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Study: McCain coverage mostly negative
Politico ^ | 10/22/08 | Michael Calderone

Posted on 10/22/2008 1:06:33 PM PDT by wm_tate

Just 14 percent of the stories about John McCain from the conventions through the final presidential debate were positive in tone, according to a study released today, while nearly 60 percent were negative—the least favorable coverage of any of the 4 candidates on the ticket.

The study, by The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism...took a “cautious and conservative approach,” only judging a story positive or negative if the slant was very clear.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008election; mccain; media; mediabias; obama
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1 posted on 10/22/2008 1:06:33 PM PDT by wm_tate
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To: wm_tate
Watch this being the headliner on the MSM tonight!

Yeah, right!

2 posted on 10/22/2008 1:11:08 PM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Sarah Palin...Unleashing the Fury of the Castrated Left!")
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To: wm_tate

It’s beginning to appear that there just might be some bias in the MSM’s reporting.


3 posted on 10/22/2008 1:13:21 PM PDT by Rudder (The Main Stream Media is Our Enemy---get used to it.)
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To: wm_tate

Where’s the captain obvious cartoon?


4 posted on 10/22/2008 1:13:30 PM PDT by Mrs.Z ("...you're a Democrat. You're expected to complain and offer no solutions." Denny Crane)
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To: wm_tate

This sh6t would make Goebells roll over in his grave LOL.


5 posted on 10/22/2008 1:14:37 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (MSM Lied, Journalism Died. RIP 2008)
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To: wm_tate

ya think?


6 posted on 10/22/2008 1:14:52 PM PDT by Ikemeister
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To: Redleg Duke

If Pew came up with this figure using only blatant slant, what would it have been had they included all the stories with the subtle inferences and innuendoes?

-Wm Tate
http://www.atimelikethis.us/


7 posted on 10/22/2008 1:15:17 PM PDT by wm_tate
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To: wm_tate
If any thread deserves the Captain Obvious cartoon, this is it.

Can someone post it?

8 posted on 10/22/2008 1:15:27 PM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
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To: justlurking

Water is wet.

Fire is hot.

The Pope is Catholic.

Bears crap in the woods.

Yep, the Drvie by Media is bias!


9 posted on 10/22/2008 1:16:55 PM PDT by The South Texan (The Drive By Media is America's worst enemy and American people don't know it.)
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10 posted on 10/22/2008 1:18:00 PM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
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To: wm_tate

Imus is on with Cavuto (FOX) right now and called Katie Couric a “rodent”. Neil asked him to repeat it and Imus said “I said she is a rodent”. LOL


11 posted on 10/22/2008 1:18:14 PM PDT by toomanygrasshoppers ("In technical terminology, he's a loon")
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To: wm_tate

Stop posting this politico bullcrap...

This ‘paper’ is in the bag for Obama fer cripe sakes and NOTHING they say is believable.

This getting really monotonous..

It’s the same as posting articles from KOS all day long..

Enough already..


12 posted on 10/22/2008 1:18:31 PM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: wm_tate
Study: McCain coverage mostly negative

Ya think?

13 posted on 10/22/2008 1:18:43 PM PDT by dfwgator (I hate Illinois Marxists)
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To: Bigh4u2

paper, website. whatever.


14 posted on 10/22/2008 1:19:35 PM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: wm_tate
Well

DUH!

Took them that long to figure that out?

< /sarc>
15 posted on 10/22/2008 1:20:10 PM PDT by cuz_it_aint_their_money ("I'm not voting for McCain... I'm voting for Sarah Palin in November.")
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To: wm_tate
“We're totally non-partisan... thank you very much!”

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16 posted on 10/22/2008 1:20:24 PM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: wm_tate
Hey, Leno -

Reserve equal time for 0bama jokes, you maroon.

17 posted on 10/22/2008 1:20:31 PM PDT by Post Toasties (It's not a smear if it's true.)
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To: wm_tate

This is interesting since 0bama is “the one” with a 60% negative, 14% positive background and agenda.


18 posted on 10/22/2008 1:21:39 PM PDT by Post Toasties (It's not a smear if it's true.)
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To: wm_tate

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......not the media!!


19 posted on 10/22/2008 1:21:45 PM PDT by gimme1ibertee ("...I will fear no evil,for Thou art with me..Thy rod and Thy staff,they comfort me.")
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To: toomanygrasshoppers

Imus also just told FOX (Cavuto’s show) to quit showing the outdated photo of him that makes him look like an “old lesbian”. Imus is funny today.


20 posted on 10/22/2008 1:22:16 PM PDT by toomanygrasshoppers ("In technical terminology, he's a loon")
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