Media Reality Check

Occasional reports and mini-studies documenting distorted coverage and/or media omissions.
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No Matter the State of the Union, Reporters Love Obama's Speeches

1/24/2012 9:11 AM ET
Tuesday night, President Obama delivers his third State of the Union address, and his sixth speech to a joint session of Congress since taking office in 2009. But there's no need to spend a ...
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The Real State of the Union: Big Three Networks Covering Up Obama's Failures

1/23/2012 10:49 AM ET
By many measures, Barack Obama has left the State of the Union in tatters, but the liberal media, led by the highly rated Big Three network (ABC, CBS, NBC) news shows, have attempted to cover ...
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ABC's Morning Show Host Gets Chance to Jab GOPers in Primetime

12/7/2011 3:43 PM ET
Debate Moderator Stephanopoulos Hits Republican Candidates from the Left on Good Morning America
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Occupier Outrages Omitted

11/7/2011 9:40 AM ET
Study: ABC, CBS and NBC Overlook Radicalism and Criminal Behavior at Occupy Wall Street Protests; Soundbites Favorable by 19-1
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Networks Hype Vague Cain Charges, Ignored Sexual Harassment Claims Against Clinton

11/1/2011 11:31 AM ET
The three networks have aggressively covered vague charges of sexual harassment against Herman Cain, but brushed aside far more serious and specific claims against Bill Clinton.
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CNN 'Moderator' Finds GOP Eight Times as Dishonest as Democrats?

10/18/2011 10:15 AM ET
MRC Study: Anderson Cooper's "Keeping Them Honest" segments have tilted 24 to 3 against Republicans since July, and 45 to 13 in 2011.
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A Tale of Two Protests: Media Cheer Wall Street Occupiers But Jeered Tea Partiers

10/13/2011 8:37 AM ET
Study: ABC, CBS and NBC loaded their broadcasts with 33 full stories in just 11 days of coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests.
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Networks Keeping Viewers In the Dark on Solyndra Scandal

10/11/2011 8:50 AM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC Bury News of Taxpayer Money Squandered on Obama-Linked Solar Energy Company
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From Democratic Promoters to Republican Destroyers

9/22/2011 6:55 AM ET
MRC Study: ABC, CBS and NBC Tossed Friendly Liberal Questions to Democratic Candidates in 2007, but 2011 Republicans Treated as Ideological Adversaries
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