ccollins2006
Broadcasting
"A study was conducted to examine partisan and structural imbalance in broadcast and cable network news coerage of the 2004 Presidential election. Data were obtained from analysis of the major evening newscasts of the ABC, CBS, and NBC broadcast networks and of the CNN, MSNBC, and Fox cable networks from Labor Day to the November 2 Election Day. Findings revealed that broadcast and cable network evening news programs granted more prominence, time, and attention to Democratic candidate John Kerry than to his Republican rival, President George Bush, in their election coverage. Findings indicated that broadcast networks were more balanced in their cumulative attention to the candidates than were the cable netoworks, and the pattern was also true for individual stories and segments" (Fico, 2008).
Broadcasting
"A study was conducted to examine partisan and structural imbalance in broadcast and cable network news coerage of the 2004 Presidential election. Data were obtained from analysis of the major evening newscasts of the ABC, CBS, and NBC broadcast networks and of the CNN, MSNBC, and Fox cable networks from Labor Day to the November 2 Election Day. Findings revealed that broadcast and cable network evening news programs granted more prominence, time, and attention to Democratic candidate John Kerry than to his Republican rival, President George Bush, in their election coverage. Findings indicated that broadcast networks were more balanced in their cumulative attention to the candidates than were the cable netoworks, and the pattern was also true for individual stories and segments" (Fico, 2008).