Is the media favorable to Obama?

[loveangelc]

I want to know what Obama supporters think? I am a supporter, and I want to know what other supporters feel...but sometimes I do see it, and sometimes I dont..

[samdogmom]

1. I think he gets fair coverage.

As someone who deeply distrusts the MSM, however, I still think there's an ulterior motive here. To be fair, I haven't noticed unfair coverage of Hillary either. I did resent the lack of coverage John Edwards got!

[Ediacara]

2. Dan Abrams had an item the other night, he gets 83% positive coverage

Clinton gets just 49%.

So DUH, he's the media favorite.

[TexasObserver]

7. Dan Abrams is a Hillary shill, who has other Hillary shills on

He's as worthless as teats on a boar hog.

[Ediacara]

12. So that makes the real numbers he reported from an independent source wrong?

Sorry if he's not as cultishly pro-Obama as Olbermann is...

[TexasObserver]

19. independent source?! that's funny!!

If you can't see it, you can't see it.

[kelligesq]

13. really? and is Pat Buchanan agrees a shill for HIllary? lololol

:rofl:

[Auntie Bush]

3. He's always gotten more than his share.

ALL the MSM pushed Obama and ignored Edwards and were totally negative toward Hillary. That's my honest opinion and all my acquaintance pro and anti either one say the same thing. What do you honestly think? :shrug:

[Uncle Sinister]

4. I'm a Clinton supporter, so I won't answer, but thanks for asking the question!

[Coexist]

5. the media adores a fresh story - and they have parsed the Clintons for over a decade

so I think they enjoy Barack's story more, for now!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. according to research by a non partisan group YES

Non-partisan group finds huge media bias against Senator Clinton.

http://www.cmpa.com/election%20news%202_1_08.htm

MEDIA BOOST OBAMA, BASH “BILLARY”

NBC Is Toughest on Hillary; FOX Has Heaviest Coverage

Hillary Clinton is getting the worst press and Barack Obama the best press of any major presidential candidate, and Bill Clinton is also getting negative reviews, while the gap in good press between John McCain and Mitt Romney is narrowing, according to a new study of TV news election coverage by the Center for Media and Public Affairs. The study also finds that FOX’s evening news show had the most coverage of policy issues and the least coverage of the campaign horse race.

These results are from CMPA’s 2008 ElectionNewsWatch Project. They are based on a scientific content analysis of 765 election news stories (22 hours 15 minutes of airtime) that aired on the flagship evening news shows on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX (the first 30 minutes of “Special Report with Brit Hume”, which is most like the network news shows in content and presentation) from December 16, 2007 through January 27, 2008.

MAJOR FINDINGS:

Hillary Pilloried?

Since mid-December, when the presidential candidates turned their full attention to the Iowa caucuses, Sen. Barack Obama has led the race for good press and Sen. Hillary Clinton has lagged the farthest behind. From Dec 16 through Jan 27 five out of six on-air evaluations of Obama (84%) have been favorable, compared to a bare majority (51%) of evaluations of Mrs. Clinton. Examples:

“ message is one of change and reconciliation, not protest and looking back at old wounds.” – Donna Brazile, ABC

“In the face of two staggering defeats, two questions loom: Is Hillary’s campaign in crisis? And is a massive shakeup necessary?” – Brit Hume, FOX

The gap in good press has widened since the New Hampshire primary, with Clinton dropping to 47% positive comments and Obama holding steady at 83% positive. NBC’s coverage has been the most critical of Clinton – nearly 2 to 1 negative (36% positive and to 64% negative) Conversely, ABC’s coverage was most supportive -- nearly 2 to 1 positive (63% v. 37%). CBS and FOX were more balanced – 50% positive comments on FOX and 56% positive on CBS. Examples:..

[comfycouch]

9. Why are you quoting a Fox News-funded group?

This group has recently published some pseudo-studies trying to say that all is well in national TV, and that Fox is specially soo fair to Democrats it's not even funny.

That group is sponsored by Fox.

Do not believe it.

[dsc]

18. I would like to see some proof of Fox funding

since the box at the bottom says they have covered elections since 1988, which predates Fox News by almost a decade.

[Cameron27]

10. Thank you,

MSNBC has been running an Obamathon ever since Russert's debate.

[angie_love]

8. I don't see it

I watch the news all the time and they go where the story is. I've seen negative Obama stories when Hillary had momentum, I've seen negative Hillary stories when Obama had momentum. Whoever has momentum usually gets the better coverage.

[kelligesq]

11. you mean is the media BIASED toward Obama?

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. In the eyes of fanatics, the "media" is always against you

Just sayin'...

[goldcanyonaz]

15. Very favorable to Obama.

[kelligesq]

16. wait a couple of months when the media starts tearing him apart-I wanna hear u fanatics screaming th

then like stuck pigs.

[Cha]

17. I don't watch or read

m$$m so I don't know..I get my news from the net. I had enough of the m$$m after Gore and Kerry.