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"In covering the #Biden White House and #2024election, and in reporting out my new book, #CrossingTheRedLine, through nearly 175 interviews, I encountered insular decision-making, dismissal of critics, and, above all, deference to US- #Israel ties." - #AkbarShahidAhmed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/democrats-joe-biden-kamala-harris-book-gaza#Gaza #Palestine #USpol #GazaGenocide #warOnGaza #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
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"In covering the #Biden White House and #2024election, and in reporting out my new book, #CrossingTheRedLine, through nearly 175 interviews, I encountered insular decision-making, dismissal of critics, and, above all, deference to US- #Israel ties." - #AkbarShahidAhmed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/democrats-joe-biden-kamala-harris-book-gaza#Gaza #Palestine #USpol #GazaGenocide #warOnGaza #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
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"In covering the #Biden White House and #2024election, and in reporting out my new book, #CrossingTheRedLine, through nearly 175 interviews, I encountered insular decision-making, dismissal of critics, and, above all, deference to US- #Israel ties." - #AkbarShahidAhmed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/democrats-joe-biden-kamala-harris-book-gaza#Gaza #Palestine #USpol #GazaGenocide #warOnGaza #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
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"In covering the #Biden White House and #2024election, and in reporting out my new book, #CrossingTheRedLine, through nearly 175 interviews, I encountered insular decision-making, dismissal of critics, and, above all, deference to US- #Israel ties." - #AkbarShahidAhmed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/democrats-joe-biden-kamala-harris-book-gaza#Gaza #Palestine #USpol #GazaGenocide #warOnGaza #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
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"In covering the #Biden White House and #2024election, and in reporting out my new book, #CrossingTheRedLine, through nearly 175 interviews, I encountered insular decision-making, dismissal of critics, and, above all, deference to US- #Israel ties." - #AkbarShahidAhmed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/democrats-joe-biden-kamala-harris-book-gaza#Gaza #Palestine #USpol #GazaGenocide #warOnGaza #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
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Betrayal in the Heartland: How Trump’s Policies Are Crushing the Farmers Who Voted for Him
Tariffs, escalating conflicts, and soaring closures reveal a painful economic reality for American agriculture. by Winston Wendell In the 2024 presidential election, farmers in America voted overwheming for Donald Trump, betting that the president would stand by their interests. However, an objective review of Trump’s activity as a president demonstrates that his policies have diverged significantly from the interests of the rural population. The president’s support for free trade […] -
Betrayal in the Heartland: How Trump’s Policies Are Crushing the Farmers Who Voted for Him
Tariffs, escalating conflicts, and soaring closures reveal a painful economic reality for American agriculture. by Winston Wendell In the 2024 presidential election, farmers in America voted overwheming for Donald Trump, betting that the president would stand by their interests. However, an objective review of Trump’s activity as a president demonstrates that his policies have diverged significantly from the interests of the rural population. The president’s support for free trade […] -
Betrayal in the Heartland: How Trump’s Policies Are Crushing the Farmers Who Voted for Him
Tariffs, escalating conflicts, and soaring closures reveal a painful economic reality for American agriculture. by Winston Wendell In the 2024 presidential election, farmers in America voted overwheming for Donald Trump, betting that the president would stand by their interests. However, an objective review of Trump’s activity as a president demonstrates that his policies have diverged significantly from the interests of the rural population. The president’s support for free trade […] -
Betrayal in the Heartland: How Trump’s Policies Are Crushing the Farmers Who Voted for Him
Tariffs, escalating conflicts, and soaring closures reveal a painful economic reality for American agriculture. by Winston Wendell In the 2024 presidential election, farmers in America voted overwheming for Donald Trump, betting that the president would stand by their interests. However, an objective review of Trump’s activity as a president demonstrates that his policies have diverged significantly from the interests of the rural population. The president’s support for free trade […] -
Betrayal in the Heartland: How Trump’s Policies Are Crushing the Farmers Who Voted for Him
Tariffs, escalating conflicts, and soaring closures reveal a painful economic reality for American agriculture. by Winston Wendell In the 2024 presidential election, farmers in America voted overwheming for Donald Trump, betting that the president would stand by their interests. However, an objective review of Trump’s activity as a president demonstrates that his policies have diverged significantly from the interests of the rural population. The president’s support for free trade […] -
The Empty Promises at the Pump Essay
How a Needless Conflict Is Crushing American Family Budgets By Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have once again reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-essay/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump Essay
How a Needless Conflict Is Crushing American Family Budgets By Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have once again reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-essay/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump Essay
How a Needless Conflict Is Crushing American Family Budgets By Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have once again reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-essay/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump Essay
How a Needless Conflict Is Crushing American Family Budgets By Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have once again reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-essay/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-2/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-2/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-2/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump-2/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump/
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The Empty Promises at the Pump
How Trump’s Manufactured Oil Crisis is Crushing the Middle Class by Winston Wendell Gas prices in America have reached a breaking point. For many families, the prospect of filling up their cars is an unbearable prospect. Energy prices directly impact the global economy, and its repercussions are being felt by ordinary families. As an essential good, increases in its price effectively act as a tax on all other goods and services. The devastating impact of this development is felt most […]https://bluepress.blog/2026/09/07/the-empty-promises-at-the-pump/
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https://www.europesays.com/people/211062/ Jd Vance: ‘We would have had real civil strife’: JD Vance recalls 2024 attack on Trump #2024Election #AssassinationAttempt #CivilStrife #DonaldTrump #JamesDavidVance #JDVance
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‘We would have had real civil strife’: JD Vance recalls 2024 attack on Trump
US Vice President JD Vance US Vice President JD Vance said in a podcast released Tuesday (local time)…
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DATE: August 29, 2026 at 11:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Study finds media coverage of the 2024 presidential race favored political spectacle over substantive policy debates
New research provides evidence that mainstream newspaper coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election focused heavily on political strategy and legal controversies rather than policy issues. The findings indicate that while coverage of Donald Trump was persistently negative, Kamala Harris received a temporary positive boost following her sudden nomination. The study was published in the Journal of Political Marketing.
The contemporary political environment in the United States is highly polarized, which shapes both how journalists report the news and how the public interprets it. During election years, readers flock to political news to inform their voting decisions. However, journalists face a choice in how they present this information. A 2011 review of political communication explained that news outlets often frame elections around campaign tactics, momentum, and horse-race polling—focusing on who is winning or losing—rather than substantive policy debates. When this strategy-based framing dominates, the news tends to emphasize political spectacle over practical governance.
Alongside this focus on campaign tactics, political news often carries a heavy dose of negativity. Journalists and readers alike tend to display greater sensitivity to conflict and scandal than to routine achievements. This negativity bias has become particularly pronounced in recent years. For instance, a study covered by PsyPost in 2023 found that negative language use among U.S. politicians surged starting in 2015 alongside Donald Trump’s initial primary campaign and remained elevated throughout his presidency.
The 2024 presidential election presented an unusually chaotic cycle, featuring an assassination attempt, a late-stage withdrawal by Joe Biden, and the rapid nomination of a new candidate, Kamala Harris. The authors of the new study set out to document how these unprecedented political shocks altered the narratives and the emotional tone presented in mainstream print journalism.
The research, led by Ayse D. Lokmanoglu of Boston University, analyzed tens of thousands of articles from five major high-circulation newspapers. The team focused on USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe, collecting articles published between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025. After initially gathering over 500,000 articles, the researchers applied keyword filters to identify stories that specifically mentioned Joe Biden, Donald Trump, or Kamala Harris in the headline or opening excerpt. This process resulted in a final dataset of 37,321 full-text articles.
To make sense of this massive amount of text, the scientists used automated computer programs to conduct topic modeling and sentiment analysis. Topic modeling is a technique that identifies clusters of words that frequently appear together, allowing researchers to see what overarching themes are present in a set of documents without having to read each one manually. Sentiment analysis involves using a specialized dictionary to count the number of positive and negative words in an article, providing an overall score for the emotional tone of the text.
The researchers identified five major themes in the news coverage: elections and campaign frames, Trump family legal issues, domestic policy and regulation, foreign policy and ideology, and government and legislation. As the election cycle progressed, the share of articles dedicated to elections and campaign frames surged sharply. This spike was particularly prominent around major political events, such as Biden dropping out of the race and the Democratic National Convention.
Meanwhile, coverage of Trump’s legal issues grew steadily, peaking in late December and early January during developments in his various court cases. In contrast, discussions of domestic policy and regulation steadily declined in volume as the election approached. This pattern indicates a displacement effect, where campaign drama and legal scandals squeezed out substantive discussions of policy.
When looking at the emotional tone of the coverage, the researchers noted that the five newspapers converged on broadly similar patterns. Overall, the median sentiment of the coverage hovered slightly below neutral. However, distinct differences emerged depending on which candidate the article covered. Articles mentioning Trump were consistently negative throughout most of the pre-election period.
Articles mentioning Harris, or both Biden and Harris, trended in a slightly positive direction. Harris received a noticeable positive bump in coverage following the Democratic National Convention and the vice-presidential debate. This temporary boost aligns with the concept of a post-nomination honeymoon effect, where newly introduced or barrier-breaking candidates receive more favorable, optimistic coverage in their early days on the national ticket.
Interestingly, articles that mentioned both Democratic and Republican candidates were persistently negative, suggesting that when journalists write about both sides in the same article, they usually focus on partisan conflict and adversarial attacks.
The findings offer a detailed look at mainstream media narratives, but the researchers noted a few limitations to their work. The analysis focused exclusively on five major newspapers that generally lean toward the political center or center-left. Because the study excluded right-leaning outlets, the results might not capture the full spectrum of the American media diet.
Additionally, the automated tool used to measure sentiment relies on counting specific words, which means it can miss complex rhetorical devices like sarcasm, subtext, or strategic ambiguity. The researchers also filtered their articles by searching for specific candidate names. Articles that discussed broad political platforms or policies without naming Biden, Harris, or Trump directly were excluded, which could have artificially lowered the amount of policy coverage detected in the dataset. Future research could expand on this work by using advanced language models capable of understanding context and nuance, or by linking news publication data with social media metrics to see how readers amplify different types of political stories.
The study, “An Overview of Media Coverage Shifts Before and After the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election,” was authored by Ayse D. Lokmanoglu, Ananya Gupta, Tess Hemmila, Amira Jadoon, Bart Knijnenburg, and Arie Perliger.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #MediaCoverage #2024Election #PoliticalSpectacle #PolicyDebate #CampaignFraming #TrumpNews #HarrisCoverage #NegativeSentiment #NewsAnalysis #MassMediaShifts
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DATE: August 29, 2026 at 11:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Study finds media coverage of the 2024 presidential race favored political spectacle over substantive policy debates
New research provides evidence that mainstream newspaper coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election focused heavily on political strategy and legal controversies rather than policy issues. The findings indicate that while coverage of Donald Trump was persistently negative, Kamala Harris received a temporary positive boost following her sudden nomination. The study was published in the Journal of Political Marketing.
The contemporary political environment in the United States is highly polarized, which shapes both how journalists report the news and how the public interprets it. During election years, readers flock to political news to inform their voting decisions. However, journalists face a choice in how they present this information. A 2011 review of political communication explained that news outlets often frame elections around campaign tactics, momentum, and horse-race polling—focusing on who is winning or losing—rather than substantive policy debates. When this strategy-based framing dominates, the news tends to emphasize political spectacle over practical governance.
Alongside this focus on campaign tactics, political news often carries a heavy dose of negativity. Journalists and readers alike tend to display greater sensitivity to conflict and scandal than to routine achievements. This negativity bias has become particularly pronounced in recent years. For instance, a study covered by PsyPost in 2023 found that negative language use among U.S. politicians surged starting in 2015 alongside Donald Trump’s initial primary campaign and remained elevated throughout his presidency.
The 2024 presidential election presented an unusually chaotic cycle, featuring an assassination attempt, a late-stage withdrawal by Joe Biden, and the rapid nomination of a new candidate, Kamala Harris. The authors of the new study set out to document how these unprecedented political shocks altered the narratives and the emotional tone presented in mainstream print journalism.
The research, led by Ayse D. Lokmanoglu of Boston University, analyzed tens of thousands of articles from five major high-circulation newspapers. The team focused on USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe, collecting articles published between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025. After initially gathering over 500,000 articles, the researchers applied keyword filters to identify stories that specifically mentioned Joe Biden, Donald Trump, or Kamala Harris in the headline or opening excerpt. This process resulted in a final dataset of 37,321 full-text articles.
To make sense of this massive amount of text, the scientists used automated computer programs to conduct topic modeling and sentiment analysis. Topic modeling is a technique that identifies clusters of words that frequently appear together, allowing researchers to see what overarching themes are present in a set of documents without having to read each one manually. Sentiment analysis involves using a specialized dictionary to count the number of positive and negative words in an article, providing an overall score for the emotional tone of the text.
The researchers identified five major themes in the news coverage: elections and campaign frames, Trump family legal issues, domestic policy and regulation, foreign policy and ideology, and government and legislation. As the election cycle progressed, the share of articles dedicated to elections and campaign frames surged sharply. This spike was particularly prominent around major political events, such as Biden dropping out of the race and the Democratic National Convention.
Meanwhile, coverage of Trump’s legal issues grew steadily, peaking in late December and early January during developments in his various court cases. In contrast, discussions of domestic policy and regulation steadily declined in volume as the election approached. This pattern indicates a displacement effect, where campaign drama and legal scandals squeezed out substantive discussions of policy.
When looking at the emotional tone of the coverage, the researchers noted that the five newspapers converged on broadly similar patterns. Overall, the median sentiment of the coverage hovered slightly below neutral. However, distinct differences emerged depending on which candidate the article covered. Articles mentioning Trump were consistently negative throughout most of the pre-election period.
Articles mentioning Harris, or both Biden and Harris, trended in a slightly positive direction. Harris received a noticeable positive bump in coverage following the Democratic National Convention and the vice-presidential debate. This temporary boost aligns with the concept of a post-nomination honeymoon effect, where newly introduced or barrier-breaking candidates receive more favorable, optimistic coverage in their early days on the national ticket.
Interestingly, articles that mentioned both Democratic and Republican candidates were persistently negative, suggesting that when journalists write about both sides in the same article, they usually focus on partisan conflict and adversarial attacks.
The findings offer a detailed look at mainstream media narratives, but the researchers noted a few limitations to their work. The analysis focused exclusively on five major newspapers that generally lean toward the political center or center-left. Because the study excluded right-leaning outlets, the results might not capture the full spectrum of the American media diet.
Additionally, the automated tool used to measure sentiment relies on counting specific words, which means it can miss complex rhetorical devices like sarcasm, subtext, or strategic ambiguity. The researchers also filtered their articles by searching for specific candidate names. Articles that discussed broad political platforms or policies without naming Biden, Harris, or Trump directly were excluded, which could have artificially lowered the amount of policy coverage detected in the dataset. Future research could expand on this work by using advanced language models capable of understanding context and nuance, or by linking news publication data with social media metrics to see how readers amplify different types of political stories.
The study, “An Overview of Media Coverage Shifts Before and After the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election,” was authored by Ayse D. Lokmanoglu, Ananya Gupta, Tess Hemmila, Amira Jadoon, Bart Knijnenburg, and Arie Perliger.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #MediaCoverage #2024Election #PoliticalSpectacle #PolicyDebate #CampaignFraming #TrumpNews #HarrisCoverage #NegativeSentiment #NewsAnalysis #MassMediaShifts
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DATE: August 29, 2026 at 11:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Study finds media coverage of the 2024 presidential race favored political spectacle over substantive policy debates
New research provides evidence that mainstream newspaper coverage of the 2024 United States presidential election focused heavily on political strategy and legal controversies rather than policy issues. The findings indicate that while coverage of Donald Trump was persistently negative, Kamala Harris received a temporary positive boost following her sudden nomination. The study was published in the Journal of Political Marketing.
The contemporary political environment in the United States is highly polarized, which shapes both how journalists report the news and how the public interprets it. During election years, readers flock to political news to inform their voting decisions. However, journalists face a choice in how they present this information. A 2011 review of political communication explained that news outlets often frame elections around campaign tactics, momentum, and horse-race polling—focusing on who is winning or losing—rather than substantive policy debates. When this strategy-based framing dominates, the news tends to emphasize political spectacle over practical governance.
Alongside this focus on campaign tactics, political news often carries a heavy dose of negativity. Journalists and readers alike tend to display greater sensitivity to conflict and scandal than to routine achievements. This negativity bias has become particularly pronounced in recent years. For instance, a study covered by PsyPost in 2023 found that negative language use among U.S. politicians surged starting in 2015 alongside Donald Trump’s initial primary campaign and remained elevated throughout his presidency.
The 2024 presidential election presented an unusually chaotic cycle, featuring an assassination attempt, a late-stage withdrawal by Joe Biden, and the rapid nomination of a new candidate, Kamala Harris. The authors of the new study set out to document how these unprecedented political shocks altered the narratives and the emotional tone presented in mainstream print journalism.
The research, led by Ayse D. Lokmanoglu of Boston University, analyzed tens of thousands of articles from five major high-circulation newspapers. The team focused on USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe, collecting articles published between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025. After initially gathering over 500,000 articles, the researchers applied keyword filters to identify stories that specifically mentioned Joe Biden, Donald Trump, or Kamala Harris in the headline or opening excerpt. This process resulted in a final dataset of 37,321 full-text articles.
To make sense of this massive amount of text, the scientists used automated computer programs to conduct topic modeling and sentiment analysis. Topic modeling is a technique that identifies clusters of words that frequently appear together, allowing researchers to see what overarching themes are present in a set of documents without having to read each one manually. Sentiment analysis involves using a specialized dictionary to count the number of positive and negative words in an article, providing an overall score for the emotional tone of the text.
The researchers identified five major themes in the news coverage: elections and campaign frames, Trump family legal issues, domestic policy and regulation, foreign policy and ideology, and government and legislation. As the election cycle progressed, the share of articles dedicated to elections and campaign frames surged sharply. This spike was particularly prominent around major political events, such as Biden dropping out of the race and the Democratic National Convention.
Meanwhile, coverage of Trump’s legal issues grew steadily, peaking in late December and early January during developments in his various court cases. In contrast, discussions of domestic policy and regulation steadily declined in volume as the election approached. This pattern indicates a displacement effect, where campaign drama and legal scandals squeezed out substantive discussions of policy.
When looking at the emotional tone of the coverage, the researchers noted that the five newspapers converged on broadly similar patterns. Overall, the median sentiment of the coverage hovered slightly below neutral. However, distinct differences emerged depending on which candidate the article covered. Articles mentioning Trump were consistently negative throughout most of the pre-election period.
Articles mentioning Harris, or both Biden and Harris, trended in a slightly positive direction. Harris received a noticeable positive bump in coverage following the Democratic National Convention and the vice-presidential debate. This temporary boost aligns with the concept of a post-nomination honeymoon effect, where newly introduced or barrier-breaking candidates receive more favorable, optimistic coverage in their early days on the national ticket.
Interestingly, articles that mentioned both Democratic and Republican candidates were persistently negative, suggesting that when journalists write about both sides in the same article, they usually focus on partisan conflict and adversarial attacks.
The findings offer a detailed look at mainstream media narratives, but the researchers noted a few limitations to their work. The analysis focused exclusively on five major newspapers that generally lean toward the political center or center-left. Because the study excluded right-leaning outlets, the results might not capture the full spectrum of the American media diet.
Additionally, the automated tool used to measure sentiment relies on counting specific words, which means it can miss complex rhetorical devices like sarcasm, subtext, or strategic ambiguity. The researchers also filtered their articles by searching for specific candidate names. Articles that discussed broad political platforms or policies without naming Biden, Harris, or Trump directly were excluded, which could have artificially lowered the amount of policy coverage detected in the dataset. Future research could expand on this work by using advanced language models capable of understanding context and nuance, or by linking news publication data with social media metrics to see how readers amplify different types of political stories.
The study, “An Overview of Media Coverage Shifts Before and After the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election,” was authored by Ayse D. Lokmanoglu, Ananya Gupta, Tess Hemmila, Amira Jadoon, Bart Knijnenburg, and Arie Perliger.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #MediaCoverage #2024Election #PoliticalSpectacle #PolicyDebate #CampaignFraming #TrumpNews #HarrisCoverage #NegativeSentiment #NewsAnalysis #MassMediaShifts
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Trump, Cruz stay allies despite senator’s presidential ambitions
HUNT VALLEY, Md. (TNND) — President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, once opposing candidates for the White…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #2024election #jdvance #maga #marcorubio #RepublicanParty #secretaryofstate #tedcruz #trump #whitehouse
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https://www.europesays.com/people/204879/ Trump, Cruz stay allies despite senator’s presidential ambitions #2024Election #JDVance #MAGA #MarcoRubio #RepublicanParty #TedCruz #Trump #WhiteHouse
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https://www.fogolf.com/1362298/the-natalie-harp-starter-kit-everything-you-need-to-emulate-trumps-good-news-printer-keeper-and-loyal-nude-stilettoed-foot-soldier/ The Natalie Harp Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Emulate Trump’s “Good-News Printer” Keeper and Loyal, Nude-Stilettoed Foot Soldier #2024Election #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #Maga #Politics #Republicans #satire #trump #TrumpCampaign #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing #Trumpworld #WhiteHouse
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https://www.fogolf.com/1362298/the-natalie-harp-starter-kit-everything-you-need-to-emulate-trumps-good-news-printer-keeper-and-loyal-nude-stilettoed-foot-soldier/ The Natalie Harp Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Emulate Trump’s “Good-News Printer” Keeper and Loyal, Nude-Stilettoed Foot Soldier #2024Election #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #Maga #Politics #Republicans #satire #trump #TrumpCampaign #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing #Trumpworld #WhiteHouse
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https://www.fogolf.com/1362298/the-natalie-harp-starter-kit-everything-you-need-to-emulate-trumps-good-news-printer-keeper-and-loyal-nude-stilettoed-foot-soldier/ The Natalie Harp Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Emulate Trump’s “Good-News Printer” Keeper and Loyal, Nude-Stilettoed Foot Soldier #2024Election #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #Maga #Politics #Republicans #satire #trump #TrumpCampaign #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing #Trumpworld #WhiteHouse
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https://www.fogolf.com/1362298/the-natalie-harp-starter-kit-everything-you-need-to-emulate-trumps-good-news-printer-keeper-and-loyal-nude-stilettoed-foot-soldier/ The Natalie Harp Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Emulate Trump’s “Good-News Printer” Keeper and Loyal, Nude-Stilettoed Foot Soldier #2024Election #Donald #DonaldTrump #DonaldTrumpGolf #DonaldTrumpGolfing #Maga #Politics #Republicans #satire #trump #TrumpCampaign #TrumpGolf #TrumpGolfing #Trumpworld #WhiteHouse
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From Motorcade Trunk to White House Confidante: The Rising Influence of Natalie Harp
by Winston Wendell Remarks by Senator Jon Ossoff (D‑Ga.) that President Trump “travels with Natalie” has rekindled interest in the relationship between the president and his 35-year-old aide Natalie Harp. Known as the “human printer” for providing printouts of positive online stories about Donald Trump while he was in transit, Ms. Harp was once again in the news for an alleged altercation over her travel arrangements following the president’s recent court appearance in New York […] -
@Shibanarchiste @zer0billionaires The #UnitedStates #Constitution says a person must be 35 years old to serve as #POTUS.
#AOC turned 35 *after* #JoeBiden dropped out of the #2024election and #KamalaHarris was already on the ticket (as Vice President). I expect AOC *will* run for #President in the near future. #USpol
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@Shibanarchiste @zer0billionaires The #UnitedStates #Constitution says a person must be 35 years old to serve as #POTUS.
#AOC turned 35 *after* #JoeBiden dropped out of the #2024election and #KamalaHarris was already on the ticket (as Vice President). I expect AOC *will* run for #President in the near future. #USpol
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@Shibanarchiste @zer0billionaires The #UnitedStates #Constitution says a person must be 35 years old to serve as #POTUS.
#AOC turned 35 *after* #JoeBiden dropped out of the #2024election and #KamalaHarris was already on the ticket (as Vice President). I expect AOC *will* run for #President in the near future. #USpol
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@Shibanarchiste @zer0billionaires The #UnitedStates #Constitution says a person must be 35 years old to serve as #POTUS.
#AOC turned 35 *after* #JoeBiden dropped out of the #2024election and #KamalaHarris was already on the ticket (as Vice President). I expect AOC *will* run for #President in the near future. #USpol
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@Shibanarchiste @zer0billionaires The #UnitedStates #Constitution says a person must be 35 years old to serve as #POTUS.
#AOC turned 35 *after* #JoeBiden dropped out of the #2024election and #KamalaHarris was already on the ticket (as Vice President). I expect AOC *will* run for #President in the near future. #USpol
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Makdisi Street welcomes #TaNehisiCoates to talk about the #KamalaHarris campaign's failure to oppose the #GazaGenocide in the #2024election, and the #DNC's exclusion of and contempt for Palestinian voices.
(should be required listening for Masto shitlibs who spent the campaign telling anti-genocide protesters to shut up & who troll them with phony I told you so's to this day)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZrXgODaPV4
#USpol #USpolitics #BlueMAGA #Palestine #Gaza #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
Makdisi Street welcomes #TaNehisiCoates to talk about the #KamalaHarris campaign's failure to oppose the #GazaGenocide in the #2024election, and the #DNC's exclusion of and contempt for Palestinian voices.
(should be required listening for Masto shitlibs who spent the campaign telling anti-genocide protesters to shut up & who troll them with phony I told you so's to this day)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZrXgODaPV4
#USpol #USpolitics #BlueMAGA #Palestine #Gaza #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
Makdisi Street welcomes #TaNehisiCoates to talk about the #KamalaHarris campaign's failure to oppose the #GazaGenocide in the #2024election, and the #DNC's exclusion of and contempt for Palestinian voices.
(should be required listening for Masto shitlibs who spent the campaign telling anti-genocide protesters to shut up & who troll them with phony I told you so's to this day)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZrXgODaPV4
#USpol #USpolitics #BlueMAGA #Palestine #Gaza #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
Makdisi Street welcomes #TaNehisiCoates to talk about the #KamalaHarris campaign's failure to oppose the #GazaGenocide in the #2024election, and the #DNC's exclusion of and contempt for Palestinian voices.
(should be required listening for Masto shitlibs who spent the campaign telling anti-genocide protesters to shut up & who troll them with phony I told you so's to this day)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZrXgODaPV4
#USpol #USpolitics #BlueMAGA #Palestine #Gaza #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
Makdisi Street welcomes #TaNehisiCoates to talk about the #KamalaHarris campaign's failure to oppose the #GazaGenocide in the #2024election, and the #DNC's exclusion of and contempt for Palestinian voices.
(should be required listening for Masto shitlibs who spent the campaign telling anti-genocide protesters to shut up & who troll them with phony I told you so's to this day)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZrXgODaPV4
#USpol #USpolitics #BlueMAGA #Palestine #Gaza #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
UK Election 2024: Key Issues and Candidates Highlighted
📰 Original title: Following the findings of our exclusive poll on the changes in Downing Street...it's the new PM and a VERY sceptical public
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/uk-election-2024-key-issues-and-candidates-highlighted.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait_uk.mastodon_world
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> What emerges is a picture far larger than a single election, a single billionaire, or a single political party.
We have an election-equipment ecosystem that has existed within a far-right political network since the 1970s—one that election-security experts, computer scientists, statisticians, and cybersecurity professionals have been warning Congress and the American people about for decades. ...
What we’ve uncovered is a decades-long transnational organized crime syndicate and a safety net established to protect the wealthy pedophiles in the Epstein files.
#thiswillhold #substack #trump
#uspol #uspolitics #Epsteinfiles
#epsteinclass #republicans
#democrats #votingmachines
#petertheil #rupertmurdoch
#elonmusk #leonardleo #barreseid
#larryellison #davidellison #reidhoffman #leonblack #jesstaley
#ashleystclaire #kamalaharris
#markritchie #vincentreed
#danrather #whistleblowers
#2024election #putin #netanyahuhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/how-a-last-minute-change-to-election
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> What emerges is a picture far larger than a single election, a single billionaire, or a single political party.
We have an election-equipment ecosystem that has existed within a far-right political network since the 1970s—one that election-security experts, computer scientists, statisticians, and cybersecurity professionals have been warning Congress and the American people about for decades. ...
What we’ve uncovered is a decades-long transnational organized crime syndicate and a safety net established to protect the wealthy pedophiles in the Epstein files.
#thiswillhold #substack #trump
#uspol #uspolitics #Epsteinfiles
#epsteinclass #republicans
#democrats #votingmachines
#petertheil #rupertmurdoch
#elonmusk #leonardleo #barreseid
#larryellison #davidellison #reidhoffman #leonblack #jesstaley
#ashleystclaire #kamalaharris
#markritchie #vincentreed
#danrather #whistleblowers
#2024election #putin #netanyahuhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/how-a-last-minute-change-to-election
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> What emerges is a picture far larger than a single election, a single billionaire, or a single political party.
We have an election-equipment ecosystem that has existed within a far-right political network since the 1970s—one that election-security experts, computer scientists, statisticians, and cybersecurity professionals have been warning Congress and the American people about for decades. ...
What we’ve uncovered is a decades-long transnational organized crime syndicate and a safety net established to protect the wealthy pedophiles in the Epstein files.
#thiswillhold #substack #trump
#uspol #uspolitics #Epsteinfiles
#epsteinclass #republicans
#democrats #votingmachines
#petertheil #rupertmurdoch
#elonmusk #leonardleo #barreseid
#larryellison #davidellison #reidhoffman #leonblack #jesstaley
#ashleystclaire #kamalaharris
#markritchie #vincentreed
#danrather #whistleblowers
#2024election #putin #netanyahuhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/how-a-last-minute-change-to-election
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> What emerges is a picture far larger than a single election, a single billionaire, or a single political party.
We have an election-equipment ecosystem that has existed within a far-right political network since the 1970s—one that election-security experts, computer scientists, statisticians, and cybersecurity professionals have been warning Congress and the American people about for decades. ...
What we’ve uncovered is a decades-long transnational organized crime syndicate and a safety net established to protect the wealthy pedophiles in the Epstein files.
#thiswillhold #substack #trump
#uspol #uspolitics #Epsteinfiles
#epsteinclass #republicans
#democrats #votingmachines
#petertheil #rupertmurdoch
#elonmusk #leonardleo #barreseid
#larryellison #davidellison #reidhoffman #leonblack #jesstaley
#ashleystclaire #kamalaharris
#markritchie #vincentreed
#danrather #whistleblowers
#2024election #putin #netanyahuhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/how-a-last-minute-change-to-election
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> What emerges is a picture far larger than a single election, a single billionaire, or a single political party.
We have an election-equipment ecosystem that has existed within a far-right political network since the 1970s—one that election-security experts, computer scientists, statisticians, and cybersecurity professionals have been warning Congress and the American people about for decades. ...
What we’ve uncovered is a decades-long transnational organized crime syndicate and a safety net established to protect the wealthy pedophiles in the Epstein files.
#thiswillhold #substack #trump
#uspol #uspolitics #Epsteinfiles
#epsteinclass #republicans
#democrats #votingmachines
#petertheil #rupertmurdoch
#elonmusk #leonardleo #barreseid
#larryellison #davidellison #reidhoffman #leonblack #jesstaley
#ashleystclaire #kamalaharris
#markritchie #vincentreed
#danrather #whistleblowers
#2024election #putin #netanyahuhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thiswillhold/p/how-a-last-minute-change-to-election
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Hello everyone on #mastodon ,if you want to earn money easier grow cabbage because they take less time to get harvest.
And fighting hidden hungers in schools and communities they have helped us much more, so if you would like joining us. Welcome together we can grow.
#Today or #tomorrow
#gardening #2024Election #nature #c108webcatalog #free #love #local #farmers #environment #agroecology #climatechange #fediverse #solarpunksunday #performance -
Hello everyone on #mastodon ,if you want to earn money easier grow cabbage because they take less time to get harvest.
And fighting hidden hungers in schools and communities they have helped us much more, so if you would like joining us. Welcome together we can grow.
#Today or #tomorrow
#gardening #2024Election #nature #c108webcatalog #free #love #local #farmers #environment #agroecology #climatechange #fediverse #solarpunksunday #performance -
Can the Wall around the Patriots in the European Parliament Be Torn Down?
The following is an adapted version of an article written by former Minister for Regional Development and Public…
#Europe #EU #2024election #Alliance #centristcoalition #ChristianDemocracy #conservativeparties #Cooperation #epp #European #EuropeanParliament #Farright #Immigration #partyfamily #PatriotsforEurope #PfE #Politics #populistparties #Right-wing #SocialDemocrats
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'The cumulative message was not “We don’t need your vote.” It was “We don’t value your life.” '
Did #KamalaHarris’s Silence on #Gaza Cost Her the White House?
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/the-next-black-president
https://archive.ph/AIKW7
#USpol #USpolitics #2024election #BlueMAGA #TheEvilOfTwoLessers #Palestine #USforeignPolicy #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
'The cumulative message was not “We don’t need your vote.” It was “We don’t value your life.” '
Did #KamalaHarris’s Silence on #Gaza Cost Her the White House?
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/the-next-black-president
https://archive.ph/AIKW7
#USpol #USpolitics #2024election #BlueMAGA #TheEvilOfTwoLessers #Palestine #USforeignPolicy #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity -
'The cumulative message was not “We don’t need your vote.” It was “We don’t value your life.” '
Did #KamalaHarris’s Silence on #Gaza Cost Her the White House?
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/the-next-black-president
https://archive.ph/AIKW7
#USpol #USpolitics #2024election #BlueMAGA #TheEvilOfTwoLessers #Palestine #USforeignPolicy #UncommittedMovement #PalestineSolidarity