dean 1726; gep 993; kerry 864; clark 854; edwards 836; joe l 556; dk 461;

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From January 2004 through the Democratic National
Convention in July 2004, the Factiva Media Visibility
Index will track the number of weekly media mentions
garnered by each of the candidates competing to be the
Democratic Party's nominee for the 2004 Presidential
election.

Compiled by Factiva(R) a Dow Jones and Reuters Company,
the Factiva Media Visibility Index enables the media to
see an accurate snapshot of the subject being covered. The
search method weeds out the extraneous press mentions that
are not timely or are irrelevant to the searched subject.
The Factiva Media Visibility Index specifically searches
the most influential news and business newspapers and
magazines in the United States.

Here is how the candidates fared from a media perspective
during the week ending January 18, 2004:

Howard Dean - 1726 media mentions
Dick Gephardt - 993 media mentions
John Kerry - 864 media mentions
Wesley Clark - 854 media mentions
John Edwards - 836 media mentions
Joe Lieberman - 556 media mentions
Dennis Kucinich - 461 media mentions
Al Sharpton - 447 media mentions



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