Mike Ciandella

Research Analyst
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Bias by the Minute: Tallying the Network News Agenda in 2015

The network news agenda in 2015: heavy on crime, terrorism and weather, but light on Democratic scandals, ObamaCare's failings, the out-of-control national debt, sanctuary cities and Planned ...
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It’s a Miracle! Pope Gets 8 Times Network Coverage of Trump

He’s only been in the US for a few days, but the Pope has already accomplished what 16 GOP presidential candidates haven’t been able to for months: getting more network coverage than Donald Trump.
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CNN Prime Time Covers Trump 3X More Than All Others Combined

A Media Research Center study finds that, over a two week period, coverage of Donald Trump’s campaign took up nearly 78 percent of all CNN’s prime time GOP campaign coverage – 580 minutes out of a ...
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Big Three Networks Give 2X More Coverage to Confederate Flag than Westerners Joining ISIS

Despite briefly mentioning at least six reported instances of American citizens joining ISIS in June, and multiple FBI warnings about ISIS’s influence in the United States, the networks chose to ...
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June 2015: Gay Marriage Decision Dominates Net Coverage; Alleged Police Misconduct 3X More Than Police Deaths

Despite only being announced on June 26, the Supreme Court’s decision to mandate that gay marriage is legal in all 50 states got enough coverage to move it into the top five topics for the month.
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Obsessed With Police Misconduct: Top Network News Story for Another Month

As they did in April, the evening news shows on the broadcast networks spent more airtime in May talking about alleged police misconduct than any other single topic – nearly 109 minutes, more ...
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Network News: Cop Misdeeds Get 6x Airtime vs. ISIS Terror

In the month of April, allegations of police misconduct accounted for one out of every seven minutes of broadcast evening news airtime, or 3 hours, 43 minutes. That's three times more airtime than ...
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Climate Hypocrites and the Media that Love Them

The not-so-green habits of Hollywood gasbags
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Soros Spends More Than $9 Million to Form New Political Money Machine

Three progressive groups merge into the State Innovative Exchange.
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$15.4 Million from Soros Funds Outlets Attacking O’Reilly

Liberal ‘echo chamber’ helps push liberal attacks on Fox News host.
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Hollywood Millionaire Demands Equal Pay at Oscars

Patricia Arquette uses acceptance speech to demand ‘wage equality,’ and equal rights for women.
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Soros’ $10 Million Funds Group Slamming Conservative ‘Islamophobia’

Center for American Progress also received money from Steyer, Ford Foundation.
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Brian Williams Promoting Congressional Medal of Honor in 2013: ‘We Can All Be Honest Here’

Williams sits on board of Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation.
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Brian Williams Sits on Board of Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation

Williams fabricated Iraq War story in 2003, sat on foundation board since 2005.
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Leader of Soros-Founded INET: Rich are Ready to Flee in Case of Uprising

Soros gave $100 million to INET, used it to host a conference to remake the global economy.
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At Davos, Soros-funded Group’s President Says Look to Bretton Woods for Economic Advice

New America Foundation foundation promotes initiative with same name as earlier Soros conference
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Media Hype Davos Climate Change Focus as 1,700 Private Jets Fly In

Hypocrisy of flying to climate change conference in private jets is lost on the media.
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CBS Defends IRS Against Republican ‘Payback’ Cuts to IRS Budget

IRS promises cuts will cause poor customer service, inability to track Obamacare money.
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Climate Change Alarmists Bully Media to Call Skeptics ‘Deniers,’ WaPo Agrees

Bill Nye, Neil DeGrasse Tyson join terminology fight, argue media too soft on man-made climate change skeptics.
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Time, LA Times, WaPo Suggest Liberal Billionaire Steyer as Boxer Replacement

Media favorite Steyer funded liberal candidates in 2014.