https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/10/03/why-news-coverage-of-the-debate-may-matter-more-than-the-debate/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:10:07 -0400<![CDATA[Consider this experiment. In 2004, Kim Fridkin and other researchers at Arizona State University showed people footage of the third presidential debate, the debate plus 20 minutes of post-debate commentary on NBC, the debate plus 20 minutes’ time to read commentary on CNN.com. So who won the debate, Bush or Kerry? It depended on whether you watched the news&#8230;]]>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:15:51 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/10/03/why-news-coverage-of-the-debate-may-matter-more-than-the-debate-n96297