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Category Archives: News21 Blog
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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How fair are MSM’s debate moderators?
Not very fair at all, says Brent Bozell. So So why do the Republican candidates put up with it? Two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch isn’t real democracy. Neither is these Obama cheerleaders deciding … Continue reading
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Conference opened students’ eyes
“Have the media failed America?” That was the question at an all-day conference in Colorado Christian University’s Beckman Center on December 2. Media experts gathered to discuss the changing face of news and journalism’s role in a free society. It … Continue reading
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Beware the ‘fact check’ racket
“Lies, Damned Lies, and ‘Fact Checking,” Mark Hemingway’s cover story in the 12/19 Weekly Standard, catches AP, the Washington Post, and other MSM stalwarts redhanded in what he calls “the liberal media’s latest attempt to control the discourse.” This … Continue reading
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MRC calls out media’s economic myths
The Business and Media Institute, a division of the Media Research Center (whose president and founder, Brent Bozell, addressed our News21 conference earlier this month), tallied up the mainstream media’s ten worst economic myths of 2011 in a piece by … Continue reading
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Valor Christian: the other side of the coin
[The Denver Post this month published "Uneven Playing Field," which it described as "A three-part series examining the growing influence of private schools upon Colorado's high school sports scene." It took particular aim at Valor Christian High School in Highlands … Continue reading
