A media monitoring company called Metro Monitor emailed about their data service. They compile any newspaper, radio, or television exposure someone has and develop reports about viewer reach and other information. Like most solicitations, they offered to send a complimentary version of their service which reports on media exposure that the mayor of Richmond had last week.

According to the report provided, news stories featuring the mayor of Richmond were viewed, read, or listened to by over 9 million people last week. Of that, over 8 million of those views came from unique visits to articles, websites and other sources where the mayor of Richmond was featured. 26 articles were published that mention the mayor.