Trump’s earned $1.9 billion in ‘free’ advertising, report says

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Republican front-runner Donald Trump has received the equivalent of $1.9 billion in free advertising due to intense media coverage, a report said Tuesday.

The New York Times, using data from mediaQuant, says Trump’s free advertising is based on media coverage and the equivalent advertising rates.

Trump’s coverage pales to his nearest rival, Sen. Ted Cruz, who has earned $313 million.


The free media has helped Trump vault to the top of the Republican presidential standings despite the paltry $10 million in paid advertising, which is only the sixth highest of all candidates. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush spent the most, $82 million, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio spent the second-most at $55 million.

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-earned-19-billion-in-free-advertising-report-says-2016-03-15

And it is only going to get worse

[awake]

1. Trump never earned anything it was GIVEN to him

[Kip Humphrey]

2. And with that, "They created a MONSTER!"

[Donald Ian Rankin]

3. Anyone would think being the frontrunner for the Republican nomination was newsworthy...

I find the idea that the media shouldn't cover Trump's meteoric rise puzzling.

[Blue Owl]

4. Sickening...

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. We need a new Fairness Doctrine...

But first, we need to break up the media conglomerates who control who gets free advertisement.

[Initech]

6. Liberal media? What liberal media?

[1939]

7. Look at the amount of keyboard time that Trump gets on DU

That is the same reason he gets so much media time.

[Octafish]

8. Ha ha. It is to laugh.

We don't need no Fairness Doctrine, I read on DU a lot of late.

And some will never even know to wonder whatever happened to the Free Press?

[FLPanhandle]

9. Count how many Trump posts are here on DU

The media plays to it's audience.