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Mike Ciandella

Research Analyst
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Mike Ciandella was a research analyst for the MRC's News Analysis Division, and managed the MRC's Bias by the Minute project (BBTM). Bias by the Minute is an extensive database of evening news broadcasts from ABC, CBS and NBC, stretching back to January 2015. By utilizing this database, Ciandella and other MRC analysts were able to release detailed studies on network media coverage. On top of this, BBTM also published studies looking at cable news coverage, timing out the coverage of various topics to the second. 

You can check out the full archive of Bias by the Minutes stories here: http://newsbusters.org/administrative/bias-minute


Latest Blogs

State Department Wanted to 'Crush' Hillary Email Questions

Mike Ciandella
October 7th, 2016 11:19 AM

21X: Coverage of Trump’s Tax Returns v Hillary Insulting Bernie Voters

Mike Ciandella
October 3rd, 2016 4:57 PM

20 Mins on ‘Miss Piggy’ Remark, Silence on Cheryl Mills Immunity

Mike Ciandella
September 28th, 2016 4:04 PM

Networks: Maine Gov Scandals Get 6 Minutes, Dem Scandals Get Ignored

Mike Ciandella
September 4th, 2016 3:01 PM

ABC Asks Kaine About Kaepernick, Skips His Call to Jail Hillary

Mike Ciandella
September 1st, 2016 11:39 AM

ABC, NBC Ignore All ObamaCare Failures in 2016, CBS Barely Covers

Mike Ciandella
August 31st, 2016 1:00 PM

Duke Backing Trump Gets 6X Coverage v. Terrorist's Dad Backing Hillary

Mike Ciandella
August 11th, 2016 1:56 PM

ABC, NBC Tout Trump Plane Flub, Ignore Hillary Skewing FBI Statement

Mike Ciandella
August 5th, 2016 4:38 PM
Video

UPDATE: 85 minutes on Anti-Trump Khan Speech, 2 on Pat Smith

Mike Ciandella
August 2nd, 2016 1:05 PM

'Moderate,' 'Centrist' Tim Kaine vs. 'Staunch Conservative' Mike Pence

Rich Noyes and Mike Ciandella
July 23rd, 2016 3:38 PM

Nets Keep Hammering Melania Trump, Went Easy on Obama ’08 Plagiarism

Rich Noyes and Mike Ciandella
July 20th, 2016 2:08 PM

Feeding Frenzy: Nets Spend 130 Minutes on Melania's Alleged Plagiarism

Mike Ciandella and Rich Noyes
July 19th, 2016 12:42 PM

23 Seconds on ObamaCare Exchange Failures All Year, from Evening News

Mike Ciandella
July 14th, 2016 6:15 PM
Video

Former FBI Assistant Director: Comey’s Decision ‘Makes No Sense’

Mike Ciandella
July 6th, 2016 10:54 AM
Video

CNN Guest: Attack on Medina 'Most Odious' Example of ISIS Violence

Mike Ciandella
July 5th, 2016 2:50 PM

CNN and MSNBC Reward Democratic Stunt With Hours of Free TV Time

Mike Ciandella and Rich Noyes
June 23rd, 2016 3:54 PM
Video

3 of 4 Sunday Shows Ignore CIA’s ‘Stunning’ Contradiction of Obama

Mike Ciandella
June 20th, 2016 12:53 PM

Sunday Roundtable Guests Seven Times More Likely to be Anti-Trump

Mike Ciandella
May 31st, 2016 2:28 PM

Today Show to TSA Administrator: Are Airlines or Congress to Blame?

Mike Ciandella
May 26th, 2016 12:15 PM

Nets Never Blame Obama Admin for TSA Failures

Mike Ciandella
May 25th, 2016 2:36 PM