Media Bias at CBS and NBC, Raw Data [Pajamaheeden Strike Again]

Open Secrets ^ | 10/10/2004 | Southack

[Southack]

These two searches on OpenSecrets.org reveal that all but two or three of the top donations from the employees of CBS and NBC have gone to Democratic Party candidates.

 

This is clearly NOT fair and balanced news.  There is definitive partisan bias involved here.  Compare the first two searches to the final two searches below for Fox News:

[HarryCaul]

I foresee a "groundswell" of protest against opensecrets.org in the near future.

[Grampa Dave]

Great work and a great find.

Documentation of the bias of the left wingers at ABCNNBC BS. When left wingers spend their own money for a candidate instead of ours, you know how much they are in bed with those candidates.

[wrbones]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1240255/posts

That website and more connections are listed here. The DNC, Soros, Tides, Heinz-Kerry, The WWWP, The US Communist Party, and more....all connected....

[Grampa Dave]

FYI and ping lists.

Southack has used open secrets to show the bias of the left wing mediot maggots in their political donation.

[Dog]

It must pay very well to be a weatherman for CBS...:-)

[EagleUSA]

Great data...but no suprise. Not at all. Nobody here has their eyes shut or their ears closed --- unlike a big part of the ignorant public.

[MeekOneGOP]

[HannaUSA]

It doesn't appear to me that FOX is that much different. The Management of FOX is sending their $$ to Kerry and the Democrats. If I'm wrong, please tell me how;/

Also, I have a question. How can you give a campaign contribution to a company? From the table in the post above:

IRELAND, JAMES W
NEW YORK,NY 10112
NBC/PRESIDENT; NBC TELEVISION STATI
12/19/2003
$2,000
General Electric

[CyberAnt]

Well .. FOX doesn't look too good either!

I'd be interested to know how many of the "laid-off" CNN people are now employed by FOX.

[Condor51]

Uh, just so you know, "CBS MECHANICAL INC" is not the Columbia Broadcasting System aka CBS TV

[Southack]

Total for this search: $5,500

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
BEGALA, PAUL MCLEAN,VA 22101	CNN/TELEVISION HOST	6/24/2003	$1,000	Jennings, Jon Paul
D'ALBA, GREG NEW YORK,NY 10018	CNN/EXECUTIVE V.P. COO SALES/MARKET	10/21/2003	$500	Professionals in Advertising PAC
ENG, ALEXANDER BROOKLYN,NY 11230	CNN OF AOL TIME WARNER/SYSTEMS ENGI	5/15/2003	$500	Meeks, Gregory W
ENG, ALEXANDER BROOKLYN,NY 11230	CNN OF AOL TIME WARNER/SYSTEMS ENGI	12/3/2003	$500	Meeks, Gregory W
KING, KATE DECATUR,GA 30030	CNN/PRODUCER	7/28/2004	$200	Kerry, John
KIRK, JESSICA NEW YORK,NY 10017	CNN/COMPUTER CONSULTANT	9/30/2003	$800	Gephardt, Richard A
YOUNG, JONATHAN ATLANTA,GA 30308	CNN AMERICA/TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE	2/5/2004	$250	Kerry, John
YOUNG, JONATHAN ATLANTA,GA 30308	CNN AMERICA/TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE	3/16/2004	$250	Kerry, John
YOUNG, JONATHAN ATLANTA,GA 30308	CNN AMERICA/TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE	6/14/2004	$1,500	Kerry, John

Total for this search: $556,329

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	TIME WARNER/AOL/EXECUTIVE	6/9/2004	$25,000	Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
BAXTER, THOMAS MR ST. DAVIDS,PA 19087	TIME WARNER CABLE/PRESIDENT	12/3/2003	$5,000	Time Warner
BEWKES, JEFFREY MR NEW YORK,NY 10028	TIME WARNER INC./CO-CHIEF OPERATING	8/25/2004	$5,000	Time Warner
BILLOCK, JOHN MR STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/CHIEF OPERATING O	8/19/2003	$5,000	Time Warner
BOGGS, TIMOTHY A MR WASHINGTON,DC 20009	TIME WARNER COMM/SENIOR VP	3/17/2004	$5,000	DNC Services Corp
BOGGS, TIMOTHY A MR WASHINGTON,DC 20009	TIME WARNER COMM/SENIOR VP	4/2/2004	$5,000	DNC Services Corp
BOGGS, TIMOTHY A MR WASHINGTON,DC 20009	TIME WARNER COMM/SENIOR VP	5/11/2004	$5,000	DNC Services Corp
BOGGS, TIMOTHY A MR WASHINGTON,DC 20009	TIME WARNER COMM/SENIOR VP	6/7/2004	$5,000	DNC Services Corp
Boggs, Timothy A Mr Washington,DC 20009	Time Warner Comm/Senior VP	7/20/2004	$5,000	DNC Services Corp
BOGGS, TIMOTHY A MR WASHINGTON,DC 20009	TIME WARNER INC./VICE-PRESIDENT PUB	1/24/2003	$5,000	Human Rights Campaign
BRITT, GLENN MR WESTPORT,CT 06880	TIME WARNER CABLE/CHIEF OPERATING O	8/19/2003	$5,000	Time Warner
DIBIASIO, ADOLF R MR DARIEN,CT 06820	TIME WARNER INC./EXECUTIVE VICE PRE	8/22/2003	$5,000	Time Warner
HERDA, LARISSA CASTLE ROCK,CO 80104	TIME WARNER TELECOM/PRESIDENT AND C	4/13/2004	$5,000	Time Warner Telecom
KIMMITT, ROBERT MR WASHINGTON,DC 20006	TIME WARNER INC./EXECUTIVE VICE PRE	4/13/2004	$5,000	Time Warner
KING, JEFFREY M RIDGEFIELD,CT 06877	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	3/19/2004	$5,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
LOGAN, DON MR NEW YORK,NY 10019	TIME WARNER/CHAIRMAN MEDIA COMMUNIC	5/18/2004	$5,000	Magazine Publishers of America
PARSONS, RICHARD MR NEW YORK,NY 10019	TIME WARNER INC./CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF	8/31/2004	$5,000	Time Warner
DRESSLER, FRED M WESTPORT,CT 06880	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	3/24/2004	$3,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
FISCHER, LARRY J NEW YORK,NY 10028	TIME WARNER CABLE/PRESIDENT	5/2/2003	$3,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
FISCHER, LARRY J NEW YORK,NY 10028	TIME WARNER CABLE/PRESIDENT	3/25/2004	$3,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
KING, JEFFREY M RIDGEFIELD,CT 06877	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	3/13/2003	$3,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
OHAYRE, DAVID E STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	3/10/2004	$3,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
REEVES, KELSI MS ALEXANDRIA,VA 22314	TIME WARNER TELECOM/VICE PRESIDENT	3/3/2004	$3,000	Time Warner Telecom
APFELBAUM, MARC MR NEW YORK,NY 10024	TIME WARNER CABLE/CHIEF GENERAL COU	9/16/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
BARGE, JAMES W MR OLD GREENWICH,CT 06870	TIME WARNER INC./SENIOR VICE PRESID	8/19/2004	$2,500	Time Warner
BICKHAM, JOHN MR NEW CANAAN,CT 06840	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	9/5/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
DRESSLER, FRED M MR WESTPORT,CT 06880	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	8/22/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
ELLIS, CHARLES W MR STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	12/22/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
FELLHAUER, JAMES MR WILTON,CT 06897	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	8/22/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
GOETZ, WILLIAM MR JR STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	11/5/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
HARRIS, MARK NEW YORK,NY 10023	TIME WARNER/EDITOR	10/1/2003	$2,500	Clark, Wesley
KING, JEFFREY M MR OAK HILL,VA 20171	TIME WARNER CABLE/PRESIDENT ROADRUN	9/16/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
LAJOIE, MIKE L MR STAMFORD,CT 06903	TIME WARNER CABLE/EVP ADVANCED TECH	12/22/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
O'CONNELL, TERRY MR COLUMBUS,OH 43215	TIME WARNER CABLE/PRESIDENT COLUMBU	9/16/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
O'HAYRE, DAVID MR STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/SENIOR VICE PRESI	9/16/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
ROSSETTI, CARL MR WILTON,CT 06897	TIME WARNER CABLE/EXECUTIVE VICE PR	9/30/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
WAINGER, MARK A MR NEW YORK,NY 10014	TIME WARNER INC./SENIOR VICE PRESID	10/15/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
YEAGER, LYNN MS STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/SENIOR VICE PRESI	8/22/2003	$2,500	Time Warner
ADIGE, SATISH R WILTON,CT 06897	TIME WARNER CABLE/SENIOR VICE PRESI	3/24/2004	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
ARMSTRONG, PATRICIA IRVINGTON,NY 10533	TIME WARNER CABLE/SENIOR VICE PRESI	2/24/2004	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
BAXTER, THOMAS G ST DAVIDS,PA 19087	TIME WARNER CABLE	5/15/2003	$2,000	Daschle, Tom
BAXTER, THOMAS G ST. DAVIDS,PA 19087	TIME WARNER CABLE/PRESIDENT TIME W	4/9/2004	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
BEWKES, JEFFREY L NEW YORK,NY 10028	TIME WARNER/COO	4/21/2004	$2,000	Ford, Harold E Jr
BEWKES, JEFFREY L NEW YORK,NY 10028	TIME WARNER/COO	4/21/2004	$2,000	Ford, Harold E Jr
BILLOCK, JOHN STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/VICE CHAIRMAN & C	2/19/2004	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
BILLOCK, JOHN K STAMFORD,CT 06902	TIME WARNER CABLE/VICE CHAIRMAN & C	1/31/2003	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
BRITT, GLENN A WESTPORT,CT 06880	TIME WARNER CABLE/CHAIRMAN & CHIEF	4/3/2003	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn
FISH, CHARLES M NEW HOPE,PA 18938	TIME WARNER	4/27/2004	$2,000	Specter, Arlen
FISH, CHARLES M NEW HOPE,PA 18938	TIME WARNER	6/30/2004	$2,000	Specter, Arlen
GLEESON, BRENDAN J STAMFORD,CT 06907	TIME WARNER CABLE/SENIOR VICE PRESI	3/9/2004	$2,000	National Cable & Telecommunications

[Outraged]

It must pay very well to be a weatherman for CBS...:-)

I guess his weather forcast for November 2nd will be "clear skies and high chance of snowballs in hell."

[Antoninus]

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Total for this search: $3,250

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
CHAPMAN, ALVAH H JR MIAMI,FL 33133	KNIGHT-RIDDER INC./CHAIRMAN/EXEC. C	3/17/2003	$2,000	Graham, Bob
HOWELL, BETTY MS MENLO PARK,CA 94025	KNIGHT-RIDDER INFORMATION/CUSTOMER	6/10/2004	$250	EMILY's List
KOHAMA, PETER ARLINGTON,VA 22202	KNIGHT-RIDDER TRIBUNE/ANIMATION ILL	7/29/2004	$1,000	Kerry, John

[Antoninus]

Here's an interesting one--this person gave $500 to Kerry and her position is "sales assistant"? Fishy...

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Total for this search: $500

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
HISSERICH, SUSAN LOS ANGELES,CA 90039	NEWSPAPERS FIRST/SALES ASSISTANT	6/26/2004	$500	Kerry, John

[cookcounty]

Wow!! (Not that I'm surprised at the result).

[Antoninus]

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Total for this search: $368,731

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
Adams, Douglas E Decatur,GA 30030	AOL resources	8/3/2004	$250	Kerry, John
ADLER, ED NEW YORK,NY 10021	AOL TIME WARNER/SENIOR VICE PRESIDE	8/5/2003	$500	Deutsch, Peter
APPELMAN, BARRY MACLEAN,VA 22101	AOL/EXECUTIVE	5/12/2004	$1,000	Udall, Tom
APPELMAN, BARRY MC LEAN,VA 22101	AOL/SVP	5/27/2003	$2,000	Edwards, John
APPELMAN, BARRY MR MC LEAN,VA 22101	AOL/SENIOR VP	4/21/2004	$25,000	DNC Services Corp
BARDACH, MARTHA PACIFIC PALISADES,CA 90272	AOL TIME WARNER TIME MAGAZINE/JOURN	6/30/2003	$250	Kucinich, Dennis J
BARGE, JAMES OLD GREENWICH,CT 06870	AOLTW	6/10/2004	$1,000	Graham, Lindsey
BARGE, JAMES OLD GREENWICH,CT 06870	AOLTW/EXECUTIVE	8/2/2003	$500	Deutsch, Peter
BARRETT, MICHAEL BRIARCLIFF MANOR,NY 10510	AOL TIME WARNER/EXECUTIVE VICE PRES	10/14/2003	$500	Professionals in Advertising PAC
BEDNARKEK, ANDREW HERNDON,VA 20170	AOL/ACCT.	3/19/2004	$250	Kerry, John
BENZING, BRENDA RESTON,VA 20190	AOL/MANAGER	5/31/2004	$500	Rosenberg, Andy
BERLOW, MYER NEW YORK,NY 10021	AOLTW/CONSULTANT	10/2/2003	$1,000	Clark, Wesley
BEWKES, JEFFREY L NEW YORK,NY 10028	AOL	6/6/2003	$2,000	Daschle, Tom
BEWKES, JEFFREY L NEW YORK,NY 10036	AOL	6/30/2003	$2,000	Leahy, Patrick
BEWKES, JEFFREY L NEW YORK,NY 10028	AOL TIME WARNER	4/23/2004	$1,000	Schumer, Charles E
BEWKES, JEFFREY MR NEW YORK,NY 10028	AOL TIME WARNER/CO-CHIEF OPERATING	12/31/2003	$5,000	Time Warner
BIVONA, JOSEPH MR STRATFORD,CT	AOL TIME WARNER (TDS)/V.P. TRADE DE	2/2/2004	$4,400	National Assn of Convenience Stores
BLAEUER, TODD CHANTILLY,VA 20151	AOL/SOFTWARE ENGINEER	7/26/2004	$250	Kerry, John
BOE, RANDALL J POTOMAC,MD 20854	AOL TIME WARNER/GENERAL COUNSEL	4/10/2003	$500	Van Hollen, Chris
BOE, RANDALL J POTOMAC,MD 20854	AOL TIME WARNER/GENERAL COUNSEL	5/27/2004	$2,000	Kerry, John
BORSECNIK, KATHERINE CHEVY CHASE,MD 20815	AOL/CONSULTANT	6/16/2003	$2,000	Kerry, John
BORSECNIK, KATHERINE CHEVY CHASE,MD 20815	AOL/CONSULTANT	5/14/2004	$250	Herseth, Stephanie
BORSECNIK, KATHERINE MS CHEVY CHASE,MD 20815	AOL/CONSULTANT	2/25/2004	$1,000	EMILY's List
BORSECNIK, KATHERINE MS CHEVY CHASE,MD 20815	AOL/CONSULTANT	4/8/2004	$225	EMILY's List
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/1/2004	$2,000	Daschle, Tom
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/1/2004	$2,000	Daschle, Tom
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/29/2004	$22,500	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/30/2004	$2,000	Boxer, Barbara
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/30/2004	$2,000	Farmer, Nancy
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/30/2004	$2,000	Feingold, Russell D
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/30/2004	$2,000	Knowles, Tony
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	6/30/2004	$2,000	Obama, Barack
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	7/7/2004	($2,000)	Murray, Patty
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22066	AOL	7/7/2004	$2,000	Murray, Patty
BRANDT, JANICE GREAT FALLS,VA 22068	AOL	6/28/2004	$4,000	Murray, Patty
BRANDT, JANICE VIENNA,VA 22182	AOL/PRES. OF MKTG.	12/13/2003	$1,000	Van Hollen, Chris
BRANDT, JANICE VIENNA,VA 22182	AOL/PRES. OF MKTG.	6/8/2004	$1,000	Van Hollen, Chris
BRANDT, JANICE STERLING,VA 20166	AOL/PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	5/24/2004	$2,000	Moran, Jim
BRANDT, JANICE STERLING,VA 20166	AOL/PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	5/24/2004	$2,000	Moran, Jim
BRESLAUER, ELIZABETH A NEW YORK,NY 10033	AOL/ADVERTISING	12/10/2003	$300	Clark, Wesley
BRODER, MICHAEL ARLINGTON,VA 22205	AOL INC./MANAGER	3/15/2004	$300	Kerry, John
BRODER, MICHAEL ARLINGTON,VA 22205	AOL INC./MANAGER	7/29/2004	$400	Kerry, John
BROPHY, SUSAN ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME WAMER	10/9/2003	$1,000	Daschle, Tom
BROPHY, SUSAN ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME WARNER	5/22/2003	$1,000	Daschle, Tom
BROPHY, SUSAN ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME WARNER	6/30/2003	$1,000	Leahy, Patrick
BROPHY, SUSAN ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME WARNER/VICE PRESIDENT	6/27/2003	$500	DeLauro, Rosa L
BROPHY, SUSAN ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL/TIME WARNER	4/3/2003	$1,000	Cantwell, Maria
BROPHY, SUSAN A ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME WARNER	12/10/2003	$1,000	Bowles, Erskine B
BROPHY, SUSAN A ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME WARNER/SR. VICE PRESIDENT	5/28/2003	$1,000	America's Majority Trust
BROPHY, SUSAN A ARLINGTON,VA 22207	AOL TIME-WARNER	7/27/2004	$1,000	Knowles, Tony

[FreedomCalls]

Total for this search: $2,500

Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
FLORMAN, CAROLE BETHESDA,MD 20816	CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING	1/30/2003	$500	Dean, Howard
GRIFFITH, ELIZABETH MRS CHEVY CHASE,MD 20815	CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING	11/24/1999	$500	Bradley, Bill
WHITE, THOMAS BALTIMORE,MD 21211	CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING	7/27/2004	$500	Kerry, John
Williams, Cheryl S Ms Bethesda,MD 20816	Corporation for Public Broadcasting	6/19/2004	$1,000	Kerry, John

[arasina]

From my experience in television news, I always found that the broadcast engineers, production assistants and photogs are generally more conservative than the on-air talent and producers. Network execs are primarily libs and just about all news directors are liberal Dims even if the station is owned by a more conservative leaning group.

I know in my city only one news director out of four is conservative. The political contributions you have sited are not at all surprising.

[Antoninus]

The AOL-Time Warner thing goes on and on and on... I encourage interested parties to do the search themselves. There are a couple of Republicans on the list, but 90% of the media money goes to the most radical Democrats.