The media has vastly overcovered Trump, giving him an incalculable boost over other candidates.
This ‘free media’ has made him able to spend almost nothing on his campaign, overpowering Jeb Bush spending $100 million.
This enormously distorted coverage has especially hurt the campaign of Bernie Sanders.
Bernie, a historic candidate, was nearly unknown to the country, and needed the exposure from the media to get known — when he is exposed to voters, his votes greatly increase.
But the media has had almost time for Bernie because of its trump coverage — studies find that for several hundred minutes of covering Trump, Bernie gets ten minutes or less.
Bernie has done amazing, going from single digits in polls when entering the race to competing well with Hillary — but this media issue leaves him the underdog instead of surging ahead of her.
How can we hold the media accountable for this destructive behavior, other than what we watch?