Study - Network news criticizes Dean most

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/01/16/dean_media/index.html">Study - Network news criticizes Dean most

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The study found that 49 percent of the coverage of former Vermont Gov. Dean was positive, compared to 78 percent of the rest of the Democratic field, collectively.

Dean's coverage rose to 59 percent positive in December after former Vice President Al Gore endorsed him, the study found.

The networks were generally less attentive to the election preseason than in the past, researchers found.

They devoted five hours and 20 minutes to coverage in 2003, which is a 32 percent drop from the seven hours, 49 minutes for the 2000 campaign, in which both party's nominations were contested.