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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003719105By Joe Strupp
Published: March 04, 2008
NEW YORK -- Barack Obama received more campaign coverage than any other candidate during the past week, with 69% of campaign stories focusing on him, according to a survey by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which noted that to be the highest percentage for any candidate this year.
But does that mean that Hillary Clinton's charge that he is the media darling is correct? Not exactly. The Obama coverage was more critical and in-depth, the survey revealed, stating: "The media scrutinized everything from his legislative record to his connections to Louis Farrakhan, and frequently addressed the question of whether journalists have been too soft on the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination." The review also stated, "Hillary Clinton’s complaints about a pro-Barack Obama media tilt helped prompt examinations of Obama’s record and catapulted him to a first-place finish in the competition for media exposure."
The survey, which tallied stories between Feb. 25 and March 2, reviewed coverage from 48 media outlets, including 13 newspapers ranging from the likes of The Washington Post to the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press. The review reported that Hillary Clinton came in second, noting she was "a significant or dominant factor" in 58% of campaigns stories during that week, "her highest level of coverage in 2008."