Comments on: Lab Book Club: How news orgs’ hunt for profits can drive media bias http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/02/lab-book-club-media-bias-is-based-on-profit-motive/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jay Hamilton http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/02/lab-book-club-media-bias-is-based-on-profit-motive/comment-page-1/#comment-7925 Jay Hamilton Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:54:51 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=1733#comment-7925 If I were writing this book today I would try the following, which incorprates all three of Martin's excellent suggestions: A. I'd look at the change over time in the audience demographics, content provision, and self-described programming strategies for CNN, Fox, and MSNBC. B. This would allow you to show over time how the political affiliations of the viewers changed for programs. For example, how have the demographics of CNN viewership changed over time upon the introduction of Fox? Upon the recent changes in the MSNBC targeting of particular viewpoints? C. Can you show changes in content in easy to view graphs, such as word clouds based on program transcripts? If I were writing this book today I would try the following, which incorprates all three of Martin’s excellent suggestions:

A. I’d look at the change over time in the audience demographics, content provision, and self-described programming strategies for CNN, Fox, and MSNBC.

B. This would allow you to show over time how the political affiliations of the viewers changed for programs. For example, how have the demographics of CNN viewership changed over time upon the introduction of Fox? Upon the recent changes in the MSNBC targeting of particular viewpoints?

C. Can you show changes in content in easy to view graphs, such as word clouds based on program transcripts?

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]]> By: Announcing the next Lab Book Club: “All the News That’s Fit to Sell” » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/02/lab-book-club-media-bias-is-based-on-profit-motive/comment-page-1/#comment-7560 Announcing the next Lab Book Club: “All the News That’s Fit to Sell” » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:11:57 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=1733#comment-7560 [...] Reviews: — Chapter 1 — Chapter 2 — Chapter 3 [...] [...] Reviews: — Chapter 1 — Chapter 2 — Chapter 3 [...]

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