June 19, 2013. New York – Many of the key issues before the U.S. Supreme Court have failed to establish themselves on the media agenda, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“As the Supreme Court´s summer recess approaches and decisions are issued on cases which could result in significant changes in U.S. life, TV news coverage of those topics which have been most vocally discussed by political pundits have actually received little media visibilit...

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June 18, 2013. Rapperswil – U.S. president Obama now faces high levels of negativity not just in his home country, but across formerly supportive European news broadcasts, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“While media enthusiasm for Obama waned quickly in the U.S. due to controversy over healthcare reform, TV broadcasts in Europe maintained a positive outlook for longer,” says Christian Kolmer, a researcher at Media Tenor. “For example, the tone...

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June 14, 2013. New York – Analyst interest in bonds appears to be waning even as their skepticism on the investment objects increases, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Bonds have been a key focus for a long time due to coverage of the financial crisis,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “However, since May, equities edged out bonds for a more significant share of the agenda as analysts have retreated to a more neutral tonality...

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June 7, 2013. New York – The tone of media coverage on the U.S. economy has continued to trend upward and has been reflected in the Consumer Confidence Index, while the European economy continues to garner negative coverage, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“The media optimism regarding the U.S. economy has been cautious, but improving news on employment has helped the trend despite ongoing concerns about the impact of the sequester,” says Racheli...

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 May 5, 2013. New York – Hedge funds are generally associated with the U.S. market and have been receiving lower levels of visibility in the business media over the last several months as analyst opinion on them has moved towards neutral, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“Hedge funds are mostly covered by the Financial Times,” said Racheline Maltese, a researcher with Media Tenor, “although most of the coverage involves the U.S. In 2012, an...

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