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Media Coverage of Obama Grows More Negative
US News & World Report ^ | September 14, 2009 | Nikki Schwab

Posted on 09/15/2009 8:43:48 PM PDT by kingattax

What happened to the media's crush on President Obama? In the second 100 days of his administration, the majority of press coverage was bad, with the president's policy proposals receiving more criticism than praise from reporters.

According to a study by researchers at George Mason and Chapman universities, 59 percent of press coverage was positive during Obama's first 100 days in office, but then it dipped to 43 percent from May through mid-August. Especially tough on Obama was Fox News.

Researchers analyzed portions of "Special Report with Bret Baier" because it most resembled a network newscast and found that 25 percent of the show's coverage of the president was positive. That's actually a little higher than the 21 percent positive coverage Obama garnered from the Fox News Channel show during his first 100 days.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; fawningmedia; mccainordie; mediabias; third100days
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1 posted on 09/15/2009 8:43:48 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: kingattax

Clearly the MSM are all racists.


2 posted on 09/15/2009 8:45:51 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: kingattax
He is being Britney Speared... love him, build him up... tear him down. The only thing the media loves more than a underdog story is a story of complete and exceptional disaster.
3 posted on 09/15/2009 8:47:30 PM PDT by Porterville ( I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum)
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To: kingattax

I don’t believe the study. Obama still receives more positive coverage than negative in the MSM.


4 posted on 09/15/2009 8:49:56 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Porterville

On what planet did the researchers conduct their study?

- JP


5 posted on 09/15/2009 8:51:55 PM PDT by Josh Painter ("Government cannot make you happy or healthy or wealthy or wise." - Sarah Heath Palin)
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To: kingattax

Take another hit there, Nikki.


6 posted on 09/15/2009 8:53:46 PM PDT by Carl LaFong (Experts say experts should be ignored.)
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To: kingattax

yes I noticed that tonight - visually....when for the first time ever that I really can recall,
the image-makers of yahoo finally posted his mug in an unflattering light.
I stopped reading their words...their *advertisements/massage* a long time ago...

It is to the people who get up and speak bravely that I ascribe this, the true ones who march for me on that mall, defending my liberty, to whom credit for the sea change is owed (and braver ones who fight in countless lands).

Yahoo’s still a bit slow on the uptake though. Just like the narrow-minded rest of them. Must be the self-imposed blinders of hate, bestowing its inevitable ignorance upon them...

still, is good to see.


7 posted on 09/15/2009 8:54:46 PM PDT by spankalib
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To: kingattax

I think I heard someone on a cable channel suggest that maybe 0 really isn’t the second coming of Christ after all. Damn, that’s harsh.


8 posted on 09/15/2009 8:54:47 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: kingattax

Media coverage? I’m not aware of any media coverage of this administration. I’m not sure that there even exists a “media” within the USA...


9 posted on 09/15/2009 8:56:02 PM PDT by chris37
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To: kingattax
Perhaps so, but the coverage about Joe Wilson and anyone else who criticizes Obama's "plans" as being racist is smothering any negativity towards Obama.

The MSM is simply disgusting.

10 posted on 09/15/2009 8:59:17 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: kingattax

Clearly a story to cover the state run media’s rear end. I be the information obtained for the story is pure bs. As the above poster stated it is pure racism for those against Obama’s policies.


11 posted on 09/15/2009 9:02:50 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: kingattax
Media Coverage of Obama Grows More Negative

What does that mean? They're no-longer falling all over themselves praising him every time he passes gas? They're no-longer fawning over him, scrambling to simply touch the hem of his robes? No more tingles?

Given how outrageously, mind-boggling, he-can-do-no-wrong, positive the MSM's so-called "coverage" of obama has been, "grows more negative" is meaningless. Let me know when one of the MSM outlets/networks does or says something negative enough to get themselves booted from the White House Press Room. Then I'll believe they're starting to get a dose of reality in their "reporting."

Anyone that sees obama for what he really is would not have much, if anything, positive to say about him. If obama knew what I really thought about him, he'd (try to) punch me in the mouth. If he didn't, that'd just prove he's the wimp in socialist clothing I believe him to be.

12 posted on 09/15/2009 9:04:56 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
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To: kingattax; M. Espinola; stephenjohnbanker; FromLori; Liz
Just wait until readers see the September 21st issue of Newsweek. The cover page features the article 'Killing Granny' . The article made me ill. Millions of people from coast to coast are going to upchuck their soup at the dinner table.

By October 1st Obama's poll numbers are going into the toilet.

13 posted on 09/15/2009 9:11:46 PM PDT by ex-Texan (Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 20)
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To: Impy; org.whodat; rabscuttle385; calcowgirl; spyone; dools007; mountainbunny; djsherin; ...
Yep, just found a little gem I wrote to compare with above:

From post: "The Evil of Barack Obama"
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:44:36 AM • 7 of 22
sickoflibs to Baladas

I am with you. America thinks Marxism is the answer. Obama is the cure. We have no say this year, so we can just try to enjoy the ride. Next year all focus will be on Obama to keep his promises and fix things. Now he's the liberal messiah, but will be hung once elected by same fickle liberal press looking for blood.

7 posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:44:36 AM by sickoflibs (Are libs really as dumb as they act??(maybe they just assume we are that dumb))

14 posted on 09/15/2009 9:17:55 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Socialist Conservatives: "'Big government is free because tax cuts pay for it'")
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In less than a year, the MSM will be carrying footage of Barry being burned in effigy all across America. And they'll blame evil corporations, Bush, global warming, and the failure to pass the Universal Brotherhood Global Chip Implant Bill as the reasons why nobody likes Obama any longer.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

15 posted on 09/15/2009 9:20:39 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: kingattax
According to a study by researchers at George Mason and Chapman universities, 59 percent of press coverage was positive during Obama's first 100 days in office,

Ha! More like 99%.

16 posted on 09/15/2009 9:21:00 PM PDT by beckysueb (Hey Obama, get out of Sarahs' house!)
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Familiarity breeds contempt. He’s stalking us, he’s everywhere and won’t go away!!! Doesn’t he have a job to go to??


17 posted on 09/15/2009 9:22:10 PM PDT by Jenny217
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To: kingattax

Bullcrap. All of the media coverage of Obama is glowing except for Fox. He is still the Messiah to the rest of TV News and to the press.


18 posted on 09/15/2009 9:42:38 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 50... 49... 48...)
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To: kingattax

Imagine what it would be like if the Monica Media actually reported negative stories about Boobama!


19 posted on 09/15/2009 10:15:00 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler ("People are idiots." -Thomas A. Caswell)
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To: sickoflibs

They told me I was crazy when I said the media would eventually have to attack Obama to some extent. They have to attack somebody and Republicans are out of power. Of course, the media coverage is still horribly biased, but at least BO is getting some criticism.


20 posted on 09/16/2009 12:01:25 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Obama's multi- trillion dollar agenda would be a "man caused disaster")
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