{"id":36120,"date":"2025-07-10T09:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=36120"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:01:32","slug":"bitcoin-soared-but-mainstream-news-was-missing-in-action-study-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=36120","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Soared\u2014But Mainstream News Was Missing In Action, Study Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the second quarter of 2025, Bitcoin drew very different reactions from the top names in financial news. According to data gathered by market intelligence firm Perception<\/a>, from 18 major outlets, there were 1,116 Bitcoin articles published between April and June.<\/p>\n

Overall sentiment leaned a bit negative: 31% of headlines were tagged positive, 41% came across as neutral, and 28% fell into negative territory.<\/p>\n

Elite Media Coverage Gaps<\/h2>\n

The Wall Street Journal<\/a> ran just two Bitcoin stories in Q2. The Financial Times<\/a> managed 11, and the New York Times ran another 11.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a tiny share compared with other reports these papers produce\u2014especially odd for an asset that has outperformed almost everything else over the past decade.<\/p>\n

Based on the study conducted by Perception, these outlets treated Bitcoin almost as if it were off their radar. By comparison, those same weeks saw in\u2011depth coverage of ECB bond yields and quarterly earnings from large retailers.<\/p>\n

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High Volume Outlets Step In<\/h2>\n

At the other end of the theater were high\u2011output financial titles. Forbes<\/a> led the pack with 194 articles, tagging 43% as positive and 24% as negative.<\/p>\n

CNBC<\/a> published 141 pieces, with a 42% positive rate and just 17% negative. Fortune<\/a> added 117 stories, splitting 25% positive against 18% negative.<\/p>\n

These publishers hardly ignored Bitcoin<\/a>; they treated it as a moving market, not a fringe topic. They also drilled into specific angles\u201475% positive on retail adoption in Forbes, and 100% positive on institutional moves, for example.<\/p>\n

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Warnings From Negative Coverage<\/p>\n

Other outlets leaned the opposite way. The Independent<\/a> ran 45 Bitcoin articles but marked 42% of them as negative versus only 18% positive.<\/p>\n

Fox News produced 32 reports with 38% negative headlines, often focused on crime and security. Barron\u2019s\u2014ironically part of the same group as the Journal\u2014put out 65 Bitcoin stories, nearly split between 25% positive and 27% negative tones.<\/p>\n

These critical takes still kept Bitcoin in the pages, but they painted it mostly as a risk zone.<\/p>\n


\nReal\u2011Time Tracking Can Help Investors<\/p>\n

Investors who rely only on elite papers may miss big moves. When Barron\u2019s<\/a> runs 65 stories but its parent paper runs two, there\u2019s a clear gap in what each audience sees.<\/p>\n

By tracking headlines and sentiment as they appear\u2014instead of waiting three months for a quarterly report\u2014traders can spot shifts faster.<\/p>\n

According to analysts, setting up a simple dashboard that taps multiple outlets could highlight when a bullish run is building or when warning signs are rising.<\/p>\n

What It Means For Readers<\/p>\n

This split coverage matters. If you\u2019re reading only the Journal and the FT, you might think Bitcoin is a niche topic. If you\u2019re following Forbes or CNBC, you\u2019ll see it as a major market force.<\/p>\n

Based on these numbers, the big takeaway is simple: broaden your news sources. That way, you\u2019re less likely to get blindsided by Bitcoin\u2019s next big move.<\/p>\n

As the sages would say: the more, the merrier.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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