Politics in the public conversation.
Explore Media Tenor publications and commentary through this research theme.
Presentation
2026
US Midterms 2026: Media, living costs and the campaign agenda
A sixteen-slide analysis of the issues, political figures and narratives visible ahead of the 2026 US midterms.
Report
2016
News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters
Thomas E. Patterson’s December 2016 Shorenstein Center report, produced in conjunction with Media Tenor.
Scientific contribution
2023-09-06
Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle
Trump’s rise, Sanders’ emergence and Clinton’s struggle.
Scientific contribution
2023-09-06
Can News Draw Blood? The Impact of Media Coverage on the Number and Severity of Terror Attacks
A study of the relationship between terrorism coverage and subsequent attacks.
Scientific contribution
2023-09-06
Can Media Drive the Electorate? The Impact of Media Coverage on Party Affiliation and Voting Intentions
A scientific reference on news coverage, party affiliation and voting intentions.
Video
2022-03-11
Media Tenor Expert Hearing on Paracel Island (short version)
An archived expert hearing on the Paracel Islands and territorial conflict.
Commentary
2020-11-06
Biden winning the popular vote by large margins didn’t come as a surprise
A November 2020 commentary on Biden’s popular-vote performance and the media’s response.
Commentary
2020-10-28
All time high in voter turnout expected, drawing a line under 5 years of continuous cacophony
A late-October 2020 release anticipating strong US voter participation.
Commentary
2020-10-17
Media’s Professional Responsibility in an Election: Media Must Resist Calling Race Too Early
A 2020 commentary urging news organisations to avoid calling election results prematurely.
Newsletter
2020-10-09
VP Debate Represents a Return to Norms, but Trump Lost His Last Chance to Positively Surprise American Voters
A study of media reactions to the 2020 Harris–Pence vice-presidential debate.
Newsletter
2020-10-02
Trump said to lose first TV debate decisively with combative performance
A media analysis of the first Trump–Biden debate in 2020.
Commentary
2020-08-13
Harris as the VP choice was not a surprise to the media audience, but will it make a difference?
A 2020 election analysis of Kamala Harris’s selection as Biden’s running mate.
Commentary
2018-01-24
Global Power Balance Shifts
A 2018 Global Agenda Index release on changing international leadership narratives.
Commentary
2017-05-22
Trump, not the media, drives negativity on his performance in first months
A 2017 study of negative coverage during the opening months of Trump’s presidency.
Commentary
2016-11-15
Did CNN create a self-fulfilling prophecy on November 8? Not even Fox saw a close race
A post-election commentary questioning US broadcasters’ handling of the 2016 race.
Commentary
2016-11-07
Clinton survives FBI announcement; victory expected November 8
A pre-election release forecasting a Clinton victory from the media narrative in November 2016.
Commentary
2016-11-02
Race has tightened, but Clinton recovering from FBI announcement
An election tracker examining the effect of the October 2016 FBI announcement on Clinton’s media image.
Commentary
2016-10-06
Clinton maintains media advantage as Trump weakens
A follow-up on candidate visibility and tone after the first 2016 presidential debate.
Commentary
2016-10-01
Media Tenor U.S. Election Sentiment Tracker: Clinton Back in the Lead
The October 2016 election tracker examines the media response to the first US presidential debate.
Study
2014-04-23
Making an informed vote
A study asking whether stereotype-driven news helps audiences make informed voting decisions.
Commentary
Politics Commentary 14 September 2026
Two Conservative Media Systems
A comparison of coverage of Trump and the White House in the context of the 2026 US midterms.
Commentary
Politics Commentary 14 September 2026
Anatomy of a media storm
Roland Schatz examines election coverage relating to Saxony-Anhalt.
Commentary
Politics Commentary 14 August 2026
Historical memory in the news agenda
Media Tenor examines changes in reporting about the former East Germany.
Report
Archive record · date unverified
Paracel Islands: The Risks of Unsolved Area Conflict
A source record for the report on unresolved territorial conflict around the Paracel Islands.