New York, August 26, 2016. In many ways Donald Trump is currently running against himself for president as Clinton struggles to gain traction. Yet Trump faces increasing hostility in the media tone, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Both of the major party candidates continue to face high levels of media skepticism,” says Roland Schatz, founder and CEO of Media Tenor. “Clinton’s image shows key risk factors related to trust and personality due to the...

Read more...

Zurich, August 24, 2016. Journalists in the U.K. and in Germany have come under attack for sexist language when reporting about female athletes in Rio. While depreciating remarks clearly should have no place in journalism, there are more profound problems: Women remain under-represented in Olympic sports news. The share of female athletes in the news is only 38% compared to a share of 45% of all athletes competing in Rio. This shows the latest analysis of the Media Tenor International insti...

Read more...

Zurich, August 16, 2016. The Olympic Games have started but the image of the IOC has not turned positive. Doping-related topics have prevailed in the coverage on international TV news in the run-up to the games and still make up for a significant part of overall reporting. This is the result of an international TV news analysis conducted by Media Tenor International regarding the period of January 1 - August 11, 2016.

“In comparison to the London Games in 2012 doping has been cast...

Read more...

New York, August 8, 2016. Quoted financial analysts have recently increased their focus on gold while extending their ongoing enthusiasm for the metal, according to new research from Awareness Metrics, powered by Media Tenor International.

“Quoted financial analysts have been in agreement on gold,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “Tone for the metal has tracked the sentiment for commodities overall, but has been consistently more positive, highlighting gol...

Read more...

New York, August 4, 2016. Coming out of the conventions Clinton and Trump have similar overall ratings in the media, but Clinton has the edge for now according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Media coverage in this U.S. election cycle remains strongly negative,” says Roland Schatz, founder and CEO of Media Tenor. “Clinton’s image, despite high risks from the email scandal and Benghazi, has been more stable, but she still faces key risks in the media. Donald ...

Read more...