Study: Network stories back gun control 8-1; CBS 22-1

Published February 5, 2013 5:00am ET



There’s no doubt where network news comes down on the gun control debate. A new study of stories pro- and anti-gun control since the December Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Conn., the pro stories have outnumbered the anti by 8 to 1.

According to the study from the conservative Media Research Center provided to Secrets CBS led the way, with a 22-1 ratio of stories favoring gun control over those that don’t. At ABC, the ratio was 6 to 1; NBC it was 5 to 1.

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