Study Shows U.S. Election Coverage Harder on Bush

Mon Mar 14,10:01 AM ET

By Claudia Parsons

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. media coverage of last year's election was three times more likely to be negative toward President Bush than Democratic challenger John Kerry (news - web sites), according to a study released Monday.

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[Dogger]You couldn't possibly mean that the media is liberally biased!!!!! I can't believe it. Say it ain't so, Dan. Say it ain't so. I thought that you had been fair and impartial all these 24 years. You mean just because it is on T.V., it isn't true?[/Dogger]

The press is always harder on the incumbent and semi-incumbent (like Gore). This was talked about after the 2000 election that there were more negative stories about Gore as opposed to Bush.

JTiger Wrote:The press is always harder on the incumbent and semi-incumbent (like Gore). This was talked about after the 2000 election that there were more negative stories about Gore as opposed to Bush.

Huh?

GrayBeard Wrote:

JTiger Wrote:The press is always harder on the incumbent and semi-incumbent (like Gore).&nbsp; This was talked about after the 2000 election that there were more negative stories about Gore as opposed to Bush.

Huh?

Did I type too fast for you?

JTiger Wrote:The press is always harder on the incumbent and semi-incumbent (like Gore). This was talked about after the 2000 election that there were more negative stories about Gore as opposed to Bush.

Uh, I don't think so.....

This was talked about quite a bit after the 2000 election. They, the media, had a breakdown of the positive and negative stories for each candiadate. The bulk of the negative stories for Gore were the Chinese fund raising controversy, which seemed to control Gore's campaigne. This was a long time ago, I can't believe I still remember this. It was before 9/11 so minor things like this issue seem to be forgotton.