Rapperswil, December 22, 2015. In 2015 the media perception of religion was dominated by violence and terror even more than in previous years. For one report about the Christian churches prime-time news programs all over the world broadcast twice as many reports about Islam and Muslim terrorists and organizations. This shows a new analysis of the Swiss research institute Media Tenor International.

“Voices that refuse to equate Islam and violence are taken up more and more rarely i...

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New York, December 19, 2015. As the Democrats prepare to debate again, Hillary Clinton remains in the lead, but Bernie Sanders’s image has improved over the last several days, giving him a strong position going into the event, says research institute Media Tenor International.

“Hillary Clinton is still the clear Democratic frontrunner,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor, “but enthusiasm for Sanders remains. Strong poll numbers in early states have helped hi...

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New York, December 18, 2015. Heading into 2016, quoted financial analysts are offering positive sentiment about the global pharmaceutical industry, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“While banks and IT companies were the main focus of quoted analyst comments in 2015, heading into 2016, there is clear enthusiasm for the pharmaceutical industry,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “While tonality is at times volatile due to the results o...

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New York, December 15, 2015. As the Republicans prepare to debate again, Ted Cruz has emerged as Donald Trump’s strongest challenger as Ben Carson’s media image took a hit, according to new research from Media Tenor International.

“The spotlight on Trump has continued since the last debate due to his anti-Muslim comments,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “Despite the heavy media criticism this has spawned, it has not hurt his poll numbers as Trump has ...

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New York, December 4, 2015. Despite financial analysts recognizing some bright spots for banks through October of 2015, further challenges await according to analyst sentiment as tracked by research institute Media Tenor International.

“Banks continue to face risk,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “Financial analysts have still not forgotten about the long history of regulatory and legal issues that have been part of the now nearly 10-year long trust meltd...

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