While mainstream media coverage of Trump was mainly positive at the onset of his presidential campaign, the closer he came to winning the Republican nomination the more negative coverage became.<ref>York, Byron (July 11, 2016). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-study-as-trump-won-media-coverage-turned-sharply-negative/article/2596199 Harvard study: As Trump won, media coverage turned sharply negative]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> | While mainstream media coverage of Trump was mainly positive at the onset of his presidential campaign, the closer he came to winning the Republican nomination the more negative coverage became.<ref>York, Byron (July 11, 2016). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/harvard-study-as-trump-won-media-coverage-turned-sharply-negative/article/2596199 Harvard study: As Trump won, media coverage turned sharply negative]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> |