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III. Expectations

This paper hypothesizes that newspaper editorial endorsements are positively related to media coverage, but the real question is to what extent the relationship exists. Does an endorsement guarantee an increase in coverage over ensuing days? How powerful is the link between the two? These are the relevant questions this paper seeks to answer definitively through analyzing coverage in five newspapers.

This paper predicts that two variables will be significant for all candidates: the number of candidates in the race when observations are made, and the total circulation size of the newspapers that provide coverage to the candidates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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