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pressrelations Study: Trump Dominates Media Coverage, Especially Among Unreliable Media

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

According to a new pressrelations study on media credibility in the US election, even though President Trump falls well behind challenger Joe Biden in current polls, he dominates international media coverage.

Key Points: 
  • According to a new pressrelations study on media credibility in the US election, even though President Trump falls well behind challenger Joe Biden in current polls, he dominates international media coverage.
  • Unreliable media outlets in particular report positively on Trump.
  • The more trustworthy the outlet, the more neutral it reports on Biden, and the more negative its coverage of Trump.
  • To evaluate the trustworthiness of media sources, the study relies on NewsGuards scores as integrated into the media monitoring portal NewsRadar.