Study Says Dems Get More Time on AM Shows

STUDY SAYS DEMS GET MORE TIME ON A.M. SHOWS
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: David Bauder]
The Media Research Center, a media watchdog founded by L. Brent Bozell (also Parents Television Council), charged Wednesday that the network morning news shows have spent considerably more time this year on Democrats running for president than on Republicans. According to MRC, through July 31, the ABC, CBS and NBC morning news shows devoted 284 campaign segments to Democratic candidates and 152 to Republicans, according to the Media Research Center. Another 81 stories discussed both parties or a possible independent run by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The disparity was most pronounced in January, with 52 stories on the Democratic campaign and five for the Republicans. That's the month that the campaign rivalry between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama began. Network news executives rejected any suggestion of bias, and said they have a considerably harder time getting Republican candidates to appear on their shows.
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/08/30/daily.15/

* See also "Liberals Spew Propaganda and Push ‘Fairness Doctrine’ to Stop Conservative Talk Radio"
http://www.mrc.org/flash/2007/MRC-August2007-final-pdf.pdf