Media’s portrayal of rural America

A study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation looked at how the major media portray rural America and how their portrayal change during a presidential election year. It compared urban media coverage of rural America from January through June 2002, with the election-charged period June to November 2004. Rural subjects appeared in 57 percent more stories in 2004 than in 2002.

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