Question 1

What is the Coverage Attention Economy?

Accepted Answer

It measures whether stories get proportionate media coverage relative to their importance. Over-covered stories receive excessive attention (media pile-on), while under-covered stories deserve more attention than they're getting.

Question 2

How do you determine if a story is over-covered or under-covered?

Accepted Answer

We calculate an importance score based on factors like public interest, accountability implications, and newsworthiness. We compare this to actual coverage volume. A positive gap means over-coverage; negative means under-coverage.

Question 3

Why do some important stories get less coverage?

Accepted Answer

Media often focuses on sensational, celebrity-driven, or politically charged stories while ignoring complex policy issues, local governance problems, or stories without clear villains. Our tool helps identify these blind spots.