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Harvard Report: Huge Anti-Trump Bias In Mainstream Media

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A Harvard study published Thursday has revealed a dramatic anti-Trump bias in mainstream media, with corporations like CNN and NBC producing more than 90 percent negative coverage of Trump’s first 100 days in office.

CNN, NBC, and CBS give Trump’s presidency 93 percent, 93 percent, and 91 percent negative coverage, respectively, Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy found.

On the broadcast side of the media spectrum, Fox News provided the most even-handed coverage, with 52 percent anti-Trump coverage.

The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal showcased slightly less critical coverage than their broadcast counterparts. Harvard reported that the three print outlets granted 87 percent, 83 percent, and 70 percent negative coverage of the president, respectively.

Harvard also gauged media coverage in accordance with the new administration’s policies. Immigration received 96 percent critical reporting across media outlets analyzed, while health care and Russia and the election each amassed 87 percent negative coverage.

The economy and terrorist threat fared better, obtaining 54 and 70 percent critical coverage, respectively.

A third major part of Harvard’s study compared Trump’s coverage to that of the three previous presidents, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.

Trump scored 80 percent negative coverage, whereas Obama, Bush, and Clinton received 41 percent, 57 percent, and 60 percent, respectively.

The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to Nicco Mele, director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, for comment, but received none in time for publication.

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