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July 29, 2008
Smell the Barbecue!
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.You read it right: tougher on the Democrat.
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.
And during the six weeks of this study, we had a non-stop cavalcade of McBush stupid. Yet the corporate media was harder on Senator Obama. Barbecue tastes so good.
Posted By Bob Cesca | July 29, 2008 08:51 AM | DIGG ME!
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I just don't believe you, Bob; by the way, could you pass me that tray of corn on the cob?
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at July 29, 2008 10:07 AM
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