Posted on 04/27/2009 9:55:58 PM PDT by Zakeet
Earlier on Monday, my colleague Tim Graham previewed a study from the Center for Media and Public Affairs finding that Barack Obama received more television coverage in his first 50 days in office than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton did through similar points in their presidencies combined.
The final report has now been published, and the results are even more absurd.
For instance:
During his first 50 days in office, the three broadcast network evening news shows devoted 1021 stories lasting 27 hours 44 minutes to Barack Obama’s presidency. The daily average of seven stories and over 11 minutes of airtime represents about half of the entire newscasts. By contrast, at this point in their presidencies George W. Bush had received 7 hours 42 minutes and Bill Clinton garnered 15 hours 2 minutes of coverage, for a combined total airtime five hours less than Mr. Obama’s.
Wow. So the three broadcast network evening news shows have basically devoted on average about half of their entire newscasts to Obama.
Astonishing. But there's more:
CBS led the coverage with 365 stories and 10 hours 46 minutes of airtime, followed by NBC with 327 stories and 9 hours 38 minutes, and ABC with 329 stories and 7 hours 20 minutes. Thus, CBS has given more coverage to the Obama administration than all three networks combined gave to the first 50 days of George W. Bush’s presidency.
Wow.
Liberal media bias? What liberal media bias?
Broadcast Nitwork Smooze ... Setting New Records for Bias
I’d post the Peter Jennings “More Americans get their news from my ass...” pic but I’ll let him rest in peace.
Obama is the Pandemic we’ve got to be afraid of....
Which is why I don’t watch See B.S.
The a$$ kissing is too much to bear.
That’s why I don’t watch the news on TV. Turn it off immediately.
And new lows for ratings.
They'll be gone before we are.
I agree with that! I refuse to watch the news because it is ZERO all the time and now we have the proof!
The study also found that 58% of the comments on the 3 network news programs (CBS, NBC, ABC) were favorable about Obama, compared to only 33% for Bush and 44% for Clinton.
Push Obama as the Messiah and hope enough Americans remain stuck on stupid.
Ditto! Why anyone watches their crap is beyond me.
Don’t watch any national news networks except Fox. Haven’t watched CBS, NBC, ABC or CNN in years.
I suppose they like ate up crazy Obama.
We don’t have professional news organizations anymore. Well, except for FOX. All the others are all liberal socialist propaganda organizations who have been doing their best to brainwash as many people as they can.
Let’s see, the m.s.m. portrays G.W.Bush in any and every bad light they could come up with.
While the “magic negro” is treated like the second coming.
I’m about fed up with this assclown president and the press
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