Politicians have not abandoned their interest in attracting mainstream media attention – and ideally, approval.
- Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Leicester
It wasn’t the ‘Sun wot won it’, but the partisanship of the UK press made the Conservatives’ task a great deal easier.
Newspapers and broadcasters have been more likely to focus on issues the Conservatives want people to talk about.
In 2017 Labour did better than expected because it moved debate away from Brexit. It will need to do the same in 2019.
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.
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