Appendix B: Detailed tables comparing news coverage of the first 100 days vs. 60 days of the Trump administration in 2017

At 100 Day Mark: Coverage of Biden Has Been Slightly More Negative Than Positive, Varied Greatly by Outlet Type
1. News coverage of Biden’s early days in office varied across outlet groups, with more focus on policy agenda than leadership, character
2. News outlets with right-leaning audiences used fewer types of sources than those with left-leaning or mixed audiences
3. Comparing early news coverage of Biden with that of past administrations – among a smaller mix of outlets
4. Most Americans have been following news about the Biden administration closely
5. Many Americans say early media assessments of Biden administration were mostly positive, fair and accurate
6. Americans differ by news diet on which Biden administration issues get too much coverage, which get too little
7. Americans more familiar with Biden administration’s proposed minimum wage increase than vaccination goals
Methodology
Appendix A: Grouping outlets by audience ideology and grouping survey respondents by media diet
Appendix B: Detailed tables comparing news coverage of the first 100 days vs. 60 days of the Trump administration in 2017
Appendix C: Content analysis detailed tables
Acknowledgments

This study analyzes the news coverage of the first 60 days of the Biden administration. For historical context, the current report often makes comparisons to the Center’s 2017 study about news coverage of the beginning of the Trump administration, which reported findings on the first 100 days of that administration. Since the current study is looking at the first 60 days and the 2017 study looked at the first 100 days, researchers assessed how similar or different the 2017 results would have been if the analysis were of the first 60 days. The findings overall show minimal differences that do not change the overall conclusions of the findings in any substantial way. Across the measures for assessment of the Trump administration, top topics covered and frame, the numbers do not differ by more than 5 percentage points. For example, 74% of the stories of the full 100 days of the beginning of the Trump administration were framed around Trump and the administration’s leadership and character, compared with 70% of the stories for the first 60 days.