"tone of coverage" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used in news and media contexts to describe the overall attitude or perspective conveyed in a piece of coverage on a particular topic. Example: "The tone of coverage surrounding the election was increasingly negative as tensions rose between the two candidates."
The electoral authority checks that candidates get equal airtime during the campaign (monitoring the tone of coverage is harder).
But Mr. Kan's continuing lack of popularity, as well as the critical tone of coverage in the local press, suggests that his efforts may be too little, too late.
The shift of power and changing tone of coverage were apparent on Wednesday, even as Egypt's defense minister, Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, prepared to go on television and announce the end of Mr. Morsi's presidency.
Meanwhile, much of the news coverage about the designer, an elusive figure at best, has centered on his antagonistic relations with newspaper critics and magazine editors, banning some journalists from the shows and challenging the tone of coverage.
The broadcasters will hope for an unreserved cheer from producers and consumers of culture, but there is reason for concern that the type and tone of coverage being promoted may prove rather more beneficial to the creators of the arts than to those who have to pay to see them.
In the past few months the hashtags #NoAngel and #IfTheyGunnedMeDown spread on social media, inspired by the tone of coverage about black men and boys who had been killed by the police-if a victim had frowned in a selfie or Instagrammed himself wearing jewelry or (God forbid!) been photographed with a joint, articles would imply that the victim was a dangerous "thug" who no doubt had it coming.
But poverty coverage does not have the regularity or the inclusive tone of Times coverage on the opposite end of the affluence spectrum, like Paul Sullivan's business feature "Wealth Matters," which is described as a column about "strategies that the wealthy use to manage their money and their overall well-being".
But I find the tone of the coverage particularly interesting.
The tone of the coverage of Twitter's I.P.O. has been strikingly cheerful.
After these revelations, the tone of media coverage changed again, although only slightly.
Sometimes, it's simply the tone of the coverage she doesn't care for.
