Press coverage of Mitt Romney’s campaign took a decidedly positive turn after the former Massachusetts governor won his home state of Michigan. But President Barack Obama hasn’t enjoyed a single week since early January where positive coverage outweighed negative coverage, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.Pew monitored the tone and level of press coverage between Jan. 2 and April 15. Before the Michigan primary — Jan. 2 through Feb. 26 — 33 percent of Romney coverage was positive, compared to 37 percent negative. After the Michigan primary (Feb. 28), when the media narrative focused on the inevitability of Romney’s nomination, the candidate enjoyed 47 percent positive coverage to 25 percent negative coverage.
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