Loris Scene LetterLoris Scene Letter 5. Health Book FraudHealth Book Fraud
1. Background & Purposebackground & Purpose 6. Media BiasMedia Bias
2. InvestigationInvestigation 7. UN's AgendaUN Agenda
3. NEA's AgendaNEA Agenda 8. Conclusion: Guns in SchoolsConclusion
4. Gun Violence MythGun Violence Myth cc: Spreading the WordSpreading the Word
Want to know more about how children are brainwashed in government schools?
SEE: Analysis of the Meeks-Heit Health BooksAnalysis of Meeks-Heit

The Pledge: Exposing The Anti-Gun PledgePledge Index
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The Unbiased Media

NRA-ILA FAX ALERT 1/7/00

The Media Research Center (http://mediaresearch.orgMedia Research) confirmed that when it comes to firearm-related stories, the news coverage on ABC, CBS, CNN, and NBC is anti-gun. The MRC study, which examined stories from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1999, covered 653 morning and evening news stories, and found:

• Stories promoting gun control outnumbered those opposing gun control 357-36, with another 260 stories giving neutral coverage. Stories advocating gun control outpaced those opposing by a ratio of nearly 10:1.

• On the evening news, nearly 60% (184) of the stories favored one side. Of those stories taking a side, 89% (164) promoted gun control, while only 11% (20) supported pro-gun views, a ratio of 8:1. The worst in this category were ABC's "World News Tonight" (43-anti:3-pro), and CNN's "The World Today" (50:7).

• Morning news coverage was even worse. Of the 208 morning segments that exhibited bias, 93% (193) promoted an anti-gun message, while 6% (15) presented a pro-gun view, a ratio of 13:1. ABC's Good Morning America ran 92 anti-gun segments, and only 1 pro-gun story.

• Anti-gun sound bites were used twice as often as pro-gun sound bites, 412-209.

• Morning programs with interview segments had more than twice as many anti-gun guests as pro-gun: 82-37.

• Pro-gun themes, like the decline in federal gun prosecutions under the Clinton-Gore Administration, or the success of the "Project Exile" prosecution model, received scant coverage in the single digits, from the 653 stories reviewed.

Loris Scene LetterLoris Scene Letter 5. Health Book FraudHealth Book Fraud
1. Background & Purposebackground & Purpose 6. Media BiasMedia Bias
2. InvestigationInvestigation 7. UN's AgendaUN Agenda
3. NEA's AgendaNEA Agenda 8. Conclusion: Guns in SchoolsConclusion
4. Gun Violence MythGun Violence Myth cc: Spreading the WordSpreading the Word
Want to know more about how children are brainwashed in government schools?
SEE: Analysis of the Meeks-Heit Health BooksAnalysis of Meeks-Heit

The Pledge: Exposing The Anti-Gun PledgePledge Index
Researched, compiled & written by Neal & Melissa Seaman
Email Neal
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