Even Harvard Finds The Media Biased

IBD ^ | November 1, 2007

[Kaslin]

Journalism: The debate is over. A consensus has been reached. On global warming? No, on how Democrats are favored on television, radio and in the newspapers.

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Just like so many reports before it, a joint survey by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy — hardly a bastion of conservative orthodoxy — found that in covering the current presidential race, the media are sympathetic to Democrats and hostile to Republicans.

Democrats are not only favored in the tone of the coverage. They get more coverage period. This is particularly evident on morning news shows, which "produced almost twice as many stories (51% to 27%) focused on Democratic candidates than on Republicans."

The most flagrant bias, however, was found in newspapers. In reviewing front-page coverage in 11 newspapers, the study found the tone positive in nearly six times as many stories about Democrats as it was negative.

Breaking it down by candidates, the survey found that Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were the favorites. "Obama's front page coverage was 70% positive and 9% negative, and Clinton's was similarly 61% positive and 13% negative."

[golfisnr1]

And they wonder why they are going down the tubes.

[boop]

Wow, I’d actually like to see just ONE positive, or neutral story on republicans in the MSM. I can’t remember the last time I saw one.

[Billthedrill]

Coming up - The Ocean Found To Be Wet.

[Tall_Texan]

I’d vote for any GOP candidate who said of the media “They might as well wear pleated skirts and wave pom poms because they are nothing more than cheerleaders for the Democrat Party.”

[sionnsar]

And they wonder why they are going down the tubes.

Finish the Flush.

And get on with life.

[Rocky]

I’m shocked. Obama’s coverage was only 70% positive? I think the survey was biased.

[Saltmeat]

If the LSM (Lame Stream Media)did a honest self analysis, the report could be a one sentence quote from Pogo. “We have met the enemy and they are us.”

[Republic Rocker]

Nothing us “INFORMED” didn’t already know...... I continue to agrue to the death over this issue w/ many of my friends.....

[Old Seadog]

Ho Humm. What else is new??

[Rocky]

The anti-GOP attitude also lives on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition."

This article is full of shocking results. I never would have guessed this.

[Tzimisce]

No - say it isn’t so?

The smartest amongst are about 100 years behind the rest of us again....

[lowbridge]

bump

[central_va]

[Roberts]

Shocking.

[fungoking]

filed under duh!

[kaehurowing]

The absolute worst is National People’s Radio. Propaganda paid for by your public tax dollars.

[Froufrou]

Looks like I’m chasing all your posts today! I was considering a high def t.v. for Christmas, but now I figure “why bother?”

[george76]