2024
the top election storylines
from 2024
2024 has been dubbed the year of global elections, and as election coverage begins to intensify, we’ll be exploring the topics and issues that dominate the political landscape.
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Immigration
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Immigration has received the most public interest of all the election topics we’ve looked at when it comes to web coverage.
Fox News is the top publisher writing about immigration, reporting on the number of illegal immigrants that have entered the country under Biden, and Elon Musk’s opinion on Biden’s border approach, which he has been sharing on his X account.
Public and media interest in immigration
Climate Change
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Biden’s pause on natural gas exports has been a central point of climate change conversations.
While the natural gas pause was the biggest narrative to surface about climate change, other top articles include NPR’s reporting on the plastics industry, and Al Gore’s commentary on immigration being affected by climate change.
Public and media interest in climate change
Biden: Top Coverage
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A considerable amount of Biden’s top coverage came from conservative media
Time and NBC News were featured in the top five articles for reporting on the Biden administration’s disinterest in Pakistan’s elections, and the Texas border dispute.
top publishers writing about Biden
Trump: Top Coverage
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Coverage of Trump came from a more diverse group of publishers, and had slightly higher public interest in articles than Biden.
However, the most engaged article about Trump overall was a poll from Newsmax tha asked the public who his vice-presidential running mate should be.
top publishers writing about trump
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