Politicians have not abandoned their interest in attracting mainstream media attention – and ideally, approval.
- Professor of Communication and Media Analysis, Loughborough University
It wasn’t the ‘Sun wot won it’, but the partisanship of the UK press made the Conservatives’ task a great deal easier.
It isn’t just politicians: experts, business representatives, even academics quoted in the media are more likely to be male.
In 2017 Labour did better than expected because it moved debate away from Brexit. It will need to do the same in 2019.
Analysis of the first week of the campaign shows that not all publicity is good publicity.
If you are looking for an in-depth analysis of how the pre-election media campaign went for the two main parties, here is the data.
It’s early days, but the governing party is dominating the reporting of the election so far.
When you take into account the weight of circulation, most readers are getting the Brexit message.
Media coverage of the debate has so far been dominated by Conservative men
The tabloids aren’t the force they used to be.
UKIP are getting a lot of negative press, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
The debate over the debates rages on, and the broadcasters’ decision to widen the field could have unexpected consequences.
There is now serious doubt as to whether the campaign for the 2015 general election will witness the kind of leader debate that dominated the 2010 contest. Prime minister David Cameron is reluctant to…
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