Liberal watchdog group Media Matters just released a report this morning which showcased just how obsessed and one-sided Fox News was with regard to their reporting on Benghazi. The study was conducted from the night of the attacks on September 11th of 2012 through early May of this year. Here are how some of the numbers break down during those 20 months:
- 1,098 evening segments were aired on the attacks (The Five, Special Report with Bret Baier, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, The O'Reilly Factor, and Hannity)
- Special Report led the way with 382 such segments
- 244 segments were aired suggesting that "the Obama administration did not initially refer to the attacks in Benghazi as 'terror' or a 'terrorist act'"
- 174 segments were aired in the month leading up to the 2012 presidential election
- 478 segments "invoked the administration talking points used by former ambassador to the United Nations and current National Security Adviser Susan Rice during her Sept. 16, 2012, appearances on the Sunday morning shows"
- 281 segments alleged an Obama administration cover-up
- There were over 100 references to past scandals like Iran-Contra and Watergate
- On 105 occasions, the network tried linking Benghazi to Hillary Clinton's potential political aspirations
- Lastly, Congressional Republicans were asked about Benghazi 144 times while Congressional Democrats and Obama administration officials were only asked about the matter on 5 occasions
So, on five Fox News evening shows, there was an average of 54.9 segments regarding Benghazi in an average month over the course of 20 months, where the ratio of Republicans to Democrats asked about the attacks was at 28.8 : 1. Yes, Fox News is as fair and balanced as Styrofoam rulers are circular and dangerous...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/fox-news-benghazi-media-matters-study_n_5824878.html
- 1,098 evening segments were aired on the attacks (The Five, Special Report with Bret Baier, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, The O'Reilly Factor, and Hannity)
- Special Report led the way with 382 such segments
- 244 segments were aired suggesting that "the Obama administration did not initially refer to the attacks in Benghazi as 'terror' or a 'terrorist act'"
- 174 segments were aired in the month leading up to the 2012 presidential election
- 478 segments "invoked the administration talking points used by former ambassador to the United Nations and current National Security Adviser Susan Rice during her Sept. 16, 2012, appearances on the Sunday morning shows"
- 281 segments alleged an Obama administration cover-up
- There were over 100 references to past scandals like Iran-Contra and Watergate
- On 105 occasions, the network tried linking Benghazi to Hillary Clinton's potential political aspirations
- Lastly, Congressional Republicans were asked about Benghazi 144 times while Congressional Democrats and Obama administration officials were only asked about the matter on 5 occasions
So, on five Fox News evening shows, there was an average of 54.9 segments regarding Benghazi in an average month over the course of 20 months, where the ratio of Republicans to Democrats asked about the attacks was at 28.8 : 1. Yes, Fox News is as fair and balanced as Styrofoam rulers are circular and dangerous...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/fox-news-benghazi-media-matters-study_n_5824878.html
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