[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H29]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MORE FAVORABLE 
          THAN COVERAGE OF REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, a study by Harvard University and 
the Project for Excellence in Journalism has reaffirmed what many of us 
have long observed: Media coverage of Democratic Presidential 
candidates has been far more abundant and favorable than coverage of 
Republican Presidential candidates.
  The study found that 49 percent of all stories involved Democratic 
candidates, while just 31 percent involved Republican candidates. In 
addition, Democratic Presidential candidates received twice as much 
favorable coverage as Republicans, and Hillary Clinton drew nearly 
twice as much media coverage as any Republican nominee.
  Until we hold journalists to the highest standards of their 
profession, unfair reporting will continue to influence elections and 
undermine our democracy.

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