Do news outlets show bias in their selection of photos of politicians?
Photographs are not objective. In fact they can never be. But how partisan are they? Is it even possible to evaluate how partisan – or neutral – an image is?
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Click to read about how researchers coded the photos.
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General Election: Who 'Won' the Photo Race?
Click to see a chart comparing the "positive" - "negative" tone of photo coverage of Pres. Obama & Gov. Romney during the general election campaign.
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GOP Primaries: Who Got More Coverage?
Click to see charts comparing photo coverage of Romney, Santorum, Gingrich & Paul during the GOP primaries.
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How Many Photos?
Click to see a chart comparing the amount of photo coverage of the 2012 presidential election.
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PrezPix is a study led by the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA), with research support from students at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
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