October 29, 2014. New York. – Despite media and voter apathy towards the U.S. midterm elections, the visibility of Republicans in the news combined with increasing negativity towards President Obama suggests the Republicans will wrest control of the Senate from the Democrats in November, says research institute Media Tenor International.

“With TV media and The Wall Street Journal focusing on international concerns like the Middle East, the Ukraine, and Ebola, there’s ...

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October 9, 2014. Copenhagen. – When staff from BBC, The Huffington Post, South Africa's SABC, and DIE ZEIT all endorse an editor-in-chief and his team from Danish TV, something unique is happening in news that needs to be celebrated. DR-TV in Copenhagen has managed to increase its audience over the last six years and receive clear backing from all domestic stakeholders by doing something that most experienced journalists and publishers around the world would view not just as imp...

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Pretoria, 3 October 2014. This week the world marks world human trafficking awareness week and Media Tenor has conducted research into media trends surrounding the topic. Analysis shows that the global media have turned a blind eye to the issue of human trafficking, focusing on conflict around the globe instead. It is estimated that some 2,5 million people are victims of trafficking each year but the issues are not covered in great depth by the world’s media.

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New York. September 30, 2014 – Women are severely underrepresented on international TV news and are frequently framed as victims as opposed to political leaders, business people, and other high-achieving public figures, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Not only do women represent only 11 out of the 100 most visible people on international TV news,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor, “these women only get 3% of the news coverage, hi...

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Pretoria, 19 September 2014. The Scottish referendum to decide whether to be independent from the United Kingdom ignited fierce debate and garnered significant media attention throughout 2014. Research by Media Tenor has found that Alex Salmond’s prominence in the media may have driven away some potential yes voters. Salmond was the only voice of the Yes campaign who garnered significant coverage while the Better Together campaign offered a variety if voices from different political parti...

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