Media Attention - Kent Ninomiya
Kent Ninomiya - If you look at the top three people getting media coverage in the presidential election for the week of January 21-27, you find it goes Obama, Clinton, Clinton. A Project for Excellence in Journalism study shows that Bill Clinton is third in news coverage behind Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Obama got a leading 41% of coverage, but when you add Hillary's 40% to Bill's 18% they dominate the coverage race. Is this media bias or are journalists nostalgic for good ole Bill? Regardless of the reason the discrepancy is helping Hillary Clinton's campaign. It's an established fact that the more face time a candidate gets the more votes they're likely to get. The Clintons are getting a 2-for-1 deal on air time. This media domination may play an especially pivotal role if Hillary gets the democratic nomination. The same poll shows republican candidates far down the coverage list. McCain is at 17%, Giuliani 14%, Romney 12%, Huckabee 6%. It seems the media finds the democratic Clinton duo more compelling than any republican. Let's see how the numbers shift after Super Tuesday. Kent Ninomiya
