Opioid Epidemic Gets Fraction Of Coverage Of Covid-19 Despite Higher Death Count
During 2017 alone more than 47,600 Americans died from the opioid epidemic, yet despite this, it received just 16,972 mentions…
MSNBC Mentioning Covid-19 Less Than CNN And Fox News
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal noted that CNN and Fox News' ratings have increased sharply during the Covid-19…
Opioid Epidemic Fading From The News
The opioid epidemic was America's major public health epidemic of the last five years, but began fading in May 2018…
Computer Imagery And Infographics Increase On CNN
Airtime on CNN depicting "screenshot" or "graphics" or "graphic design" or "screen", all of which typically proxy imagery from video…
Medical Imagery Increases On CNN
Airtime depicting "hospital" or "medical" or "medical equipment" has steadily increased on CNN, beginning slowly around Feb. 23, increasing more…
Images Of Crowds Fade Away On CNN
In this unprecedented era of "social distancing", the very imagery of television news is changing. The timeline below shows the…
Newscasters Make Up Steady Percent Of CNN Since Mid-March
The combination of switching to remote video interviews (which feature speakers in a newsroom-like "talking head" configuration), an increased focus…
Evening News Shows Haven't Mentioned Gas Prices Since October
Television evening news shows on ABC, CBS and NBC have mentioned "gas prices" steadily over the past decade and have…
Changes In How Television Networks Use The Word "The"
A BBC News article earlier this year noted the power of the word "the" in the English language. This got…
CNN Steadily Ramping Up Mentions Of "Doctor" Since February 26
Mentions of "doctor" or "dr." in the onscreen text of CNN since January 25th (minus mentions of its resident commentator…
Television News Embraces Governors
Last week we showed how the word "governor" was being mentioned on television news at rates that have largely been…
Axios: Trump Show Dominates Pandemic While Biden's Voice Fades
Axios' latest look at the 2020 race. Read The Full Article.
"Trump" Versus "President Trump": A Look Back At Television News Portrayals Of Bush, Obama and Trump
When the news media mention Donald Trump, do they refer to him as "President Trump", affording him the full honors…
CNN Makes Heavy Use Of Cisco's Webex For Interviews During Pandemic
What's a 24/7 cable television news station to do during a pandemic when all of its guest interviewees can't come…
MSNBC, Fox News and BBC News Now Searchable In TV Explorer AI!
Last week we announced that MSNBC, Fox News and BBC News had joined CNN in the TV Explorer AI. We're…
"Reopening" Taking Over From "Flattening The Curve" In The Media
The phrase "flatten the curve" leapt into the media consciousness around March 11th and has remained elevated ever since through…
WashPost: If Trump's Coronavirus Finger-Pointing Works, He Has Some Allies At Fox News To Thank
The Washington Post's Philip Bump takes a closer look at Fox News' coverage of Covid-19. Read The Full Article.
Media's Virus Messaging Shapes Public Compliance, Skepticism
Governments scrambling to gauge how their populations are accepting coronavirus stay-at-home orders have turned, in some cases, to cellphone tracking to measure compliance….
WashPost: Fox's Focus On China Over Testing
The Washington Post's Philip Bump tweeted this fascinating graph showing how Fox News has covered China more than testing compared…
Anxiety-Related Language In Global Online News Continues At High Levels
Two weeks ago we showed that anxiety-related language in global English online news coverage had soared since early February and…
"Reopening" Surging In The News
Mentions of "reopen, reopening, reopens and reopened" have surged on television news since around April 8-9. Live Version.
The New Humanitarian: How A Tech NGO Got Sucked Into A COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
This piece by The New Humanitarian's Ben Parker examines the spread of conspiracy theories. Read The Full Article.
Cato Institute: Research Provides No Basis for Pandemic Travel Bans
The Cato Institute's David Bier cited Kalev's RealClearPolitics article "Virus Experts' Early Statements Belie 'Prescient' Portrayal" in his analysis of…
Trump's "Cure Can't Be Worse Than The Disease" Fades From Media
Trump's Covid-19 back-to-work catchphrase "the cure can't be worse than the disease" soared on March 24th but has largely faded…