media02-theright-onobama

= = = Right on Obama =
 * by Caroline and Victoria **[[image:ObamaMediaBias.png]][[image:medialoveobama.jpg]]

Thesis
====It is evident from online forums to newspapers to television stations- Some Conservatives have a considerable amount of bias against President Obama, and they make that bias evident through different techniques in the media. ====

Statistics.
====a new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he's a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim—and 24 percent say "he may be the Antichrist . ====
 * ===**Reporter John Avalon tells Yahoo News:**===
 * ===**Foxnew.com vs. Fivethirtyeight.com**===

====Fox focuses on the 55% of American's opposed to the health care reform "Among partisans, the president’s party faithful are alone in supporting the proposed reforms. **Sixty-six percent of Democrats favor them, while 53 percent of independents and 88 percent of Republicans oppose them**." Fivethirtyeight.com, on the other hand, claims that the numbers are diffrent. "**89 percent of self-described liberals now support the bill -- just 3 percent are opposed**". Both articles were published on the same day. ====


 * ====According to the Center for Media and Public Affairs, “Comments made by sources, voters, reporters and anchors that aired on ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts over the past two months reflected positively on Obama in 65 percent of cases, compared to in 31 percent of cases with regards to McCain” ====

**1)** **In one conservative article, the writer bashes many prominent magazines by saying they “can no longer be trusted to do their job”.**
====-“Stenographers of the moguls, consider yourselves snookered. You, you people at The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph, Express, Mail, The Guardian and The Observer, and a host of other European, American, Canadian and Australian sheets, by getting sucked into the Climategate narrative, you have painted yourself into a very sticky corner, in fact, you appear to have sidelined your entire profession. ==== ====Hacks and hackettes, journalists and broadcasters, the Obama-leak implication is – you can no longer be trusted to do your job. It’s time to shape up…” ====

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====On April 4th, Obama refused to face reporters at a press conference. According to Republican writer and blogger Noel Sheppard, “NBC's Chuck Todd, MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell, the New York Times's Helene Cooper, and the Washington Post's David Ignatius actually made excuses for him”. The article then continues to talk about how much the media favors Obama. ====

2) The Problem with FoxNews
Foxnews.com used biased language when reviewing Obama gearing up for the Supreme Court. "What's more, Obama has shown an **aggressive streak** when it comes to the nation's highest court, one sure to shape his thinking in picking a nominee." In psychology it is called framing, the way one asks a question or shapes an issue. It has been know to alter opinions and answers.

What worries me is that foxnews.com is very well known and very well respected, yet they post pictures like this: [] I don't have a problem with everyone expressing their opinions, but if you look through the pictures none of them show another side to thw arguement. The Photo Op-inion is very one sided, and it seems that something as well respected as Fox should show both sides of the story. Where to start with this? []

AND, for the cherry on top, the KFC DoubleDown sandwhich is in the ads in the beginning. Colbert and his guests discuss how little actual facts are stated on talk shows. 3) One instance of media bias was with two journalist on the Morning Joe show. Take a look as one reporter bashes Michelle Obama and the other one defends it:

media type="youtube" key="ZBWM78G-yQo" height="405" width="500" ** Conclusion: ** The Conservative bias on Obama makes itself evident through diffrent techniques- framing, name calling, fact-skewing. The slander is effective because many individuals rely on the slanderous new centers for all of their worldly updates. [] [] [] []
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