Study: TV News Hides Radicalism of 2020 Democratic Candidates
By Rich Noyes | June 18, 2019 7:50 AM EDT
There are already two notable facts about the 2020 Democratic primary race: 1) these candidates have championed some of the most radical policy proposals ever seen in American politics; and 2) the broadcast network have essentially suppressed this news.
MRC analysts reviewed all coverage of the 2020 Democrats on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening news programs from January 1 through June 15. Early as it is, the Democrats have already been featured or mentioned in a total of 220 evening news stories, or nearly four hours (222 minutes) of airtime.
It’s at this stage of the nomination contest, as each candidate begins their campaign, that we see the most journalistically-assigned labels, as reporters try to help viewers pigeonhole each newly-announced wannabe’s place on the ideological spectrum. Yet the vast majority of this year’s coverage (202 stories, or 92%) has failed to include any ideological label.
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