Donald Trump proved all the experts wrong by locking up the Republican nomination for president in 2016. Many believe that Trump’s success can be attributed, at least in part, to the media’s near-obsessive coverage of the billionaire real estate tycoon. For example:
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The New York Times calculated that Trump’s domination of network news coverage was the equivalent of almost $2 billion in paid media exposure. In many cases, Trump didn’t have to leave home to appear on television because the networks would let him conduct interviews over the phone.
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But don’t you dare suggest to the media that they played a role in Trump’s political success by granting him the type of exposure most candidates can only dream of. They get offended when you do that.
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