drisley
09-09-2003, 12:17 PM
CBS's coverage of the so-called "Showdown With Saddam" was more positive (pro-war) than Fox's, according to a new study conducted by the Center for media and Public Affairs. ABC, by a substantial margin, was the most negative on the war, concluded the study, as reported in the Washington Post.
Examining 1,131 stories on the CBS, NBC and ABC evening newscasts, as well as Fox’s “Special Report With Brit Hume,” the study concluded:
"CBS Evening News" -- 74 percent positive on-air comments about the conduct of the war. (On CBS, Dan Rather said: "Facts on the ground indicate that overall, from a military standpoint, the invasion continues to go well.")
Fox's "Special Report" -- 60 percent positive. ["Special Report" aired the least co...
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Examining 1,131 stories on the CBS, NBC and ABC evening newscasts, as well as Fox’s “Special Report With Brit Hume,” the study concluded:
"CBS Evening News" -- 74 percent positive on-air comments about the conduct of the war. (On CBS, Dan Rather said: "Facts on the ground indicate that overall, from a military standpoint, the invasion continues to go well.")
Fox's "Special Report" -- 60 percent positive. ["Special Report" aired the least co...
<a href="http://www.forumclick.com/viewnews.php?id=29">http://www.forumclick.com/viewnews.php?id=29</a>