Harvard Study: Media Coverage of Trump’s First 100 Days Sets 'New Standard' In Negativity

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A new Harvard study released Thursday seems to back up President Trump’s recent claim that “No politician in history” has been “treated worse or more unfairly” by the media.

Townhall reports the study analyzed news reports from several print news outlets, along with network and cable news, and three European news outlets.

They found that media coverage of Trump’s first 100 days “set a new standard for negativity” at 80 percent negative coverage.

The report’s authors said “In no week did the coverage drop below 70 percent negative and it reached 90 percent negative at its peak.”

They noted that CNN and NBC’s coverage was the most unrelenting and added “Studies of earlier presidents found nothing comparable to the level of unfavorable coverage afforded Trump.”

They agree with Trump that it appears “the media are hell bent on destroying his presidency.”

Corrie O'Connor