Posted on 01/15/2019 2:45:56 PM PST by Kaslin
Despite constant one-sided negative news coverage by the big three TV networks, President Donald Trump's public approval rating rose slightly in 2018, according to a new report from the Media Research Center (MRC). MRC analyzed the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts, which were seen by approximately 23 million people each night.
"The tone of coverage remains incessantly hostile: 90% negative, vs. just 10% positive (excluding neutral statements)," MRC's Rich Noyes reported Tuesday. "Yet despite the media's obvious disapproval, public opinion of the President actually improved slightly during 2018, from an average 40% approval on January 1 to 42.7% approval on December 31, according to RealClearPolitics."
According to MRC's monitoring, coverage of the Trump presidency slightly declined in 2018. In the first year of the Trump presidency, ABC, CBS, and NBC spent 99 hours covering the president, while this past year they dedicated 87 hours to his tenure, which still accounted for 28 percent of all evening news airtime.
"As has been the case since the President took office, the tone of network coverage has been exceptionally hostile, ranging from 82% negative in April 2017 (after Trump was praised for a missile strike punishing Syria for a chemical weapons attack) to 96% negative in February 2018 (when the news agenda focused on the Russia investigation, demands for gun control, and a White House aide accused of domestic abuse)," the report noted.
MRC also referenced the Pew Research Center's finding that during Trump's first 60 days in office, 62 percent of network stories were negative while only 5 percent were positive and 33 percent were neutral. "If you remove the neutral stories and look at just the stories with a clear spin, Pew's bottom line looks like ours: 93% negative spin, v. just 7% positive."
Rich Noyes also compared MRC's results to those of Harvard media scholar Thomas Patterson, who found that NBC's coverage was 93 percent negative and CBS's was 91 percent negative. Only Fox News offered balanced coverage (52 percent negative vs. 48 percent positive).
Trump’s actions speaking louder than the media’s words.
“Trump’s actions speaking louder than the media’s words.”
Well said! *TRUMP BUMP*
In attempts to recover the smear value they must resort to progressively more extreme stories. The problem with that is that eventually they run into credibility problems. They are just about there now.
I say, hang the elites, and have burgers with our President, Trump!
Break out the list!
Media ,you really mean the Dem Propaganda Branch . Look out if the Dems control everything again
Liberal press was just braying to their choir.
More George Soros funded hate for hard working Americans...
“Or do I have you confused with someone else?”
Yes, you are confused.
Is it possible someone else is using your moniker? Or maybe you had a memory lapse?
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This is very dangerous when one lacks any morals and has such a sick perverted love for money. You trust this proven dirt bag?
We may just have the perfect storm of Godlessness to elect such as swine as Trump.
80 posted on 6/17/2015, 12:53:26 PM by right way right (Disclaimer: Not a prophet but I have a pretty good record.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse]
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OMG, You were right!
I was a Cruz supporter but I came around, very strongly.
I am 100% pro Trump now that I know what his heart is for this country.
#13 is to you. I guess I will call you Mr. For The Record!
I found the link on your home page.
Yes, it was a nasty primary and Cruz drove himself into the ground.
If the NY Slimes publishes a picture of Trump on the Grassy Knoll holding a smoking 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 91/38 infantry rifle I’ll say “Good Shooting!” and vote for him again
While Trump’s approval rating rose slightly during 2018, the ratings for liberal Trump-bashing news outlets declined, sometimes drastically, as in the case of CNN.
Instead of destroying Trump, the liberal news media has been destroying itself.
There has got to be a campaign finance violation somewhere with the dems getting all that free press.
Pew’s bottom line looks like ours: 93% negative spin, v. just 7% positive.”
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7% positive? I must have been out that day.
L8r
It rose from the mid-30s? Nice. Plummeting at the moment, by the way.
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