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JHB

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2. The trend is consistent back to 1989 at least

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 09:51 AM

Apr 2012

FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, not the other one) has been compiling numbers of this sort since 1989, when they released their report "Are You on the Nightline Guestlist?"

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3763

They pioneered the "media criticism from the left" that Media Matters is doing in a bigger, more web-friendly way now.

The page on their site listing reports (it's a search page, so it's not as neat as it could be):
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=12

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In the "no shit" category..."Study: Conservatives Dominate Sunday Shows" [View all] NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 OP

I once heard a Wisconsin Public Radio caller state that having ANY liberal guests was "too liberal". Scuba Apr 2012 #1

The trend is consistent back to 1989 at least JHB Apr 2012 #2

And one more specific to your question JHB Apr 2012 #3

What else is new? WI_DEM Apr 2012 #4

It's about to change. Keith Olbermann will be on ABCThisWeek tomorrow... YvonneCa Apr 2012 #15

That dayum librul media rears its head again Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #5

K&R ck4829 Apr 2012 #6

What?! You mean all those right-wing assholes aren't in church? polichick Apr 2012 #7

K&R! Unless Rachel Maddow's on MTP Rhiannon12866 Apr 2012 #8

Hey pal! NRaleighLiberal Apr 2012 #11

It's why I don't watch the Sunday shows. agentS Apr 2012 #9

You should join me in watching Chris Hayes and Melissa Harris Perry on msnbc instead! CTyankee Apr 2012 #13

Wow Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #10

Also ignores David Gregory's hard on for Mittens taught_me_patience Apr 2012 #12

There's no point to these shows high density Apr 2012 #14

ABSOLUTELY Cosmocat Apr 2012 #17

it is WORSE when the Rs are in power Cosmocat Apr 2012 #16