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 ...
I would love to see this data on McCain leading up to New Hampshire and through Florida and Super Tuesday. The media was completely in his corner at that point and turned on him like rabid dogs the minute he stood before The 0ne.
A few months ago, during the primaries, the media praised a similar Pew report claiming that the media gave Obama and Hillary a fair treatment.
Don’t hold your breath on this new one.
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