Media coverage of Trump's 2024 announcement ranged from glowing to sarcastic to blunt. As he campaigns, how much coverage will he get?

Ray Bogan Political Correspondent

Analysis: Media coverage of Trump 2024 announcement runs gamut

Nov 16, 2022

Ray Bogan Political Correspondent

By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent), Brian Spencer (Editor)

Donald Trump announced he’s running for president in 2024, putting the controversial figure back in the spotlight. The media coverage of his announcement has ranged from glowing to sarcastic to blunt.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post put a small line on the bottom of the cover referring readers all the way back to page 26. The largely sarcastic article filed as a “Post Staff Report” stated a Florida retiree and avid golfer Donald Trump made an announcement no political pundit saw coming.

Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, another Murdoch-owned outlet, is still providing positive coverage of the former president.

“This looks like Trump in as good of form as you’ve ever seen him,” commentator Pete Hegseth said during Hannity’s show.

NPR and the Washington Post, meanwhile, took no prisoners. NPR led by stating Trump tried to overthrow the 2020 election and inspired a deadly riot in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power. WaPo described Trump as the “twice-impeached former president.”

As Trump campaigns, the press coverage will continue to vary, but a key question will be: How much of it will he get?

Tags: 2024 Elections, Donald Trump, NPR, Sean Hannity

Donald Trump announced he’s running for President in 2024, and the media coverage ranges from glowing to sarcastic to blunt. It isn’t hard to find coverage about Trump’s announcement, unless you’re reading the Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post in which case the cover refers you all the way back on page 26.

The largely sarcastic article filed as a “Post Staff Report” says a Florida retiree and avid golfer Donald Trump made an announcement no political pundit saw coming.

Staying under the same ownership umbrella, Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News is still providing positive coverage of the former President.

“This looks like Trump in as good of form as you’ve ever seen him.”

NPR and the Washington Post meanwhile took no prisoners. NPR lead by stating Trump tried to overthrow the 2020 election and inspired a deadly riot in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power.

WAPO started off by describing Trump as the twice impeached former President.

As he campaigns, the press coverage will continue to fall on a broad spectrum, one of the key questions will be – how much of it will he get.