[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 136 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NEW YORK TIMES GIVES MILES OF COVERAGE TO OBAMA

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, President Obama and his agenda are 
in the news so much that media research groups are finding new ways to 
measure the coverage.
  According to the Center For Media and Public Affairs, The New York 
Times has featured 405 stories about the Obama administration on its 
front page in the last 8 months. These stories total 120,000 column 
entries. That equals almost 2 miles of coverage devoted to President 
Obama and his agenda.
  Not surprisingly, the New York Times featured more positive coverage 
of the President than any other news outlet, according to the Center 
For Media and Public Affairs. The national media should devote more 
time and a few more inches to covering the other side of the story.

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