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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 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 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
Press Release September 7, 2010 Contact: Donald Rieck STUDY FINDS PRESIDENT GETS BEST PRESS ABROAD AL-JAZEERA IS MOST POSITIVE, FOX MOST NEGATIVE A new study finds that President Obama’s news coverage is more positive in Arab and European television newscasts than on US network news. His most positive coverage came from Al-Jazeera, the controversial international
Press Release June 28, 2010 Contact: Donald Rieck STUDY FINDS FAVORABLE COVERAGE, EVEN ON FOX NOMINEE FARES BETTER THAN ROBERTS, ALITO Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has received three times as much positive as negative coverage in major media outlets, including Fox News, according to a new study by researchers at George Mason and Chapman
Press Release January 25, 2010 Contact: Donald Rieck HIS FIRST YEAR COVERAGE BESTS BUSH, CLINTON, REAGAN BUT COVERAGE SOURED AFTER FIRST HUNDRED DAYS President Obama finished his first year in office with more favorable coverage than other recent presidents received, but his media image has been mainly negative since an early “honeymoon” period, according to
Press Release September 14, 2009 Contact: Donald Rieck NEGATIVITY ROSE SHARPLY AFTER FIRST 100 DAYS PRESIDENT’S POLICIES ATTRACT THE STRONGEST CRITICISM President Obama has received mainly bad press since his first 100 days in office ended in April, reversing his previous run of positive news coverage, according to a new study by researchers at George