Not That They’re Biased or Anything…

Is the MSM carrying water for the Democrats in the coming election?

Well, of course it is. The media have gotten so bold that Even Thomas could freely admit that they were in the bag for John Kerry in 2004. This time around, they’re not even trying to hide their biases, as the Media Research Center has amply documented.

A few quick hits from the report after the jump.

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The networks offered nearly twice as much coverage of the Democrats. More than half of all campaign segments (284, or 55%) focused on the Democratic contest, compared with just 152 (29%) devoted to the Republicans. The remaining stories either offered roughly equal discussion of both parties or did not focus on the major parties.

All three Democratic frontrunners received more attention than any of the top Republican candidates, with New York Senator Hillary Clinton receiving the most coverage of all.

Undeclared liberal candidates such as former Vice President Al Gore and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received more network TV attention than many of the declared Republican candidates.

The network morning shows doled out nearly three times as much airtime (4 hours, 35 minutes) to interviews with the various Democratic campaigns. In contrast, the Republicans received just 1 hour and 44 minutes of interview airtime.

Yeah, I’d say they’re putting in a little extra time to sock this one away for the Democrats.

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