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Category Archives: News21 Blog
C-SPAN highlights Centennial Institute media conference
For those who missed the March 2 Centennial Institute conference, “Media Fairness in the 2012 Campaign,” C-SPAN televised some of the panels and posted the videos online. “Now a panel discussion on political spin, and media coverage of campaigns and … Continue reading
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Rick at risk in media lion’s den
Steve McCann sums up the bind Rick Santorum has gotten into with a hostile media, in an American Thinker piece today, “Media Power Defining Santorum.” “It is vital that presidential candidates, particularly in the Republican primary process, understand the vital … Continue reading
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More proof MSM utterly lacks self-awareness
Denver Post TV-radio columnist Joanne Ostrow has a Sunday 2/12 article headed (in print; it’s different online) “Air wars: Why do conservative talkers have all the fun?” Though it seems to be a sincere effort at analysis, not merely a … Continue reading
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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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