iraq continues to do neither candidate any favors. Basis: a total of 6,372 statements by or on Obama and McCain in Time, Newsweek, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX evening news programs, 6/16 - 7/10/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=13 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=13 More than one year after the first surge of climate concern in the media this issue has reached the G8 community. When International TV news addressed individual G8 countries in this context, than more than half of the stories focused on the US. But climate issues were more important for the international image of Germany, Canada or Japan. Basis: 26,779 news stories about G8 countries in foreign news reports in 30 international TV news shows Period of analysis: 04/2007-05/2008 z.beluska@mediatenor.de (Zuzana Beluska) 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=14 http://www.mediatenor.com/index.php?type=1&prev_chart=14 Will pessimism on the US economy neutralize it as a campaign issue? John McCain is rated more negatively than Obama, with only one positive statement on economic issues in the last four weeks, yet Obama has no real advantage on the issue either. Basis: all statements by or on Obama or McCain in Newsweek, Time, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX evening news programs 6/9 - 7/2/2008 Results of Media Tenor studies will be regularly published on MediaChannel.org. david@mediachannel.org 1 Media Tenor EN - Charts