Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Clearly, Fox viewers care most about Paris -- and Anna... Ergo, Fox spends way more time "dumbing down and tarting up" for their target audience -- folks like you and yayaa. Who knew so many trailer parks had cable TV access...

PEJ Says Fox News Covers The Iraq War A Lot Less

Absolutely no surprise here.
Note: Roger Ailes calls PEJ a "liberal lobbying organization...Also no surprise here.

"What's more important: Iraq or Anna Nicole Smith?

Depends on which network you're watching.

According to PEJ's first quarter News Coverage Index, "MSNBC and CNN were much more consumed with the war in Iraq than was Fox." (See the chart to the right.)

In daytime, FNC devoted 6 percent of its time to Iraq, and 17 percent of its time to Anna Nicole. For CNN, the mix was 20 percent Iraq, 5 percent Anna; for MSNBC, the mix was 18 percent Iraq, 10 percent Anna.

"Fox also stood out for its lack of coverage on the firings of the U.S. attorneys, compared with the other channels. The story, which gained real momentum in mid March, consumed a mere 2% of Fox’s total airtime. CNN devoted twice that percent (4%) and MSNBC four times"

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/
Report---> http://www.journalism.org/node/5719

Iraq Dominates PEJ’s First Quarterly NCI Report
Cable News
May 25, 2007
http://www.journalism.org/node/5719

If Fox was less focused on the Iraq War, what took its place? Mostly—according to the numbers—Anna Nicole Smith. Coverage of her death trailed just barely the airtime spent on the Iraq policy debate, accounting for 9.6% of all the Fox content studied (versus 10.1% for the Iraq policy debate). Fox also stood out for its lack of coverage on the firings of the U.S. attorneys, compared with the other channels. The story, which gained real momentum in mid March, consumed a mere 2% of Fox’s total airtime. CNN devoted twice that percent (4%) and MSNBC four times (8%).





http://forum.newshounds.us/viewtopic.php?p=257262&highlight=&sid=3193a2883b3aaf952d8f27d21ae....