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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
by Paul Bedard
No surprise to conservatives as big media blows off the tea party movement to cheer the president
Big media, especially the TV networks, seem to be going out of their way to diss the conservative-leaning
In their report
provided to Whispers, the
-- Total coverage by the networks was miniscule.
-- By comparison, more liberal protests in the past won far wider and more positive coverage.
For example, the Nation of Islam's "Million Man March" in 1995 was featured in 21 evening news stories on
just the night of the march-more than the
-- Some coverage suggested
-- The make-up of the
For a comparison, consider the coverage of the administration today in the Washington Post which included three front-page stories about the positives of the president's nuclear summit, his successful handling of the deficit, and a detailed story on the influence of spokesman Robert Gibbs.
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