Special Report: Obama - Wright Blog Coverage

On March 13th, ABC News reported on presidential candidate Barack Obama's controversial pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and both mainstream and new media has been on fire with the story ever since. The chart above shows just how dramatic the impact of the story has been within the blogosphere by recording, day-by-day, the percentage of blog posts which mention Senator Obama that also mention Reverend Wright.

Since the ABC News report at least 28% of all posts mentioning the Senator each day have also included reference to Reverend Wright, with the peak of 35.7% occurring on March 18th, when Obama addressed the controversy in a high-profile speech on race in America. The speech does not appear to have put an end to the discussion, however, as two days later (March 20) over 30% of Obama blog posts still mention Wright as well.

Only time will tell how damaging the story will prove to Senator Obama's campaign, but thus far, it does not appear to be fading from the blogosphere particularly quickly. Next week will be critical --- if coverage dramatically drops, the issue may fade away, but if the percentages remain high, it is a sign that the Senator is in for a long hard road ahead...

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