A striking graph of the percentage of New York Times headlines containing each president's name, by . Trump and the Times had a symbiotic relationship: he used them to get attention, and they used him to get subscribers.
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Why not draw the same conclusion you drew yesterday about China?
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Interesting. Like so many other bad things, dictatorship leaves statistical traces. twitter.com/Chri5tianGoebe…
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Incredible. Especially when you consider how little actually happened during Trump's presidency compared to some of the others.
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Gaming the media is the new norm - and since bad news convert better than good news - the spotlight is brighter on misbehaving actor 🎭
What is that persistent blue(?) at the bottom from the 20s through the 60s?
(It's not clear on my mobile here. Such a fantastic use of data, yes)
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Polarizing figures get more coverage. Conversely, the closer to the center, the least coverage, i.e. Ronald Reagan.








