Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » re-election http://newstalk870.am Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Did Media Bias Help Elect Obama? Data Suggests Yes http://newstalk870.am/did-media-bias-help-elect-obama-data-suggests-it-did/ http://newstalk870.am/did-media-bias-help-elect-obama-data-suggests-it-did/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:58:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105830 Studies reveal at least five areas where the mainstream media (CBS, ABC, NBC) and some of their cable channels (MSNBC, CNN, Headline News) covered the election in a way that could only help Obama.

A report by Fox News lists the five areas where the media either overdid it, or under-reported events in a manner beneficial to President Obama:

  • The "Gaffe Patrol" jumping on, and even manufacturing, alleged speaking mistakes by Romney during the campaign while often ignoring or delaying coverage of Obama gaffes. ABC, CBS, and N
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