Study: Kerry Gets Best Press Ever
WASHINGTON, DC – John Kerry is getting the most favorable network news coverage of any presidential candidate in the past quarter century, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) at George Mason University, in a study of television news since 1980. CMPA also reports that George Bush’s coverage is highly negative this year, but doesn’t approach the record for bad press held by Ronald Reagan.
Without that bias, Bush is up 5-7 points
INDCJournal is on a roll,
Shocking. Somewhere at this very moment, an underoo-clad Eric Alterman sticks his fingers in his ears, jumps face first onto his bed and shouts “Nonononononononononononononononononono,” while kicking spastic swipes at the empty air.
In retrospect, I suppose that there were signs …
October 8, 2004, ABC News Political Director Mark Halpern admonished ABC staff: During coverage of Democrat Kerry and Republican Bush not to “reflexively and artificially hold both sides ‘equally’ accountable.” … “This is now John Kerry’s contest to lose.”
July, 2004 Evan Thomas, the Assistant Managing Editor of Newsweek
â??Thereâ??s one other base here: the media. Letâ??s talk a little media bias here. The media, I think, wants Kerry to win. And I think theyâ??re going to portray Kerry and Edwards — Iâ??m talking about the establishment media, not Fox, but — theyâ??re going to portray Kerry and Edwards as being young and dynamic and optimistic and all,
thereâ??s going to be this glow about them that some, is going to be worth, collectively, the two of them, thatâ??s going to be worth maybe 15 points.â?Â
We spoke to Bryan Preston of Junk Yard Blog about his great site, about the anti-Michael Moore documentary FahrenHYPE-911 and the upcoming election.
This week we talked to Dean Esmay about the great work of the blogger-driven charity Operation Give. Thanks to their efforts, a young Iraqi girl named Tabby is now in the US receiving life saving medical care.
We also talked to Dean about his recent interviews with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and got his thought on the final days (hopefully) of Election 2004.
OUR BEST BET TO PROTECT AMERICA
But as a New Yorker, an American, a believer in the power of liberty â?? and
as a father â?? I think the most important reason to re-elect the president is
that he is the candidate best able to protect American from those who seek to
harm us.With a single stunning speech, delivered on Sept. 20, 2001 to a united
American public and both houses of Congress, President Bush reversed 30 years of
inconsistent and dangerously inadequate response to terrorism. He announced the
Bush Doctrine â?? that this nation would no longer only play defense, passively
awaiting the next terrorist strike but would go on the offensive.Instead, we have dismantled an entire national incubator for global
terrorism, arrested hundreds of imminent actors here and abroad, foiled several
looming attack plans and removed from power a dictator who not only murdered
thousands of his own people, but stood as a sponsor and symbol of world
destabilization.Regardless of the outcome of this election, for his swift, decisive,
unwavering â?? and right â?? reaction to the greatest attack in American history,
George W. Bush has earned a place as one of our greatest presidents.With much left to accomplish, we owe it to America to re-elect
President Bush.
On C-SPAN the other day I stop to watch Daniel Flynn talk about his book Intellectual Morons. The setting was beautiful little Colby College in Waterville, ME. The first question from a student reminded me of why they say Colby puts the liberal in liberal arts,
Things are bad in the US economy and they are getting worse, they are bad all
over the world and getting worse. Weâ??ve tried capitalism for a long time
now and itâ??s not working is it?
To his credit, Dan Flynn had a sense of humor about such drivel from a student at an elite school. His response was priceless,
Oh yes. You know when I was in Miami recently; I was amazed at how many
people were building makeshift boats trying to get back to Havana. And
remember when the Berlin Wall was still up, remember all those people scaling
the wall to get to the east? Give me a break.
Itâ??s not a lost cause at Camp Colby. Two campus bloggers have sites worth checking out, Colby & Beyond and Mayflower Hill. They did a great job covering Al Frankenâ??s recent appearance on campus.
The Daily News endorsed Bill Clinton (twice), Al Gore in 2000 but now they are endorsing George W. Bush in 2004.
Tested severely by 9/11, Bush recognized it was not enough â?? it had never
been enough â?? to treat Islamic terrorism as a criminal-justice matter, or just
to hunt down Osama Bin Laden and his henchmen. The President had two crucial
insights: First, that rogue states were a grave threat in that they could
provide weapons of mass destruction to terrorists as a force multiplier. And,
second, that the Mideast’s backward, repressed societies were generating
virulent, homicidal hatred of the U.S.And so Bush led the country to invade Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, enraging some allies and alienating half the American people. We supported the President and we continue to believe he made the right decision.
At this critical juncture, America cannot afford such a lack of clarity
â?? or even a hint that a President would revert to playing defense rather than
staying on the offensive. Nor would it be wise to change commanders midbattle in
Iraq and around the globe, replacing a tested leader with a man who would have
to learn on the job under the most difficult circumstances. With so much at
stake, that’s a transition not to be wished for.Returning Bush to office is the wise course, The News believes, despite
our sharp disagreement with his domestic policies. Those pale in comparison with
the overarching challenge of securing the nation and preserving New York’s vital
way of life. Of the two candidates, Bush has the clearer vision for
accomplishing the goal, as well as the greater experience. He gets our
endorsement.
The Media Research Center has put together a list of the Top 10 Media Distortions of Campaign 2004. Can you imagine chosing only ten?
No matter who wins or loses this yearâ??s presidential election, Campaign 2004
will be remembered for the unprecedented partisanship of the so-called
mainstream media, as the Media Research Center has documented all year.Here are our awards for the ten most-biased episodes in Campaign 2004,
along with commendations for those instances when journalists rose above their
bias and approached their craft in a fair and balanced way.