The media is not biased

[Midnyte_Ragebringer]

That piece of shit should already be dead. The cops should have shot him 50 times.

Why?

The only reason it appears bad is because the media portrayed it that way. If they had chosen a more positive light, we could see the situation for the way it truely is, and we would embrace this man.

So clever you are.

[Midnyte_Ragebringer]

George Mason University is not the Media.

During the evening news, the majority of statements from reporters and anchors on all three networks are neutral, the center found. And when network news people ventured opinions in recent weeks, 28% of the statements were positive for Obama and 72% negative.

Network reporting also tilted against McCain, but far less dramatically, with 43% of the statements positive and 57% negative, according to the Washington-based media center.

Are you at least curious how they came to determine such objective criteria?

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that has studied the media since its inception over 30 years ago. It's founder has been a Fox News contributor and much of its funding has come from conservative sources.

I'm not that curious as to how they determined their criteria; it's a pretty well-known media research center that I have heard of many times over the years and it's not that difficult to objectively judge pieces written by the media as positive or negative.

/edit: I heard an interesting number the other day. Some big polling organization ran a poll where they asked which candidate people had stronger feelings about - positive or negative. Something like 53% of the people who responded said Obama. McCain got like 25% (or somesuch). It wasn't "who do you like better", it was more of a who are you thinking about. I find it interesting, because even the people on this board who seem to be McCain supporters post more in the Obama threads, and are generally more passionate (albeit in a negative way) about Obama. People just don't seem to care about McCain.

I am curious of the criteria.

Do you really find it interesting that more people are thinking about Obama? I can't recall a more brilliant marketing campaign ever. I would find it interesting if people were'nt thing of Obama.

[miir]

Do you really find it interesting that more people are thinking about Obama? I can't recall a more brilliant marketing campaign ever. I would find it interesting if people were'nt thing of Obama.

Again with the marketing...
Never in my lifetime has a presidential race ever been about anything more than marketing.

[Midnyte_Ragebringer]

Do you really find it interesting that more people are thinking about Obama? I can't recall a more brilliant marketing campaign ever. I would find it interesting if people were'nt thing of Obama.

Again with the marketing...
Never in my lifetime has a presidential race ever been about anything more than marketing.

Agreed. Obamas is the greatest one ever thus far.

[Forthe]

Do you really find it interesting that more people are thinking about Obama? I can't recall a more brilliant marketing campaign ever. I would find it interesting if people were'nt thing of Obama.

Again with the marketing...
Never in my lifetime has a presidential race ever been about anything more than marketing.

Agreed. Obamas is the greatest one ever thus far.

Politics is marketing.

I think you are giving Obama too much credit here. His campaign has done a decent job so far but his opponent makes him look good.

Reagan's campaign was just as good or better at the visuals\stagecraft\speeches. Clinton was much better at relating to\empathizing with voters and twisting conventional wisdon (i.e. comeback kid after placing second in a primary).