Author: Kalev Leetaru
How The Media Is Framing The Protests: “Peaceful” Gatherings Versus “Violent” “Looters”
What is the language the media is using to describe the national (and now global) protests sparked by the death…
Antifa’s Rise On Television News
The Antifa movement rose to television news prominence in August 2017, with spikes in August and October 2018 and July…
The Language Of Covid-19: Lockdowns, Masks, Reopening And Social Distancing
Among the concepts and terms Covid-19 has ushered into household status are lockdowns, N95 masks, economic “reopenings” and the idea…
The Very Different Media Coverage Of Shelley Luther’s Versus Elon Musk’s Reopenings
Shelley Luther is the Dallas hair salon owner who was arrested and sent to jail for reopening her salon in defiance of…
When Did The Term “Covidiot” Come Into Being?
The term “covidiot” came into being in March as a catch-all description of those who willfully ignored health authority guidance…
Historic SpaceX Launch Got Just Fraction Of Covid-19 Coverage
As SpaceX this weekend became the first private company to put humans into space and inaugurated a new era in…
Axios: Protest Coverage Dwarfs Coronavirus
Axios notes that television news coverage of the protests has exceeded that of Covid-19 and notes how the visceral visual…
Is It “Covid” Or “Coronavirus” In The Media?
Axios noted recently that in Google searches, “coronavirus” had collapsed to less than a quarter of its peak, placing it just above…
Coverage Of George Floyd Protests Eclipsed Covid-19 Coverage Yesterday
Online US news coverage of the George Floyd protests eclipsed coverage of Covid-19 yesterday, as seen in the timeline below,…
A Week When Social Media Showed Its True Face
Last week Silicon Valley reminded the world just how much control it now wields over the national discourse. On Tuesday,…
Mentions Of Lockdowns And Shelter-In-Place Steadily Decreasing
It seems the world is ready to reopen and emerge from its Covid-19-induced pause, at least through the eyes of…
TV News Mentions Of “Distraction” Have Doubled In The Trump Era
On Friday, RealClearPolitics’ Tom Bevan noted the media’s use of the term “distraction” over the course of Donald Trump’s presidency. How much…
The Fading Prominence Of “In This Together”
The catchphrase “in this together” has emerged as one of the iconic statements of the Covid-19 era, intended to mean…
Mentions Of “Partisanship” Have Surged During Trump’s Presidency
Mentions of “partisan” and “partisanship” increased sharply in November 2016 with the election of Donald Trump and continued steadily upwards…
Tara Reade Has Now Completely Disappeared From Television News
Not that long ago, the #MeToo movement ensured allegations of sexual assault were frontpage news. It seems the movement’s media…
Global News Coverage Of Covid-19 Continues To Decline
Global news coverage of Covid-19 began in earnest around January 18, accelerating February 21 and surging in early March as…
News Coverage Of Unemployment Begins Declining
It seems the world’s attention has shifted away from unemployment over the last two weeks, at least through the eyes…
Mentions Of "Distraction" Double Since Trump's Election
In his RealClearPolitics article yesterday, Tom Bevan notes the media's use of the term "distraction" during Trump's presidency. How much…
Chicago's Morning Answer: The Dan Proft Show: President Trump's Executive Order
Kalev appeared on the Dan Proft show this morning to talk about his RealClearPolitics article "Twitter Raises New Questions in…
KMOX: The Mark Reardon Show
Kalev appeared on the Mark Reardon Show this morning to talk about his RealClearPolitics article "The COVID Guidance Muddle: No…
WashPost: Trump And His Allies Aren't Talking About The Coronavirus Death Toll Very Much
The Washington Post's Philip Bump explores how the media covered the grim milestone of the US Covid-19 death toll reaching…
The COVID Guidance Muddle: No Wonder We Stand Divided
As officials across the U.S. struggle to enforce a “new normal” of mask wearing and social distancing while convincing their…
USSC: Coronavirus Anti-Lockdown Movement Surges In The US After Donald Trump's 'Liberate' Tweet
A fascinating analysis by the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney examining protests and Covid-19. Read…
ABC News: Coronavirus Anti-Lockdown Movement Surges In The US After Donald Trump's 'Liberate' Tweet
A fascinating analysis of protest activity and Covid-19. Read The Full Article.