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RT @1whoknu The Myth of the Fox 'News' ratings spike http://tr.im/EIG8 #p2 #tcot #tlot 11/11/2009 |
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#FNC lied about something? shocking! Ratings spike after WH criticized FNC was not true: http://mediamatters.org/columns/200911030004 11/9/2009 |
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RT @mmfa Here's the latest column from @EricBoehlert: The myth of Fox News' ratings spike: http://bit.ly/3E2T9q #p2 #noisemachine 11/5/2009 |
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SLRTX MMFA is correct.
The "pre" data in the post by tvbythenumbers is a 14-day period which includes 2 weekends. The "post" data is a 12-day period which includes only 1 weekend.
Because viewership changes during weekends, this is not a true apples-apples comparison.
I took the extra weekend data for 10/24 and 10/25 from tvbythenumbers' own web site and found the results below.
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Original Data Posted by tvbythenumbers
Days --> 14 12
TV Pre Post
P2 1206 1312 9%
25-54 323 368 14%
Corrected using 10/24 and 10/25 data from tvbythenumbers
Days --> 14 14
TV Pre Post Pct
P2 1206 1240 3%
25-54 323 348 8%
Media Matters' data
Days --> 14 14
MMFA Pre Post
P2 1205 1231 2%
25-54 322 345 7%
This Is Excellent News For Fox News
Eschaton —
It always is.
The myth of Fox News' ratings spike
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... they experienced no significant increase at all. Instead, in the two weeks following the initial verbal jousts with the White House, Fox News' total day ratings virtually flatlined. Think about it. The unfolding controversy, which gobbled up untold hours and pages of news coverage as the Beltway press treated the dispute like a major news event (even though news consumers couldn't care less), and the hubbub barely moved the ratings needle one inch in Fox News' favor. Read more: http://mediamatters.org/columns/200911030004
There Was No Fox News Ratings Spike
Oliver Willis —
Despite the insistence of the conservative media.
So What Was MSNBC's Ratings?
JammieWearingFool —
Eric Boehlert rambles on endlessly over at Media Matters trying to debunk the fact that Fox News's ratings have gone up since the Obama White House declared war on them by saying, "Hey their ratings are always this high." There is a lot of circular logic involved and he is to be commended for writing such a lengthy article about nothing. I can only assume he is getting paid by the word and the holidays are approaching and he needed some more cash to replenish his tin foil supply. Another example of the Beltway press not letting the facts get in the way of a good story? It sure ...
Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
... You know how Fox (and its talking heads) keep claiming that their ratings spiked through the roof after the White House called them out for being the RNC's propaganda outlet? Lies. ...
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Michael Calderone's Blog —
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Boehlert on "myth of Fox News' ratings spike."
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Political Animal —
... with President Obama this afternoon, presumably to talk about health care reform. * Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said this morning that climate change legislation " is moving faster than we expected ." I'll take that as a good sign. * A new poll shows a plurality of Nebraskans supporting a public option, 46% to 44% . Will Ben Nelson notice? * In higher ed, yes, race still matters . * Did Fox News get a ratings bump after drawing White House criticism? Not so much . * Media Matters Action Network launches " Conservative Transparency ," documenting ...
Media Matters Questions Reports of Fox Ratings Spike
Liberal Values —
... I was not at all surprised to hear reports that the ratings for Fox had gone up after the Obama administration began criticizing their lack of journalistic integrity. Media Matters argues that the claims of increased ratings were not true. It is somehow appropriate that news about a fake news network also turns out to be a fake report which was hyped by the right wing blogosphere. ...
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Delaware Liberal —
... couple has resigned, the secretary of state’s office said Tuesday. Keith Bardwell resigned in person at the Louisiana secretary of state’s office, said spokesman Jacques Berry. The state Supreme Court will appoint an interim justice of the peace to fill Bardwell’s position, Berry said, and a special election will be held next year to fill the position permanently. There’s no word from Bardwell on how many African Americans have used his bathroom lately. Oh, surprise, surprise – the reported “spike” in Fox News ratings due to the war with the White House is false: Fact: The ...
FOX News Ratings Spike Not True
Crooks and Liars —
Eric Boehlert:
Fact: The breathless claim that Fox News' ratings recently spiked thanks to the White House's public critique is bogus hype -- hype that Fox News and the Beltway press have relentlessly pushed.
It's just not true...read on
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Come Saturday Morning: Tell Us What We DON’T Know, Mr. Steele
Firedoglake —
... any heartburn, an amusing thing to remember in light of the attacks launched by the Villagers at Obama for giving reality-based bloggers like TPM a place at the press corps’ table.
Oh, and by the way — Remember how FOX claimed that Obama’s calling them out caused their ratings to spike upwards, and how the rest of the traditional media parroted this unquestioningly, leading to “Obama screwed up by attacking FOX” stories? Guess what: They were lying. ...
Hannity Hardly Hides His Conservative Agenda. Will FOX Concede Its Conservative Slant, Too?
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... , though, does it seem like Murdoch has summarily given up on any attempt to make FOX News "balanced"? It's doubtful he will now since so many claim the fight with the White House has garnered FOX News a ratings boost, even though the validity of any such boost is dubious , at best. Instead, Murdoch will likely continue to rely on his reliable ratings machines like Sean Hannity and the suspiciously militaristic mottoes that grace his website such as "Forewarned is Forearmed." Together, Murdoch's friends at FOX can continue to push the Republican agenda as hard as they can ...
