Thomas E. Patterson

Thomas E. Patterson is Bradlee Professor of Government & the Press at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. (bio)

Welcome! My site is dedicated to advancing ideas, research, and teaching in the areas of the media, elections, citizen participation, and American politics. Please contact me with any suggestions or inquiries you might have. Thank you for visiting my site. Tom

Report on News Coverage of President Trump's First 100 Days

• Report
• Slide deck of charts in the report

Reports on News Coverage of 2016 Presidential Campaign

• Pre-primary period 
• Primary election period 
• Convention period 
• General election period

Download the charts as PowerPoint slides:

• Pre-primary period 
• Primary election period 
• Convention period 
• General election period

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HarvardX/EdX online American Government course syllabus

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