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Press Release October 22, 2012 Contact: Katy Davis Study: Politifact Hits GOP, But Wash Post Faults Both Parties The two leading media fact-checkers don’t agree on which political party bends the truth more, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) at George Mason University and Chapman University. The
Press Release October 19, 2012 Contact: Katy Davis Over One Interruption Per Minute in Pres. Debate #2, Romney Got Cut Off 37% More Often Than Obama Mitt Romney was interrupted by both his opponent and the moderator more often than Barack Obama was during the second presidential debate, according to a new study by the
Press Release October 5, 2012 Contact: Katy Davis Cut Off Moderator Three Times As Often As In 2008 Debate Barack Obama and Mitt Romney cut off moderator Jim Lehrer three times as often as Obama and John McCain did in the first presidential debate in 2008, according to a study by the Center for Media
Press Release September 21, 2012 Contact: Katy Davis Group Rates Democrats More Truthful in Campaign 2012 The media fact-checking organization PolitiFact.com rates statements by Mitt Romney and other Republicans as false twice as often as statements by President Obama and other Democrats, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs
Press Release April 10, 2012 Contact: Katy Davis Broadcast Networks and Fox Both Panned GOP Field Rick Santorum’s campaign was undermined by a wave of bad press, while Mitt Romney’s coverage improved over time, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. The study also found
Press Release January 18, 2012 Contact: Rachel Salabes CBS Is More Positive Than FOX Toward GOP Field Frontrunner Mitt Romney is getting by far the most negative press of the GOP field, according to a new study of television news coverage by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. The study
Press Release January 4, 2012 Contact: Rachel Salabes But Top Iowa Finishers Were Spared, Study Finds Leno, Letterman split in treatment of Obama Republican presidential hopefuls accounted for five of the top ten joke targets of leading late night TV talk show hosts in 2011, according to a new study of political humor by the
Press Release August 22, 2011 Contact: Donald Rieck Study Finds TV Comics Zap Weiner, bin Ladin, GOP Candidates Former Congressman Anthony Weiner edged out Osama bin Laden as the leading target of jokes by latenight TV talk show comedians Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Jimmy Fallon, according to a new study of political humor by
Press Release November 1, 2010 Contact: Donald Rieck STUDY FINDS PARTISAN DIFFERENCES IN TV COMEDIANS’ TARGETS Jon Stewart and David Letterman tend to target Republicans and conservatives with their humor while Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon more often target Democrats and liberals, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs.
Press Release October 21, 2010 Contact: Donald Rieck STUDY FINDS ELECTION NEWS NEGATIVE BUT BALANCED Election coverage on network news has featured twice as much bad press as good press for Democrats, Republicans, and Tea Party candidates alike, according to a new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs. The study also found