Please Have a Seat... This May Shock You
Published by Luckbox on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 6:36 PM.
Okay, those with weak hearts or prone to seizures triggered by surprise should not read what I'm about to post. This ranks right up there with Casablanca's famous, "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"
Here it goes... (via AP):
Imagine that... the media reporting on the Democratic candidates more than the Republican candidates. I never would have guessed...
Here it goes... (via AP):
By a wide margin, the news media concentrated on Democratic presidential contenders more than Republicans during the first three months of 2007, according to a study issued on Thursday.
Campaign stories in newspapers, on television, online and on the radio focused on Democrats 61 percent of the time and on Republicans 24 percent, said the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which regularly monitors 48 different outlets to gauge coverage trends.
A fascination with the showdown between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama is a big factor, said Tom Rosenstiel, the project's director.
The single campaign story to receive the most coverage was Clinton's tiff with former big-money backer David Geffen, who is now contributing to Obama, the study said. This drew even more ink than the first Democratic debate.
Imagine that... the media reporting on the Democratic candidates more than the Republican candidates. I never would have guessed...
