Posted on 04/19/2017 7:14:25 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
As President Trump approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, he has received by far the most hostile press treatment of any incoming American president, with the broadcast networks punishing him with coverage that has been 89% negative. The networks largely ignored important national priorities such as jobs and the fight against ISIS, in favor of a news agenda that has been dominated by anti-Trump controversies and which closely matches what would be expected from an opposition party.
For example, President Trump’s push to invigorate the economy and bring back American jobs received a mere 18 minutes of coverage (less than one percent of all airtime devoted to the administration), while his moves to renegotiate various international trade deals resulted in less than 10 minutes of TV news airtime.
Eight years ago, in contrast, the broadcast networks rewarded new President Barack Obama with mainly positive spin, and spent hundreds of stories discussing the economic agenda of the incoming liberal administration.
For this study, MRC analysts reviewed all of ABC, CBS and NBC’s evening news coverage of Trump and his new administration from January 20 through April 9, including weekends. Coverage during those first 80 days was intense, as the networks churned out 869 stories about the new administration (737 full reports and 132 brief, anchor-read items), plus an additional 140 full reports focused on other topics but which also discussed the new administration.
Five big topics accounted for roughly two-fifths (43%) of the whopping 1,900 minutes of total network airtime devoted to the Trump administration. But those five topics accounted for a much larger share (63%) of the negative coverage hurled at the administration, as the networks covered each with an overwhelmingly hostile (more than 90% negative) slant.
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unenchanted
Either the media, talking heads, radio show hosts get their heads out of their butts and quit taking money from special interest groups or:
They will go down in ashes...
I for one have turned off all news, t.v. except for cooking shows and old movies...and I could care less who they are or what they are saying, it's lies, propaganda and idiot writings...
So it's going to come down to ‘crunch’ time real soon, report the news as it happens and keep your politics out of it or you will be burned to ashes for the winds to blow you into hell...
Even a biased press, such as we have today, does it's job of enlightening the citizenry. Eventually even the most gullible citizens realize that they are being manipulated by a dishonest press.
It’s like Hollywood leftist movies that go nowhere
They don’t care if they lose money
Right now MSNBC and CNN are fighting it out for the left audience
FNC is shooting itself in the foot
Scott Pelley at night and CBS This Morning are perfect examples of hate filled anti-Trump reporting. Each night and each day their reports are non-stop anti-Trump.
It’s hysterical how filled with hate they are - hope they survive eight years without giving themselves ulcers.
Predictable, of course. the media has chosen the path of perdition.
I wish you were right but I don't see how that will happen.
God Bless Donald Trump and his family!
He put aside building and running his “empire” and decided to shake up corrupt establishment and make America great again.
His amazing success in beating competition and winning Presidency is so much more valuable as he had to fight:
rotten media
own party stooges
establishment money
voter fraud
big lies
brainwashed snowflakes
The real margin of his winning is somewhere around 20%, trimmed down by fraud and fake media.
He is trying to fulfill his promises and bring some sanity into our lives. Bring freedom, justice and order to unleash American genius again.
Illegitimate Kenyan’s legacy?
Tried to destabilize and dismantle US.
Tried to support and build Caliphate.
Not too sure about that because Murdoch has a very lefty reputation outside the USA, and as for his two entitled kids ..... More likely it is a deliberate political shift following the successful ouster of Ailes.
On Morning Joke this morning, Joke's live-in mistress and red diaper baby, Mika, really gave the whole thing away with her comments on the Georgia special election (paraphrasing), "WE have to do this now"...."this is OUR election to win in June"....etc. She's confirming that her media role is actually that of an official arm to the Democrat Party as well a mouthpiece and propagandist for it.
Morning Joke himself was a little uneasy about what she was saying and weakly told her in a weasel word or two at the end of her comments that she was speaking for herself.
Leni
FAITH, my brother, FAITH...God has this in His Hands, we as His followers believe...
I don’t even watch Fox any more. I ostracize organizations employing the likes of Sheperd Smith. Screw Fox.
You're right. As long as the first amendment exists the MSM will never be 'gatekeepers' again. As small as citizens voices are in comparison - we get truth out...
The political crackwhores of the fifth-column leftist media (e.g., David, Lester, Scott) have especially displayed their diseased propaganda pus since President Trump was elected in November.
ABCNBCCBS = SPAM
Damn straight they are and yes the kids are Kushner clones
Rich family and liberal
Fox owns conservative news tv because they are it pretty much
And they are moving left no question
It’s stupid
Self inflicted against their bottom line
Cash flows over a billion a year
For a media company that’s off the charts
Great mic btw
Trump was spied on by the past administration, they still lost .
Trump was spied on by the past administration, they still lost .
Nick
The hangman lol
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