Press coverage of this campaign has come in waves. We've oscillated between Clinton-friendly and Trump-friendly cycles every 3-4 weeks. 1/
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This always happens. But more pronounced this year. Trump is a lot to get one's hands around & challenges traditional reporting playbook. 2/
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Recently we've been in a Trump-friendly cycle. On immigration, for example, some media outlets were really eager for the "pivot" story... 3/
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: That's totally fair. Probably better to describe them as anti-Trump and anti-Clinton cycles of coverage.
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Because the media has to maintain the illusion of a horserace where none exists. Clinton pulls too far ahead? More email BS.
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well, any report not mentioning that Trump is a sexist, racist xenophobe is Trump-friendly so we're permanently pro-Trump cov
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By Trump friendly, do you mean the press eases up slightly on vicious attacks?
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the media fawns and gushes when trump manages to read a sentence off a TelePrompter. Treat him like a child
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Whatever media needs to keep a close race so people keep watching/reading. They could keep Charles Manson at 40% nationally.
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Except "Clinton Friendly" is defined as not saying anything about her.
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