Tuesday, March 08, 2011
The Media - reporting on the price of gasoline
I guess it's still possible that some people think the media is fair and equal in their reporting.
That being said, I wonder how equal they think this is...
That being said, I wonder how equal they think this is...
Julia A. Seymour recdently reported at Investors.com:
"The national average for gasoline hit $3.36 on Feb. 28, the highest ever for the month of February, according to the Associated Press. But the amount of network news coverage of rising gas prices did not reflect it.
All three broadcast networks together averaged just one story about rising gas prices per day. In contrast, when gas prices rose similarly in 2008, the networks averaged more than one story, per network, per day."
