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A Slow Start To The ‘Media Primary’

Journalism.org | by TVNewsCheck

With Election Day nearly two years away, thus far there has been little media attention paid to the 2012 presidential race. Indeed with no major Republican candidate formally announcing a run, coverage of the campaign accounted for less than 1% (0.6%) of the overall newshole in January 2011, compared to 5.1% in January 2007.