Study claims conservative tilt to talk radio.

[sonnylarue]

I know... D'UH!

But the actual numbers and ratio are surprising, yet the righty talkers whine about how much their side is in the media minoroty....

FROM RADIO INSIDER

The Center for American Progress and Free Press say their study of 257 news/talk stations shows 91% of total weekday talk programming is conservative - with ten times as much airtime as what progressive talkers get. Markets with the most conservative line-ups include Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia and Atlanta.

The group doesn't want a return to the Fairness Doctrine. However, they say bringing back tighter ownership limits will lead to more programming diversity.

Read the study

http://www.americanprogress.org/issu...talk_radio.pdf

[Ray G.]

There's quite the difference between the open bias of punditry and the subtle bias of news coverage.

[chess]

My new favorite radio station "claim"....

"It's not right vs. left. It's right vs wrong."

How's that for... well, they make a stance.

[Foolish Mortal]

There's quite the difference between the open bias of punditry and the subtle bias of news coverage.

Most shows on talk radio stations are pundit shows.

[Ray G.]

Most shows on talk radio stations are pundit shows.

Yes, but I don't think anyone is actually debating that talk radio has a conservative bias(and if they do, they're idiots). It's clear that the most successful talk radio hosts are the conservatives who deliver red meat to the listeners. Most arguments of liberal media bias focus on the slant of television, radio, and print news coverage.

[Brad N.]

Yes, but I don't think anyone is actually debating that talk radio has a conservative bias(and if they do, they're idiots). It's clear that the most successful talk radio hosts are the conservatives who deliver red meat to the listeners. Most arguments of liberal media bias focus on the slant of television, radio, and print news coverage.

And according to all actual studies on the so-called liberal slant there is no such thing. MSM is neither liberal or conservative biased, they are money biased. What they think will be the best story, etc. Anyone who still believes there is any sort of bias in the MSM is delusional and need only look at news coverage during the first term of Clinton to see how negative the press was then and then look at how much Bush was fawned over during his first term. Hell, you will still hear commentators talking about how this or that is good for Bush or how popular he is. He's been below 30% approval forever now!

One interesting study I read showed that most reporters in the MSM leaned left on social issues and leaned right on economic ones. Now, MOST rightwing pundits cite this study (leaving out the last part) as PROOF that this bias exists. The other end of the study showed however that most of the editors and publishers leaned right on both issues and identified themselves as conservatives. Since the people who run the show (including the corporate owners like NewsCorp, G.E., and Viacom) are made up primarily of conservatives the liberal media bias argument isn't exactly a solid one.

[Jamie Howdeshell]

And according to all actual studies on the so-called liberal slant there is no such thing. MSM is neither liberal or conservative biased, they are money biased. What they think will be the best story, etc. Anyone who still believes there is any sort of bias in the MSM is delusional and need only look at news coverage during the first term of Clinton to see how negative the press was then and then look at how much Bush was fawned over during his first term. Hell, you will still hear commentators talking about how this or that is good for Bush or how popular he is. He's been below 30% approval forever now!

One interesting study I read showed that most reporters in the MSM leaned left on social issues and leaned right on economic ones. Now, MOST rightwing pundits cite this study (leaving out the last part) as PROOF that this bias exists. The other end of the study showed however that most of the editors and publishers leaned right on both issues and identified themselves as conservatives. Since the people who run the show (including the corporate owners like NewsCorp, G.E., and Viacom) are made up primarily of conservatives the liberal media bias argument isn't exactly a solid one.

your facts don't mean shit when it comes to my FEELINGS!!!!!

i FEEL like the media is biased!!

so it is.

[KHAN!]

I know... D'UH!

But the actual numbers and ratio are surprising, yet the righty talkers whine about how much their side is in the media minoroty....

FROM RADIO INSIDER



Read the study

http://www.americanprogress.org/issu...talk_radio.pdf

Talk radio is the only place where there it appears the right have more prominence. I mean, look at TV, where reporters contribute to the democrats over republicans 9-1.

That said, I don't fucking want the fairness doctrine enforced or "tighter guidelines". I read on another forum, where someone made a point as to why Rush or Hannity and people like that have seen success, where Air America was a failure. That person said that like it or not, the conservative talk show hosts are actually entertaining and don't bore the piss out of you like alot of liberal talk show hosts. Even the people who totally don't agree with Rush at all listen to him because they want to hear what he'll say next. It's a free market system, if stuff like that has an audience, we don't need guidelines or fucking government regulations to force shows down people's throats that end up not being listened to.

[KHAN!]

My new favorite radio station "claim"....

"It's not right vs. left. It's right vs wrong."

How's that for... well, they make a stance.

That was taken from the Glenn Beck show. Which is true since he'll rip on the republicans just as bad as the democrats for doing wrong shit, like the fucking retarded immigration bill that 80% of the population doesn't want, but congress is still trying to push it through.

[Andrew j]

I'm pretty sure all of the conservative radio guys fully admit there's more conservative talk radio than liberal.

They're argument that I've heard is that there is a market for it and there isn't a market for liberal talk radio.