2016 Postmortem

grasswire

(50,130 posts) Mon Aug 31, 2015, 08:31 PM Aug 2015

graphs that show media coverage disproportionately low for Bernie

http://usuncut.com/politics/5-graphs-that-show-how-much-the-media-is-covering-trump-and-how-little-theyre-covering-berni

I apologize if this has already been posted. Much more at link, including the graphs and the information that MSNBC has covered Trump more than any other outlet.

Bernie Sanders officially launched his presidential campaign a month before Donald Trump did, but TV networks have nonetheless covered Trump 6 times more than they covered Bernie in 2015. The two most popular networks covered Trump ten times as much as they cover Sanders.

The GDelt Project, which maintains a database containing over a quarter billion records of the world’s news media in over 100 countries, has now launched a 2016 presidential campaign tracker. GDelt’s tracker monitors mentions of candidates across 9 television networks — Al Jazeera America, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Fox Business, Fox News, LinkTV, and MSNBC.

In each instance, networks devoted far more air time to Trump than to Bernie Sanders, even on days when Sanders broke record after record for campaign rally attendance in Madison, Wisconsin; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles.

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graphs that show media coverage disproportionately low for Bernie (Original Post) grasswire Aug 2015 OP

It's getting ever harder for them to hide the bias, with more and more people Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #1

That obvious and now flagrant media bias of all the corporate owned mega-megaphones is a common enemy of progressives. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #3

You mean their bias in favor of ratings? brooklynite Sep 2015 #9

Not surprised Duckhunter935 Aug 2015 #2

media left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #4

It could be argued that Trump was pushed on Americans for the sole purpose of distraction. jalan48 Aug 2015 #5

Interesting hypothesis. If true, who would be the financiers of the distraction? I can't believe Stardust Sep 2015 #6

The people watching and buying the ad products on the TV networks that Trump appears on. jalan48 Sep 2015 #11

The corporate media are afraid of the populist, progressive, liberal message's power, Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #7

Sanders has command and control when hectored reddread Sep 2015 #8

+100 Duppers Sep 2015 #13

Duppers! Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #15

Why would they go out of their way to mention Bernie Sanders more?? moobu2 Sep 2015 #10

You turn the channel every time you see Bernie Sanders on? Duppers Sep 2015 #12

How often do you see a Sanders speech live? TSIAS Sep 2015 #18

K & R and here's that graph.. Duppers Sep 2015 #14

thanks for posting the graph. nt grasswire Sep 2015 #16

You're welcome! Duppers Sep 2015 #17

How sad that the most unbiased channel isn't even based in Fawke Em Sep 2015 #19

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

1. It's getting ever harder for them to hide the bias, with more and more people

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 08:40 PM

Aug 2015

tracking exactly how the news is biased, and passing that info around to folks on social media, to show the hollow hypocrisy of it all, and expose the partisan agenda behind it.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

3. That obvious and now flagrant media bias of all the corporate owned mega-megaphones is a common enemy of progressives.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 08:45 PM

Aug 2015

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/andrea-mitchell-desperately-tries-to-make-bernie-sanders-criticize-hillary/

...............

I don’t think so, Andrea,” Sanders replied, bringing the discussion back to economic issues. “I think the American people want a government that represents all of us and not just Wall Street and a handful of very wealthy people.”

“Now, you have resisted attacking Hillary Clinton,” Mitchell observed. “Are you braced for the onslaught that could come your way from her?”

Again, Sanders steered her answer away from Clinton, instead saying, “We’re going to be attacked by Corporate America. When you take on the establishment, you anticipate those attacks.”
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brooklynite

(94,660 posts)

9. You mean their bias in favor of ratings?

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 09:35 AM

Sep 2015

They cover Trump because he's always good for a controversial comments, and that draws an audience, which means they sell ads.

Yes, it would be lovely if we had the BBC to broadcast policy symposia, but we don't and we never have.

Besides, I keep being told by Sanders supporters that he doesn't NEED the mainstream media; everyone will flock to YouTube to watch his speeches and the sale will be made.

Was I misinformed?

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

2. Not surprised

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 08:42 PM

Aug 2015

I think they thought he would be gone by now.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. media

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 11:08 PM

Aug 2015

corporate America has chosen their candidate, and it's not Bernie

jalan48

(13,876 posts)

5. It could be argued that Trump was pushed on Americans for the sole purpose of distraction.

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 11:27 PM

Aug 2015

Distraction from Bernie's very anti-corporate message. The less people hear the message the less likely they are to think along anti-corporate and anti-Wall Street lines. When people hear Bernie speak they are drawn to him-he's like a modern FDR-people get that there is something seriously wrong with our political process and the horrible effect the money of the rich and powerful are having on it (Citizens United).

Stardust

(3,894 posts)

6. Interesting hypothesis. If true, who would be the financiers of the distraction? I can't believe

Reply to jalan48 (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 12:16 AM

Sep 2015

Trump would spend one more precious cent of his own to participate in the distracton if he didn't think he could win.

jalan48

(13,876 posts)

11. The people watching and buying the ad products on the TV networks that Trump appears on.

Reply to Stardust (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 10:41 AM

Sep 2015

Trump has taken his reality TV show and turned it into a reality TV Presidential Race show. The networks love his buffoonery, it plays well to his audience. It's shallow, and that will be the problem in the long run, but right now he's getting all the media time and people like Sanders, who actually have something to say, are pushed to the sidelines.

Uncle Joe

(58,378 posts)

7. The corporate media are afraid of the populist, progressive, liberal message's power,

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 06:07 AM

Sep 2015

that's why they go to great lengths to get Bernie to attack Hillary Clinton on non-substantive issues.

They either ignore Bernie or try to turn the discussion back to Hillary.

They want to personalize the race and take the American Peoples' attention away from the real problems that confront them because that conflicts with the corporate media's self-serving interests.

9 Times Bernie Sanders Told The Media He's Not Going To Talk About Bulls**t Issues

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has made it clear that he has no love for the "corporate media."

The independent senator from Vermont, whose poll numbers keep creeping up on those of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, frequently criticizes reporters for being interested in him only if he personally attacks Clinton or other candidates. He reiterated this point to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Monday, saying that his campaign isn't "against" anybody but for the middle class.

Sanders argues that the media have a responsibility to stop pushing "soap opera" politics and start focusing on the major issues facing the country, like income and wealth inequality, the influence of money in politics, climate change and racial justice.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-media_55dde96ae4b08cd3359e29a2

All nine videos are on the link.

Thanks for the thread, grasswire.

reddread

(6,896 posts)

8. Sanders has command and control when hectored

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 09:23 AM

Sep 2015

Hillary hides.

what more does anyone need to know?

Duppers

(28,125 posts)

13. +100

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 03:15 PM

Sep 2015

I agree, Uncle Joe.

Uncle Joe

(58,378 posts)

15. Duppers!

Reply to Duppers (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 04:15 PM

Sep 2015

It's good to see you.

moobu2

(4,822 posts)

10. Why would they go out of their way to mention Bernie Sanders more??

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 09:40 AM

Sep 2015

I turn the channel every time I see him on. Maybe a lot of other people do to.

Duppers

(28,125 posts)

12. You turn the channel every time you see Bernie Sanders on?

Reply to moobu2 (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 03:14 PM

Sep 2015

WHY?

TSIAS

(14,689 posts)

18. How often do you see a Sanders speech live?

Reply to moobu2 (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 2, 2015, 12:05 AM

Sep 2015

Trump gets his speech played in its entirety on cable news. If you think Sanders is somehow benefiting from the media coverage, I'd have to disagree. But then Hillary Clinton supporters feel all the media is against them. I see Media Matters covers any slight aimed at Hillary Clinton, but say nothing when the media basically dismisses Sanders as a fringe candidate.