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To: MJ who wrote (464)	6/3/2012 11:18:58 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 826

CNN Loses Half Its Audience in Past Year Newsmax email \| 6/3/2012 CNN in May suffered its worst month for ratings in nearly 20 years, according to Nielsen figures, and has lost 50 percent of its audience in the past 12 months. The cable network pioneered 24-hour news in the 1980s and for years was the top-rated news channel, but it has lost audience to Fox News and MSNBC in recent years and now lags both competitors in attracting viewers. CNN’s average audience in May fell to 388,000, with only 113,000 in the 25-54 age bracket that advertisers covet. Fox’s average was 1.65 million, and MSNBC’s was 658,000. “It’s really a bloodletting — there’s no other way to describe it,” said Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. “They are trying to stick to old-fashioned, unbiased news broadcasting when their rivals have worked out that to draw an audience when there aren’t major stories breaking you need to do the opposite.” Piers Morgan, who was hired 18 months ago for the 9 p.m. hour, drew an average of 417,000 viewers in May, the worst ratings for that slot since the early 1990s, according to The Independent, a London-based website. When he took over in early 2011, his predecessor in that slot, Larry King, was averaging around 600,000 viewers. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has lost a quarter of his viewers in the past 12 months, and ratings for Wolf Blitzer’s two-hour “Situation Room” are down by more than half.

To: MJ who wrote (464)	6/6/2012 4:48:21 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 826

Leftwing Wisconsin rag makes an ass out of itself: From Madison and beyond, a daily dose of political news and glimpses behind the scenes Drudge cites exit poll data, without the information By Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel June 5, 2012 The Drudge Report this afternoon breathlessly reports that exit polls from Tuesday's recall election show Gov. Scott Walker holding his seat. One problem, though. He provides no information to suggest that. The link he provides sends readers to an Associated Press story. Republican and Democratic sources in Wisconsin told the Journal Sentinel that the numbers used by the Drudge Report are wrong. Sources said the exit polls showed that race as being much tighter than the conservative website indicated. Later, Drudge updated his website, reporting that the exit poll showed a close race, but no recall. The Journal Sentinel's Craig Gilbert (@WisVoter on Twitter and his blog The Wisconsin Voter) will detail the results of the exit polling after the polls close.

To: MJ who wrote (464)	6/6/2012 11:26:35 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 826

MSNBC contributor and former Dem Rep. Harold Ford: Scott Walker got 'lucky' TheDC ^ \| June 6, 2012 \| Jeff Poor On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Tennessee Democratic Rep. Harold Ford offered his theory on why last night’s Wisconsin recall election went in Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s favor: He “got a little lucky.” Ford’s co-panelist, former Vermont Democratic Gov. Howard Dean, blamed money and “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist asked why the Democratic side is unable to match the Republican side when it comes to money, since the rules are the same for everyone. “You know, it’s a good question, and it’s one that will play out and be answered over the coming months,” Ford replied. “I look at a little differently than the governor does. I think the money aspect is important and was important. But I think at some level, you look at what happened in Ohio when Gov. Kasich overreached on collective bargaining rights for voters. They put [it] on the ballot, it was voted down, and he lost that and repented in many ways and changed his ways.” ...more (w/video)... (Excerpt) Read more at thedc.com ...

To: MJ who wrote (464)	6/6/2012 11:44:28 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 826

Headlines of Soros media articles say “Walker survives recall” Walker did not survive this recall, he blew Barnett away. Typical MSM headlines.

To: MJ who wrote (464)	6/8/2012 11:34:09 PM
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CBS: Boss' 'partisanship' comment doesn't mean CBS by Byron York Chief Political Correspondent campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com President Obama attended a glitzy fundraiser Wednesday night at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles. The event, which focused on the gay agenda, featured Ellen Degeneres and what the Los Angeles Times called "a who's who of gay Hollywood." Top officials from a number of gay activist groups were there as well, according to White House pool reports. Also attending was Les Moonves, the chief executive of CBS, who told the Los Angeles Times that Obama "has shown great leadership" on gay marriage. When the paper mentioned that the fundraiser was a partisan event and that Moonves oversees a broadcast network news division, Moonves said, "Ultimately journalism has changed…partisanship is very much a part of journalism now." "I run a news division," Moonves added, according to the Times. "I've given no money to any candidate." Why Moonves, a non-giver, was at a political fundraiser was not clear. Over the years, CBS News has often faced accusations of liberal bias, which it has steadfastly denied. Was Moonves suggesting a new policy? I asked network spokesman Dana McClintock whether Moonves, when he said, "partisanship is very much a part of journalism now," was referring to CBS News. McClintock sent back a four-word response: "No he was not." So: When the chief executive of CBS attends an Obama fundraiser and explains his presence in part by saying that "partisanship is very much a part of journalism now," he does not mean CBS.