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September 29, 2017

2. Five topics accounted for two-thirds of coverage in first 100 days

Trump/administration triggered stories across all main topics, but other actors also came into play

Trump/administration triggered stories across all main topics, but other actors also came into play

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Trump/administration triggered stories across all main topics, but other actors also came into play

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2. Five topics accounted for two-thirds of coverage in first 100 days
Five topics accounted for two-thirds of all coverage of the early days of the Trump administration
Nearly all stories for three out of the five most prominent topics framed around Trump’s leadership versus policy agenda
Source types cited varied some by story topic
Positive assessments of Trump/ administration rare across all five prominent topics
Trump/administration triggered stories across all main topics, but other actors also came into play
Trump/administration most likely to be refuted in stories about president’s political skills
Trump tweets cited in about one-in-five stories about political skills and immigration