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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 895051" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong>|</strong> Saturday, October 29, 2011 @ 9:07 am <strong>|</strong></p><p>Study: Big Three TV Networks Have Devoted More Than Double The Coverage To Occupy Wall Street Than The Tea Party, 87% Has Been Positive…</p><p></p><p>Shocker.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">(The Daily) — The Big Three TV networks have devoted far more attention to Occupy Wall Street than they did to the tea party, according to a new study by the Washington-based Media Research Center. CBS, NBC and ABC reported a mere 13 times on the tea party throughout all of its first year, 2009. In contrast, they ran 33 stories or segments about Occupy within 11 days.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">So does the disparity in coverage mean Occupy is getting special treatment? Maybe, suggests the report. <strong>On CBS, NBC and ABC, most of the interview sound bites — 109 clips, or 87 percent — were from either protesters or supporters of Occupy, whereas only 6 percent were critical of the movement</strong>. Morning-show coverage has also been favorable, with seven guests expressing sympathy for protesters and none opposing or criticizing them. We don’t seem to remember the tea party getting such good press.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 895051, member: 1246"] [B]|[/B] Saturday, October 29, 2011 @ 9:07 am [B]|[/B] Study: Big Three TV Networks Have Devoted More Than Double The Coverage To Occupy Wall Street Than The Tea Party, 87% Has Been Positive… Shocker. [INDENT](The Daily) — The Big Three TV networks have devoted far more attention to Occupy Wall Street than they did to the tea party, according to a new study by the Washington-based Media Research Center. CBS, NBC and ABC reported a mere 13 times on the tea party throughout all of its first year, 2009. In contrast, they ran 33 stories or segments about Occupy within 11 days. So does the disparity in coverage mean Occupy is getting special treatment? Maybe, suggests the report. [B]On CBS, NBC and ABC, most of the interview sound bites — 109 clips, or 87 percent — were from either protesters or supporters of Occupy, whereas only 6 percent were critical of the movement[/B]. Morning-show coverage has also been favorable, with seven guests expressing sympathy for protesters and none opposing or criticizing them. We don’t seem to remember the tea party getting such good press. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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