The Big Three networks pounded Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s warning letter to Iranian leaders on the Washington-Tehran nuclear deal with critical comments in a lopsided fashion, 77 percent to 23 percent, according to a new survey of TV coverage.
A new study by the Media Research Center found that ABC, CBS and NBC gave three times more coverage to critics of the letter signed by 47 senators and warning Iran of the GOP questions the pending nuclear deal.
“Our analysts tallied 69 statements providing an opinion about the Republican missive, of which 55 (77 percent) criticized the Republicans, vs. just 16 (23 percent) who expressed support, a disparity of more than three-to-one,” said MRC in a survey provided to Secrets.
The study written by Scott Whitlock, an MRC senior news analyst, found that from March 9 to the morning of March 16, ABC, CBS and NBC featured 20 news segments over 27 minutes of coverage on the letter decried by Democrats and many in the media as improper political meddling in international affairs.
Wrote Whitlock:
His full report is here.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
