conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media.
Author: CMPA
Press Release May 28, 2009 Contact: Donald Rieck CONAN FEATURES FEWER JOKES, DIFFERENT TARGETS New Study Tallies Late Nite TV Political Humor Since 1992 Jay Leno has told over 33,000 jokes about public figures since taking over the “Tonight Show” in 1992, over four times as many as his successor Conan O’Brien, according to a
If you believe what you see and hear in the media, Americans are being poisoned every day by the very chemicals we routinely use to improve our lives. Nora Ephron has told readers of the Huffington Post that she “loved” Teflon but had to throw out all her pans after hearing that the coating “probably causes cancer and birth defects.”
This survey of 937 members of the Society of Toxicology was administered online from Jan 27 to March 2 by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Center for Media and Public Affairs, the Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) and the Center for Health and Risk Communication at George Mason University. Read Full Story
Press Release April 27, 2009 Contact: Donald Rieck STUDY FINDS PRESIDENT FARES BEST IN NEW YORK TIMES, WORST ON FOX NEWS HE ATTRACTS MORE EARLY COVERAGE THAN G.W. BUSH AND BILL CLINTON COMBINED The media have given President Obama more coverage than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton combined and more positive coverage than either
Press Release December 29, 2008 Contact: Donald Rieck STUDY FINDS CANDIDATES APPEARED OVER 100 TIMES Presidential candidates made 110 appearances on late-night TV comedy/talk shows during the 2008 presidential election campaign, according to a study released today by the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA). The study found that John McCain appeared more often
Press Release October 30, 2008 Contact: Donald Rieck NBC, CBS Most Pro-Democratic; ABC, FOX Most Balanced Coverage of the presidential election on CBS and NBC strongly favors the Democratic presidential ticket, while the coverage on ABC and FOX is more balanced, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA).
Press Release October 14, 2008 Contact: Donald Rieck Study Finds McCain, Palin Get More Negative Press on TV News Barack Obama has widened his lead over John McCain in the race for good press, and Sarah Palin’s press has turned sharply negative on network news shows, according to a new study by Center for Media
Press Release August 21, 2008 Contact: Donald Rieck Trails McCain, Bush and Hillary in Humor Race But Obama Rules on Comedy Central Barack Obama still lags far behind Hillary Clinton and John McCain as the most joked-about presidential candidate in opening monologues by hosts on the late-night TV talk shows, according to a new study
Press Release July 28, 2008 Contact: Donald Rieck Study Finds Obama Faring Worse On TV News Than McCain Barack Obama is getting more negative coverage than John McCain on TV network evening news shows, reversing Obama’s lead in good press during the primaries, according to a new study by Center for Media and Public Affairs