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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Media bias in coverage of Herman Cain
My takeaway from major media coverage of the Herman Cain controversy was that they are all biased in their own way. Overall, CNN was more prone to blame Cain [for allegations of sexual harassment against him] rather than defending him … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Fox News, Herman Cain, presidential race, sexual harassment, The New York Times
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How some media outlets covered Occupy Oakland
Beginning on Nov. 2, 2011, CNN, CBS and ABC online all reported of the strike that was about to take place in Oakland, Calif. CNN reported that Tim Simons, the organizer of Occupy Oakland, stated that this movement is a … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, CBS, CNN, Julia Kathan, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Tim Simons
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In Cain reporting, CNN and Fox went for the scandal
A Nov. 4 CNN blog post cited an ABC News/Washington Post poll that indicated that Herman Cain and Mitt Romney remained tied in the race for the Republican nomination. What is interesting is that all of the numbers quoted by … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 presidential election, CNN, Fox News, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich, The Wall Street Journal
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News media portrayals of the Greek debt crisis
On Nov. 2, 2011, the news was the addition of a referendum to the debt relief payments Greece is receiving. The referendum would ask the Greek people if they wanted to stay a part of the euro zone. This caused … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, debt crisis, Fox News, George Papandreou, Greece, The New York Times
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Big media bias in coverage of allegations against Cain
Each of the three newspapers I analyzed covered Herman Cain’s defense that he was falsely accused in sexual harassment allegations. The articles discussed the two women who spoke out against Cain and informed us of the joke he made on … Continue reading
Coverage of Israel-Iran conflict in the eyes of the beholders
After looking at a week’s coverage of three different news sources in November, several trends were identified and biases uncovered. This analysis reveals that Fox News is pro-Israel and that the U.S. is committed to working alongside Israel. Each article … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Arabiya, BBC News, Fox News, Iran, Israel, Middle East, nuclear program, United Nations
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Analyzing media coverage of the Greek debt crisis
As the debt issues and stock market crisis loom over the United States, equally ominous troubles plague the Mediterranean country of Greece as it faces potential bankruptcy. Three website-based news sources were selected to follow this crisis: The Huffington Post, … Continue reading
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Tagged debt crisis, European Union, Fox News, George Papandreou, Huffington Post, USA Today
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CJR piece equates Bain & pain
Did Mitt Romney and Bain Capital savage any companies here in Colorado? Mary Winter, longtime staffer with the Denver Post and the old Rocky Mountain News, now employed by the Post-affiliated Your Hub web/print community product, helpfully tees up … Continue reading
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“The agenda that journalism has become”
Rush Limbaugh said this on the air Jan. 19, regarding the naked political motivations and partisanship he perceives in ABC News and the other mainstream media: “So I’m convinced that ABC and NBC are in a race to see who … Continue reading
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