Bias by the Numbers

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Network Coverage of ‘Extreme Weather’ Up Nearly 1,000 Percent

Ten years ago ABC, CBS and NBC barely used the phrase, now they go to extremes despite scientific disagreement.
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New York Times Touts ‘Plain Packaging,’ Downplays Impact of Taxes on Tobacco

Business story supports pro-regulatory position of Times editorial board which attacked tobacco 24 times in two years.
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Networks Nourished Anti-Vaccine Hysteria With 171 Stories on Debunked Autism Link

ABC, CBS and NBC kept debate alive while children died from drop in vaccinations.
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Obamacare Stories Ignore Taxes, Penalties 88 Percent of the Time

Even in tax season, Obamacare-related taxes barely mentioned by evening news shows.
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98 Percent of Networks Jobs Stories Ignore High Black Unemployment

Despite bipartisan outrage, NBC gives just 10 seconds to jobs crisis while ABC, CBS remain silent.
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‘The Mentalist’ Relies on Misleading Anti-Fracking Propaganda

CBS crime drama revolves around corrupt natural gas company, uses gimmick of flammable water.
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Comcast Goes Further Left, Helps Fund JournoLister Ezra Klein’s $10M Startup

MSNBC parent had liberal on network 90 times in past year.
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$500 Billion of Bias: Networks Ignore Farm Bill Waste, Abuse in Every Single Story

ABC, CBS and NBC worry over impact of not passing a farm bill, ignore need for reform.
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Frozen Out: 98% of Stories Ignore That Ice-bound Ship Was On Global Warming Mission

Scientists rescued from stranded ship, but networks label them ‘tourists.’
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Half of Fracking Stories Rely on Hollywood Hit Jobs

News reports give platform to artists, celebs and anti-drilling documentaries in 50 percent of reports.
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