Reply #29: A couple of interesting notes from the study:

[MGKrebs]

Just five candidates have been the focus of more than half of all the coverage. Hillary Clinton received the most (17% of stories), though she can thank the overwhelming and largely negative attention of conservative talk radio hosts for much of the edge in total volume.

... Elizabeth Edwards, a candidate spouse, received more attention than 10 of them, and nearly as much as her husband.

Newspapers were more positive than other media about Democrats and more citizen-oriented in framing stories. Talk radio was more negative about almost every candidate than any other outlet. Network television was more focused than other media on the personal backgrounds of candidates. For all sectors, however, strategy and horse race were front and center.

http://journalism.org/node/8187