Media War: Parade Magazine Claims Tom Cruise’s Friends Skewed Its Po
April 18th, 2006 10:41 AM
Now this is something you don’t see every day: Media outlet does an Internet poll about a movie star, and then claims that friends of the star intentionally skewed the results of the poll to make the star look good.As amazing as it might seem, this is exactly what representatives of Parade magazine – yeah, that thing that’s stuck in your Sunday papers along with all the advertisements and coupons…
Gallup Poll Suggests People Are Ignoring Media Concerns About Global W
April 7th, 2006 11:04 PM
A March 29 article published by the Free Market Project addressed the recent full-court press by the media to advance the concept that global warming is an imminent threat to our planet. From television reports, to lead articles at major magazines, March was a month filled with madness not just on the basketball court.Yet, a recent Gallup poll reported by Editor & Publisher indicated that…
Gallup Drops CNN Due to Low Ratings for “The Most Trusted Name in Ne
March 22nd, 2006 12:55 AM
The TV Newser at Media Bistro reported earlier today (hat tip to Drudge) that the Gallup organization is dropping CNN as a partner citing declining viewer rates as the reason. According to TV Newser: “In a memo dated Wednesday, March 15, CEO Jim Clifton wrote: ‘We have chosen not to renew our contract with CNN. We have had a great relationship with CNN, but it is not the right alignment for our…
Though It Matches Number It Touted Friday, NBC Leads with Low Bush App
March 16th, 2006 12:46 AM
Without their own poll with which to batter President Bush, last Friday the NBC Nightly News led with how “the latest Associated Press poll has the President's job approval at 37 percent” as anchor Brian Williams pointed how “that matches President Clinton at the lowest point in his presidency.” (NewsBusters item with details.) But NBC caught up Wednesday night with the other networks, and…
