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Is Donald Trump Getting Too Much Media Coverage?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets reporters in the spin room following a debate sponsored by Fox News at the Fox Theatre on March 3, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets reporters in the spin room following a debate sponsored by Fox News at the Fox Theatre on March 3, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

It seems that the news media cover every press conference, call-in interview, or even tweet, from presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. The same does not seem true for Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.

Is that fair? Does the media cover Donald Trump too closely, because it delivers ratings? Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik.

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