July 27, 2008: Rachel Maddow; Eric Boehlert; Farron Cousins; and your calls
This week I'll talk to Rachel Maddow about the race to the White House. Then in the 2nd hour, Eric Boehlert joins me to talk about the media coverage of the two candidates. Then in the last hour, Farron Cousins comes on to talk about The National Enquirer's coverage of John Edwards. All that and your calls throughout the show, 866-303-2270.
- FILED UNDER: Host Posts, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, John McCain, White House
- July 27, 2008
Media Bias
Today on a bunch of sites:
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The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.
During the evening news, the majority of statements from reporters and anchors on all three networks are neutral, the center found. And when network news people ventured opinions in recent weeks, 28% of the statements were positive for Obama and 72% negative.
Network reporting also tilted against McCain, but far less dramatically, with 43% of the statements positive and 57% negative, according to the Washington-based media center.
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NOTE: The Center for Media and Public Affairs is generally considered a darling of the Right. Just thought I would point that out.
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By deanrddJuly 28, 2008 - 3:28pm