{"id":2361152,"date":"2024-10-29T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-shows-mainstream-medias-2024-election-coverage-is-the-worst-in-history\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:04:59","slug":"new-study-shows-mainstream-medias-2024-election-coverage-is-the-worst-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-shows-mainstream-medias-2024-election-coverage-is-the-worst-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Mainstream Media&#8217;s 2024 Election Coverage Is the Worst in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-study-shows-mainstream-medias-2024-election-coverage-is-the-worst-in-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the perceived bias in media coverage of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, focusing on the contrasting treatment of candidates Donald Trump and Kamala\u2064 Harris by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-coalition-urges-senate-to-reject-bidens-fcc-nominee-over-questionable-ethics\/\" title=\"Conservative Coalition Urges Senate To Reject Biden\u2019s FCC Nominee Over \u2018Questionable Ethics\u2019\">major broadcast networks<\/a> (ABC, CBS, and NBC). A study from the Media Research Center \u200dindicates that, leading up to the election, \u200ccoverage has \u2064been the most lopsided in history, with Harris receiving 78% positive coverage compared \u200cto 85%\u2063 negative coverage for Trump. This\u2062 imbalance is noted to\u2062 be worse than in previous election cycles, with\u200c media coverage from\u2063 2016 and 2020 being\u200d relatively more balanced.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights \u2063that broadcast networks have dedicated substantial time to negative \u200cstories about Trump, often ignoring or downplaying controversies surrounding Harris.\u2064 Although both \u200bcandidates \u200bhave received predominantly negative coverage regarding their policies\u201463% for Trump and 54% for Harris\u2014the\u200c overall \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">media narrative appears\u2062 skewed heavily<\/a> against Trump,\u200b raising\u200b concerns about viewer trust in the media. According to a Gallup poll \u200bcited in the article, only\u200c 31% of Americans trust the establishment media, \u200cwith only 12% of Republicans \u200bexpressing\u200b confidence, suggesting that the current coverage dynamics\u200d may further erode public trust.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve been feeling that this year&rsquo;s election coverage from the establishment media has been especially perfidious, it&rsquo;s not just you.<\/p>\n<p>A new study is claiming that the establishment media has been in an especially unbalanced tizzy over the forthcoming presidential election between respective party nominees, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-stronghold-suddenly-becomes-battleground-state-trump-takes-lead-poll-shocker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-reveals-kamala-harris-campaign-made-unusual-demands-regarding-potential-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One week before Election Day, a new analysis from the Media Research Center finds that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-searches-favor-democrat-candidates-in-2024-presidential-race-media-watchdog\/\" title=\"Google Searches Favor Democrat Candidates in 2024 Presidential Race: Media Watchdog\">broadcast evening news coverage<\/a> of the 2024 presidential race has been the most lopsided in history,&rdquo; News Busters <a href=\"https:\/\/newsbusters.org\/blogs\/nb\/rich-noyes\/2024\/10\/28\/tv-hits-trump-85-negative-news-vs-78-positive-press-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet continued: &ldquo;Since July, ABC, CBS and NBC have treated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris to 78 percent positive coverage, while these same networks have pummeled former Republican President Donald Trump with 85 percent negative coverage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And yes, this lopsided coverage exceeds those seen in 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As News Busters broke down the research, it noted that the media was far more balanced (or, as balanced as the generally pro-Democrat establishment can be these days) in recent elections &mdash; all involving Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, for instance, Trump upended then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, and the media appeared to strongly dislike both of them.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up to that election, Trump reportedly received 91 percent negative coverage, while Clinton received 79 percent negative coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Even in 2020, with the establishment media largely riding in unison in support of then-candidate (and incumbent president) Joe Biden, coverage wasn&rsquo;t nearly as lopsided as what&rsquo;s currently happening.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up to the 2020 election, Trump received 92 percent negative coverage, while Biden received a muted 66 percent positive coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to the 2024 election, and it appears the cavernous difference in coverage between Republican and Democratic presidential candidates has only worsened.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The main reason for the imbalance: Since July, the Big Three [ABC, CBS, and NBC] have swamped their audiences with more than 230 minutes of airtime &mdash; virtually all of it negative &mdash; about an array of personal controversies surrounding the former president, yet provided extremely light coverage or altogether ignored many controversies involving Vice President Harris,&rdquo; News Busters reported. &ldquo;Instead, Harris&rsquo;s coverage has been larded with enthusiastic quotes from pro-Harris voters, creating a positive &lsquo;vibe&rsquo; for the Democrat even as network reporters criticize Trump themselves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While it&rsquo;s hardly a surprise that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abc-news-debate-moderator-casually-touts-connection-trump-kkk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cbs-responds-kamala-interview-scandal-condescending-cheap-shot-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mika-brzezinski-loses-cool-live-msnbc-turns-unhinged-rhetoric-trump-surges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> all proffer copious amounts anti-Trump coverage given their past history with the subject, what&rsquo;s a little more surprising is that even the establishment media are struggling to defend one of Harris&rsquo; more glaring weaknesses: her policy-making.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s one way in which the networks are being relatively even-handed &mdash; when it comes to their policies, both Harris and Trump have received mostly negative coverage,&rdquo; News Busters noted. &ldquo;Adding up all of the evaluative statements about policy, Trump&rsquo;s coverage was 63 percent negative vs. 37 percent positive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not terribly different from the 54 percent negative, 46 percent positive coverage for Harris on the issues &mdash; a perhaps surprising bit of balance amid coverage that has otherwise been ridiculously lopsided against the Republicans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s also worth noting that despite the wall-to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/age-and-economy-top-concerns-of-battleground-state-voters-in-pre-debate-poll-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Age and economy top concerns of battleground state voters in pre-debate poll - Washington Examiner\">-wall negative coverage<\/a>, Trump has taken a slim lead in several key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-takes-national-polling-lead-voters-think-back-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national polls<\/a> and enjoyed positive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/early-voting-results-coming-great-news-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early voting<\/a> returns heading into the Nov. 5 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even more concerning for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-largely-ignore-damning-report-about-ny-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"Legacy Media Largely Ignore Damning Report About NY Nursing Home Deaths\">major news networks<\/a> is the fact that this nakedly imbalanced coverage appears to actively be souring viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Citing a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/651977\/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup<\/a> poll, News Busters ended its scathing report by pointing out that &ldquo;only a meager 31 percent of Americans &mdash; and just 12 percent of Republicans&rdquo; had any significant level of trust in the establishment media.<\/p>\n<p>And that percentage is unlikely to change until the aforementioned imbalanced coverage becomes a bit more balanced.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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