Saturday, January 05, 2008

Fox Most Fair and Balanced

Links to a press release by the Center for Media and Public Affairs.

Who’s Fair and Balanced?: Fox News Channel’s coverage was more balanced toward both parties than the broadcast networks were. On FOX, evaluations of all Democratic candidates combined were split almost evenly – 51% positive vs. 49% negative, as were all evaluations of GOP candidates – 49% positive vs. 51% negative, producing a perfectly balanced 50-50 split for all candidates of both parties.

On the three broadcast networks, opinion on Democratic candidates split 47% positive vs. 53% negative, while evaluations of Republicans were more negative – 40% positive vs. 60% negative. For both parties combined, network evaluations were almost 3 to 2 negative in tone, i.e. 41% positive vs. 59% negative.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Iowa Results
Ron Paul: 10%
Rudy Giuliani: 3%

Invited to Fox News New Hampshire Debate
Ron Paul: No
Rudy Giuliani: Yes

What is it that you don't get?

Karl said...

nameless one:

Firstly, read the study and see what they were measuring. Your comment is evasion by changing the topic.

Secondly, I don't see why a process where six percent of one state votes is given the weight it is. In the national polls (Real Clear Politics average), Giuliani is polling at 20.8%, and Paul at 3.6%.

I suppose you could make a case that what counts is the New Hampshire polls, but according to the last four days' polling, Giuliani is ahead of Paul (8.7% vs 8.1%). Nevertheless, it takes more than one state (or even two) to elect a president. Someone at Fox News seems to have decided Paul is not electable.