CMPA: Center for Media and Public Affairs

Fox News: Fair And Balanced?
Forbes, November 16, 2009
A commentary by CMPA Director S. Robert Lichter.

Fox News has become embroiled in a nasty controversy over its ill treatment of President Obama. But are the charges true?

Another Fine Mess: Comics Whack Obama
New York Times, October 10, 2009

Is President Obama in trouble with his late-night comedy base?

Media Notes by Howard Kurtz - Back to Earth
The Washington Post, September 14, 2009

"If you have the impression that President Obama is losing his media glow, you're right."

Study: Obama's Media Coverage Sours
September 14, 2009

President Obama has received mainly bad press since his first 100 days in office ended in April, reversing his previous run of positive news coverage, according to a new study by researchers at George Mason and Chapman Universities. The study finds that every major policy of the administration has received more criticism than praise from the press.

	The Nightly News Nightmare: Television's Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections
					Acclaimed media scholars Farnsworth and Lichter draw on the lessons of the last five presidential elections to show how network news coverage of what is arguably the nation's most important political event has declined.

	OURBLOOK Today's Voices, Tomorrow's Solution
					OurBlook is a collaborative resource which engages journalists, academics, and business and non-profit leaders in ongoing discussions regarding issues and ideas that define our future.

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