The study doesn’t seem to distinguish between factual reporting and opinion POV. (i’ll have to look more closely at the study later.)

Every afternoon the media invites often credential free “political strategists” to offer biased opinions in answer to softball questions about the topic du jour.

Journalistic integrity would be better served to show more “in-their-own-words” evidence and give less voice to talking-point reinforcement.

Frankly, it’s not the news media’s job to offer a balance of negative and positive coverage. The media’s responsibility is to offer equal, unbiased coverage. i know that that is an optimistic expectation these days, but critical thinkers can recognize the difference between the meat and potatoes and the pattern of the china. So encourage your peers and your children to start thinking critically instead of wringing your hands about the media’s shortcomings.

I’m assuming that the study group is tabulating the number of positive stories about each and is not concerned about truth of the stories. And they determine what is positive and what is negative.

As usual black or white reporting is akin to a trial attorney wanting a yes or no answer.

The truth is that McCain as an independent and as a maverick is a fraud. When you set yourself up with that kind of image and all of your actions and policies point to the opposite, even a corporate media must report a shade of the truth.

If your report indicates that McCain is a fraud, that is certainly negative and true.

Had some nice things to say about her, but they like McCain slightly more, must have something to do with supporting the war and of course obliterating Iran.  if you get McCain and Hillary together, they could write a song. “BOMB BOMB OBLITERATE IRAN”.  Who can out warmonger the other?

Had some nice things to say about her, but they like McCain slightly more, must have something to do with supporting the war.

You’re preaching to the choir for the most part, JS. I don’t think (well at least I don’t) most people just look at TruthDig and assume their daily news intake has finished.

In the grand scheme of things, all of the candidates will receive negative press at one time or another during the campaign.  But the prize for the most obscene and biased coverage of any candidate goes to, tah dah!  Faux News, for their completely unabashed and downright favoritism of Sen. John McCain.  You would think, if you watched Fox News, that Sen. John McCain, had already been elected president and that our country can count on the policies of the Shrub and Darth Vader, to be continued for the next 8 years. How dare such a complete lack of ethical and moral behaviour be allowed to continue, despite the choice of the people, who are thinking and breathing. Does Faux News think that we the people will blindly follow the leader, namely them and elect a person who has stated without shadow of doubt, that we will be in Iraq and Afghanistan, and also Iran for the next 100 years if necessary.  How long will the American public stand for a mouthpiece “news” organization? My hope is not too long.  If we the people do not see the ideal of a “free and unbiased” press as a necessary part of a democratic nation, then I foresee a nation that will disintegrate into totalitarianism and fascism within the next generation. I, for one, will raise my voice and do whatever I can to stop the madness and see that the Constitution and Bill of Rights are not discarded for “security” purposes, and overturn most if not all of the policies of the current administration, that have eroded and weakened the foundation of this country.

Shit, i could have sworn that the media had been out to get Sen Clinton from the start.  If i had a nickel for every time i’ve heard/read how the media torpedoed her campaign…i wouldn’t need her silly gas tax holiday scheme at all.

And i thought that McCain was getting a free ride like Obama.

It only goes to show that if you get all of your news from liberal blogs and the comment sections attached to them, then you’re not well informed.  Sorry, Truthdig, but it’s true.

If you listen to the whining in Clinton campaign you would think somebody drew a moustache on all her campaign posters.She is wrong on every issue that democrats care about and these whiners are blaming it on gender bias.“Ready to be wrong from day one”.Should be her campaign slogan.

Well, this is just unfair treatment to Hillary. Can’t you see??? Outrightly unfair and sexist. I mean, 69% favorable to Obama? hint*hint* How dehumanizing! Not to mention the idea of “negative disposition”, as if that wasn’t a swipe against a powerful woman. Everything is in relation to Obama. The cards are stacked against Hillary. It’s just evil that these kinds of so-called “fact tanks” could put out this kind of study right before the seating FL and MI delegates are going to be discussed by the Rules Committee.

Shameful, anti-Hillary research!