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TV News Feasts on Trump Controversies While Ignoring Hillary’s Scandals
Newsbusters/Media Research Center ^ | June 20, 2016 | Rich Noyes

Posted on 06/20/2016 8:34:36 PM PDT by Enchante

Voters who have relied on the network evening newscasts for information about the 2016 presidential candidates saw four times more airtime devoted to controversies involving presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump than to the scandals surrounding his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Indeed, the only Clinton scandal to receive more than a minimal amount of attention from the networks during the primaries was the ongoing investigation of Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server and her mishandling of classified information while serving as Secretary of State. The networks paid little or no attention to a host of other Clinton controversies that likely would have been big news if they had been associated with her GOP opponent.

MRC analysts reviewed all 1,099 stories on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts which talked about the presidential campaign between January 1 through June 7, including weekends. This tally includes 950 full reports and interview segments; 66 short items read by the anchor; plus 83 stories on other topics that included some discussion of one or more of the candidates.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; demagogicparty; democrats; election2016; hillary; hillaryscandals; liberals; media; memebuilding; msm; newyork; partisanmedia; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; trump
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surprise, surprise, MSM news coverage in 2016 proves extremely biased in favor of Shrillary!
1 posted on 06/20/2016 8:34:36 PM PDT by Enchante
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How do these MSM reporters, editors, and producers live with themselves??? Surely they know how extreme their biases are...... but I suppose they think it is all for “The Cause”....


2 posted on 06/20/2016 8:36:16 PM PDT by Enchante (No lipstick on the PIAPS!! #NeverSHRILLARY)
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To: Enchante

Trump suggests profiling. He did not mention the “racial” word.
That was an addition by the MSM.


3 posted on 06/20/2016 8:36:53 PM PDT by Sasparilla (Hillary for Prison 2016)
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To: Enchante

They are communists, true believers either committed to the leftist worldview or profiting from it.


4 posted on 06/20/2016 8:38:27 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Enchante

The media doesn’t require Hillary to answer for anything. There are no controversies surrounding Hillary because she never has to say anything.

If I were her, I would just go home and wait until November. It’s almost like she’s not even running for president.


5 posted on 06/20/2016 8:39:16 PM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: Enchante

America has to somehow find a way to ennure itself from the propaganda values disseminated by the media. personally I predict a landslide for Trump but everything the media is pumping out right now goes contrary to that. We have to stop letting these morons decide who becomes president of the United States. A military coup takeover and Military Council governance of this country would be better than continued media manipulation of our elections


6 posted on 06/20/2016 8:44:14 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Enchante

indeed. only one of of the candidates is in peril of being indicted for exposing information that would jeopardize national security.


7 posted on 06/20/2016 8:45:51 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Enchante

It might not be surprising but it’s sure disgusting. The only saving grace is knowing the press will soon be facing more layoffs and buyouts.

Bias doesn’t sell and these folks are too stupid to figure that one out.


8 posted on 06/20/2016 8:45:56 PM PDT by GOPJ (When a Muslim terrorist shoots up a gay bar, itÂ’s not gun violence.ItÂ’s Islamic terrorism.Greenfie)
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To: Enchante

I can’t watch the network news more than a couple of minutes. They are so out in the open pushing Hillary. It is really a disgrace to what American journalism is supposed to be.


9 posted on 06/20/2016 8:46:29 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Enchante
Wow.

Imagine watching TV to get news.

10 posted on 06/20/2016 8:46:31 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (We cannot allow Hillary Clinton to become the next Angela Merkel)
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To: Enchante

My Tag line.


11 posted on 06/20/2016 8:49:28 PM PDT by 4Liberty (We SEE Trump tossed every contrived hurdle. Hillary given every absurd mulligan.THAT'S WHY-GO TRUMP!)
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To: Enchante

They’ve been totally biased and lying about Trump for a year. Why would they stop now?


12 posted on 06/20/2016 8:50:51 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Enchante

Ask Team Clinton about the flow of tens of millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation ( the formal name is the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, originally called the William J. Clinton Foundation) from foreign governments, corporations, and financiers and you typically get an interesting explanation: it’s a sign of love. “As president, he was beloved around the world, so it should come as not surprise that there has been an outpouring of financial support from around the world to sustain his post-presidential work”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/14/AR2007121402124.html

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Ask Bill about the tens of millions of dollars as he has made in speaking fees around the world, paid for by the same cast of characters, and you will get an equally charitable explanation: It’s evidence of his desire to help people. By giving these highly paid speeches, Clinton says, “ I try to help people think about what’s going on and organize their lives accordingly.”

http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2007-08-15/q-a-how-bill-clinton-is-changing-the-world.

Some more of the dirty Clinton’s RICO mafia crime family....


13 posted on 06/20/2016 8:55:02 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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Did they say bye bye to debbie mayonnaise yet?


14 posted on 06/20/2016 8:58:26 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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“..It’s almost like she’s not even running for president.”

She has not since day one...not really. The radical left and the criminally complicit MSM is doing all her running for her. She can just stay drunk and scream and screech for the media now and then in front of staged crowds.

What this country has degenerated to...


15 posted on 06/20/2016 9:01:15 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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"...If I were her, I would just go home and wait until November.
It’s almost like she’s not even running for president..."


You are absolutely correct.
She would be wise to conserve her energy, seek to recuperate, and then return to race in late-October.
The media will not criticize her and she could then spend $1B+ in the final two weeks.
If I had a complicit media I would definitely do that.


16 posted on 06/20/2016 9:01:27 PM PDT by Blue Jays
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The MSM is the Country’s greatest threat.


17 posted on 06/20/2016 9:06:58 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: GOPJ

The mainstream media is Left, because the Left owns them. The Left needs them to continue their agenda of fundamental change, therefore they support them financially. We may see more of the Leftist MSM bite the dust, but those will be the media the Left has decided they don’t need as they have enough to continue their destruction of America.

We could all turn off the MSM, and the Left would still continue to support them. It’s a system they will then exploit for controlling propaganda once they succeed in taking this country out. The system is already in place for them.


18 posted on 06/20/2016 9:09:20 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Blue Jays

The only time her poll numbers go down is when she opens her mouth. That just doesn’t seem to happen much now that she’s running for president.

The media is giving her a free pass.


19 posted on 06/20/2016 9:10:13 PM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: boycott

Hillary is AOL. Haven’t seen her for days, but for waddling into the hospital to see new baby.

What does she DOOOO all day? The media and Bark have taken over her campaign appearances for her, entirely, as you said.

This election is by MEDIA WARFARE. They must be answered by us!

TRUMP has done his part, continues with the winning strategy, but the GENERAL ELECTION calls for a Party to back him. They are not.

Our Party is for Hillary. WE have to answer the media, using electronic media.


20 posted on 06/20/2016 9:10:57 PM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey. PubYeslic education is the farm team for more Marxists coming-- infinitum.)
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