Fair on the Air?
(Fox News) - As the 2008 presidential candidates pick up the pace in the race for the White House, everyone is jockeying for media attention. But is network television playing fair?
According to the watchdog group Media Research Center, not only are the morning shows on ABC, CBS and NBC overwhelmingly focused on Democrats, they're actively promoting the agenda of the Democratic candidates.
The report found that Democrats get nearly twice as much coverage as Republicans, with New York Senator Hillary Clinton receiving the most — more than half of all campaign segments focused on Democrats. The study found that 69 percent of the questions to Democrats reflected a liberal premise and that more than 82 percent of the questions to Republicans came from the same perspective.
Undeclared liberal candidates like former Vice President Al Gore and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received more coverage than many of the declared Republicans.
According to the watchdog group Media Research Center, not only are the morning shows on ABC, CBS and NBC overwhelmingly focused on Democrats, they're actively promoting the agenda of the Democratic candidates.
The report found that Democrats get nearly twice as much coverage as Republicans, with New York Senator Hillary Clinton receiving the most — more than half of all campaign segments focused on Democrats. The study found that 69 percent of the questions to Democrats reflected a liberal premise and that more than 82 percent of the questions to Republicans came from the same perspective.
Undeclared liberal candidates like former Vice President Al Gore and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received more coverage than many of the declared Republicans.
posted by BP News Bureau | 1:00 PM
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