Archive for January, 2008
Monday, January 21st, 2008How Do I Frame the Economy?
The “free market” is one of the most powerful frames conservatives use to advance their agenda. How many times have you heard the phrase “leave it to the market” or “let the market do its work”? This argument has been applied to everything from the breakup of AT&T to social security to just about every […]
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Is Politics the Answer?
I just finished David Kuo’s Tempting Faith, a book that in all honesty I have to admit I purchased because of his insider’s view of Bush’s “compassionate conservatism.” As advertised and promoted, Kuo featured some great quotes and examples of how the administration dismissively treated evangelicals and faith-based initiatives once their political agenda had been […]
Sunday, January 6th, 2008MOTWA: Barack Obama
A good sign that you have a solid vision is when other candidates start using it. For this reason and for his consistency, Barack Obama wins this week’s Message of the Week Award.
Obama has been preaching a message of change and hope since his book, The Audacity of Hope, and since the 2004 Democratic National […]
Truth Versus “Fair and Balanced” Part II
Don Lichter from the CMPA returned my e-mail:
Dear Mr Akadjian,Thank you for your thoughtful note. For us the choice of outlets is a matter of resources and logistics - we simply can’t do more in real time. For several elections we did the 3 broadcast nets; we added Fox because it has has been so […]
Truth Versus “Fair and Balanced”
Dear Donald Rieck and the Center for Media and Public Affairs,While interesting, I’m worried that your election study showing FOX to be the most “fair and balanced” in election coverage uses a conservative definition of the media.
Conservatives and FOX News would argue that to be “fair and balanced” means only giving equal time and […]