Cable news coverage: Biden vs Palin


	Cable news coverage: Biden vs Palin
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9-3-2008 1:28 AM
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6f9220f3-4d25-44c2-931f-5609979083b9/394AC3CA-EFAB-4005-98CD-757744760841/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-sheffield/2008/09/02/cnn-msnbc-provide-favorable-coverage-biden-negative-coverage-pali" href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-sheffield/2008/09/02/cnn-msnbc-provide-favorable-coverage-biden-negative-coverage-pali" style="font-size: 11px;">newsbusters.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-sheffield/2008/09/02/cnn-msnbc-provide-favorable-coverage-biden-negative-coverage-pali">Now that the dust has settled on both parties' vice presidential picks, it's time to take a look at how the media treated Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in the crucial early hours after they were announced as running mates.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-sheffield/2008/09/02/cnn-msnbc-provide-favorable-coverage-biden-negative-coverage-pali"><P>Looking at the transcripts of CNN, FNC, and MSNBC during the two "primetime" hours of the day John McCain and Barack Obama announced their running mates, a trend becomes quite clear: The media were much more likely to report negative information about the Alaskan Palin than the Delawarean Biden. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-sheffield/2008/09/02/cnn-msnbc-provide-favorable-coverage-biden-negative-coverage-pali"><TABLE rules="none" frame="void" cols="4" cellspacing="0" border="0"><TBODY><TR><TD width="388" height="27" align="center" colspan="4"><B>Palin News 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM 8/29/08</B></TD> 			</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" align="left"><FONT color="#000000"><BR /></FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left"><FONT color="#000000">CNN</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Fox</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left"><FONT color="#000000">MSNBC</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Positive</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="15"><FONT color="#000000">15</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="15"><FONT color="#000000">15</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="4"><FONT color="#000000">4</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Negative</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="27"><FONT color="#000000">27</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="10"><FONT color="#000000">10</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="20"><FONT color="#000000">20</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Neutral</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="26"><FONT color="#000000">26</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="37"><FONT color="#000000">37</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="13"><FONT color="#000000">13</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Total</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="68"><FONT color="#000000">68</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="62"><FONT color="#000000">62</FONT></TD> 			<TD align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="37"><FONT color="#000000">37</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 	</TBODY> </TABLE> <BR /><P></P><TABLE rules="none" frame="void" cols="4" cellspacing="0" border="0"> 	<COLGROUP><COL width="128"></COL><COL width="86"></COL><COL width="84"></COL><COL width="106"></COL></COLGROUP> 	<TBODY> 		<TR> 			<TD width="403" height="27" align="center" colspan="4"><B>BIDEN News 7:00pm to 9:00pm 8/23/08</B></TD> 			</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000"><BR /></FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">CNN</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Fox</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">MSNBC</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Positive</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="29"><FONT color="#000000">29</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="25"><FONT color="#000000">25</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="47"><FONT color="#000000">47</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Negative</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="14"><FONT color="#000000">14</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="31"><FONT color="#000000">31</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="14"><FONT color="#000000">14</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Neutral</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="65"><FONT color="#000000">65</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="51"><FONT color="#000000">51</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="61"><FONT color="#000000">61</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 		<TR> 			<TD height="27" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left"><FONT color="#000000">Total</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="108"><FONT color="#000000">108</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="107"><FONT color="#000000">107</FONT></TD> 			<TD bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" sdnum="1033;" sdval="122"><FONT color="#000000">122</FONT></TD> 		</TR> 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