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Media Monitor

Media Monitor is the bi-monthly publication of the Center for Media and Public Affairs which presents the central findings of one or more research studies. It is a concise, readable analysis of contemporary media coverage and the controversies that surround it.

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Media Monitor Archive

• Election Watch '08: The Primaries
  How TV News Covered the GOP and Democratic Primaries
  March/April 2008

• Election Watch '08: Early Returns
  Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Campaign "Preseason"
  Nov/Dec 2007

• 2006 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  Winter 2007
• The Democratic Counter-Revolution:
  TV News Coverage of the 2006 Midterm Elections
  September/October 2006
• The War in Lebanon:
  TV News Coverage of the Armed Conflict Between Israel and Hezbollah
  July/August 2006
• Covering Bush -- The Same Old Story:
  How the TV Networks Have Portrayed President Bush
  Spring 2006
• The President as Punchline:
  Political Humor on Late Night TV During the Bush Years
  January/February 2006
• The Alito Nomination:
  How the Media Covered the Alito Supreme Court Nomination
  November/December 2005
• There Goes the Judge:
  How the Media Covered the Miers Supreme Court Nomination
  September/October 2005
• Judging Judge Roberts -- Part 1:
  How the Media Has Covered the Roberts Nomination
  July/August 2005
• No Second Honeymoon:
  TV News Coverage of the first 100 days of George W. Bush's Second Term
  May/June 2005
• Campaign Finance Reform:
  How TV News Covered Campaign Finance Issues During 2004
  March/April 2005
• 2004 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 2005
• Campaign 2004 Final :
  How TV News Covered the General Election Campaign
  November/December 2004
• Campaign 2004: The Summer:
  How the Media Covered the Presidential Campaign During Summer 2004
  September/October 2004
• The Book on Bill Clinton:
  A Look Back at News Coverage of the Clinton Presidency
  July/August 2004
• Rating Ronald Reagan:
  A Look Back at News Coverage of the Reagan Presidency
  May/June 2004
• Campaign 2004 - The Primaries:
  TV News Coverage of the Democratic Primaries
  March/April 2004
• 2003 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 2004
• George Bush's Postwar Blues:
  TV News Coverage of President Bush since the Iraq War
  November/December 2003
• The Diversity Debate:
  Media Coverage of Affirmative Action in College Education
  September/October 2003
• The Media Go to War:
  TV News Coverage of the War in Iraq
  July/August 2003
• 2002 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 2003
• Global News:
  TV News Coverage of Global Issues
  November/December 2002
• Scandalous Business:
  TV News Coverage of the Corporate Scandals
  September/October 2002
• Israel vs. the Palestinians:
  TV News Coverage of the Second Intifada
  July/August 2002
• Politics by Punchline:
  Political Humor on Late Night TV 1989-2002
  May/June 2002
• TV Goes PG But Movies Are Still R Rated:
  Changes in Sex and Violence in Popular Culture 1998-2001
  March/April 2002
• 2001 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 2002
• News in a Time of Terror:
  TV News Coverage of President Bush Since 9/11
  November/December 2001
• News Before the Deluge:
  TV Political News on the Eve of the War on Terrorism
  September/October 2001
• The Missing Intern Mystery:
  Media Coverage of the Chandra Levy/Gary Condit Story
  July/August 2001
• The Disappearing Honeymoon:
  TV News Coverage of President George Bush's First 100 Days
  May/June 2001
• Where's Dubya?
  TV News Coverage of President George Bush's First 50 Days
  March/April 2001
• 2000 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 2001
• Campaign 2000 Final:
  How TV Covered the General Election Campaign
  November/December 2000
• What's the Matter with Kids Today?
  Images of Teenagers on Local and National TV News
  September/October 2000
• The Media at the Millennium:
  The Networks' Top Topics, Trends and Joke Targets of the 1990's
  July/August 2000
• The Media Get Religion:
  National Media Coverage of Religion in America 1969-1998
  May/June 2000
• Campaign 2000 - The Primaries:
  TV News Coverage of the Democratic and GOP Primaries
  March/April 2000
• 1999 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 2000
• Campaign 2000 - Early Returns:
  Network News Coverage of the Campaign "Preseason"
  November/December 1999
• Merchandizing Mayhem:
  Violence in Popular Entertainment 1998-1999
  September/October 1999
• Violence Goes to School:
  How TV News Has Covered School Shootings
  July/August 1999
• Crisis in Kosovo:
  TV News Coverage of the NATO Strikes on Yugoslavia
  May/June 1999
• 1998 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 1999
• The Invisible Election:
  TV News Coverage of the 1998 Midterm Elections
  November/December 1998
• Sex, Lies, and TV News:
  Network News Coverage of the Monica Lewinsky Scandal
  September/October 1998
• Clinton's China Syndrom:
  TV News Coverage of President Clinton's Trip to China
  July/August 1998
• Covering the Clinton Scandals:
  TV News Coverage of the White House Scandal Allegations in 1998
  May/June 1998
• Internal Affairs:
  TV News Coverage of the White House Sex Scandal
  March/April 1998
• 1997 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 1998
• Defining Journalism Down:
  Visual and Verbal Images in Tabloid News Shows
  November/December 1997
• Fund-raising Follies:
  TV News Coverage of the Campaign Finance Scandals
  September/October 1997
• Network News in the Nineties:
  The Top Topics and Trends of the Decade
  July/August 1997
• What Do the people Want from the Press?
  National Poll of Public Attitudes Toward the News
  May/June 1997
• 1996 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  March/April 1997
• Campaign '96 Final:
  How TV News Covered the General Election
  November/December 1996
• Take This Campaign - Please:
  TV News Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Election
  September/October 1996
• Dole's Summer Doldrums:
  TV News Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Election
  July/August 1996
• Whose Campaign Did You See?
  Primary Perspectives from the Press, the Pols, the Polls, and TV's Pranksters
  May/June 1996
• The Bad News Campaign:
  TV News Coverage of the GOP Primaries
  March/April 1996
• 1995 Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 1996
• Food for Thought:
  How the Media Cover Food Safety and Nutrition News
  November/December 1995
• Campaign '96: Early Returns:
  TV News Coverage of the 1996 Presidential Campaign "Preseason"
  September/October 1995
• Watching the Waco Hearings:
  How the Media Covered the Congressional Hearings on Waco
  July/August 1995
• The Invisible Man:
  TV News Coverage of President Bill Clinton, 1993-95
  May/June 1995
• No Newt is Good Newt:
  Media Coverage of the New G.O.P. Congress
  March/April 1995
• 1994 - The Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 1995
• The November Surprise:
  TV News Coverage of the 1994 Elections
  November/December 1994
• Capitol Hill Follies:
  How TV News Has Covered the 103rd Congress
  September/October 1994
• They're No Friends of Bill:
  TV News Coverage of the Clinton Administration
  July/August 1994
• Diagnosing Health Care Reform:
  How TV News Has Covered President Clinton's Health Security Act
  May/June 1994
• Is the Attack Pack Back?
  TV News Coverage of the Whitewater Affair
  March/April 1994
• 1993 - The Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January/February 1994
• Is Cancer News a Health Hazard?
  Media Coverage vs. Scientific Opinion on Environmental Cancer
  November/December 1993
• The Honeymoon That Wasn't:
  TV News Coverage of President Clinton's First Six Months
  September/October 1993
• Taking the Nation's Pulse:
  TV News Coverage of Health Care Reform
  June/July 1993
• It's Still the Economy, Bill:
  How TV Economic News Has Changed Since Clinton's Election
  May 1993
• The Rodney King Case: Part II
  How TV News Covered the Los Angeles Riots
  April 1993
• The Rodney King Case: Part I
  How TV News Covered the Arrest, the Trial, and the Verdict
  March 1993
• Enter Clinton... Exit Bush:
  TV News Coverage of the Presidential Transition
  February 1993
• 1992 - The Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January 1993
• The Great Greenhouse Debate:
  Media Coverage and Expert Opinion on Global Warming
  December 1992
• Clinton's the One:
  TV Coverage of the 1992 General Election
  November 1992
• The Boom in Gloom:
  Coverage of the American Economy 1990-92
  October 1992
• Battle of the Sound Bites:
  Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Election Campaign
  August/September 1992
• Abortion Rights and Wrongs:
  Media Coverage of the Abortion Debate 1991-92
  June/July 1992
• Diagnosing the Health Care Crisis:
  Media Prognoses and Prescriptions for Health Care in America
  May 1992
• Recession or Recovery?
  TV News Coverage of Economic Issues
  April 1992
• The Parties Pick Their Candidates:
  TV News Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Primaries
  March 1992
• Campaign '92 - Early Returns:
  TV News Coverage of the 1992 Presidential Campaign
  February 1992
• 1991 - The Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January 1992
• After the Storm:
  TV News Middle East Coverage Since the Gulf War
  December 1991
• The Postwar President:
  TV News Coverage of the Bush Administration 1989-1991
  November 1991
• The Trials of Clarence Thomas:
  Coverage of Judge Thomas' Confirmation Battle
  October 1991
• Saving the Children:
  Coverage of Children's Welfare Issues
  August/September 1991
• Our Sick Health Care System:
  The Health Care Policy Debate
  June/July 1991
• Reporting on Recession:
  How the Media Covered the Economic Downturn
  May 1991
• The Instant Replay War:
  Coverage of the Persian Gulf War
  April 1991
• More News is Bad News for Bush:
  TV News Coverage of the Bush Administration During 1990
  March 1991
• Soviet Disunion:
  TV Coverage of the USSR in 1990
  February 1991
• 1990 - The Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January 1991
• Free Speech vs. Obscenity:
  The Debate Over Standards for Speech and Art
  December 1990
• Crisis in the Gulf:
  TV News Coverage of the Persian Gulf Crisis - Phase I
  November 1990
• Bush's War on Drugs:
  Covering the Continuing Debate Over Drug Abuse
  October 1990
• The Battle Against Apartheid:
  Media Coverage of South Africa 1989-90
  August/September 1990
• Gorbachev's Falling Star:
  TV News Coverage of the Washington Summit
  June/July 1990
• UNO Is Number One:
  Media Coverage of the Nicaraguan Elections
  May 1990
• Preserving the Planet:
  Media Coverage of the Environment During 1989
  April 1990
• Drawing Back the Iron Curtain :
  TV News Coverage of Eastern Europe in 1989
  March 1990
• The News in Black and White:
  National Media Coverage of Race Relations in America
  February 1990
• 1989 - The Year in Review:
  TV's Leading News Topics, Reporters, and Political Jokes
  January 1990
• The Honeymoon is Over:
  Bush Administration News in 1989
  December 1989
• Keeping an Eye on Congress :
  Coverage of Congressional Ethics
  November 1989
• Roe vs. Webster:
  Coverage of the Abortion Debate
  October 1989
• TV's China Syndrome:
  How the Networks Covered the China Story
  September 1989
• The Budget and the Deficit:
  Covering the Battle Over the Budget
  July/August 1989
• The Low Profile President:
  First Reports on the Bush Administration
  June 1989
• The Big Spill:
  Covering the Exxon Valdez Alaskan Oil Spill
  April/May 1989
• The Visible Poor:
  Media Coverage of the Homeless 1986-1989
  March 1989
• Exit Reagan... Enter Bush:
  TV News Coverage of the Presidential Transition
  February 1989
• The War on Drugs:
  Covering the Debate Over Drug Abuse
  Janruary 1989
• The 1988 News Agenda:
  How the Networks Covered the World in 1988
  December 1988
• Bad News is Good News for Bush:
  T.V. Coverage of the 1988 General Election
  November 1988
• The Economy - After the Fall:
  TV's Economic News since the Wall Street Crash
  October 1988
• Quayle Hunt:
  TV News Coverage of the Quayle Nomination
  September 1988
• The Dowing of Iran Air 655
  Covering the Persian Gulf Tragedy
  August 1988
• Moscow Meets the Media:
  Comparing Coverage of the Moscow and Washington Summits
  July 1988
• Israel in Crisis:
  Coverage of Israel's Palestinian Problem
  May 1988
• Super Tuesday - Before and After:
  TV's Changing Coverage of the Campaign
  March 1988
• Iowa and New Hampshire:
  How TV Covered the Early Primaries
  February 1988
• The 1988 Election:
  Part I: The Preseason
  January 1988
• The Aids Story:
  Science, Politics, Sex, and Death
  December 1987
• Tricky Treaty:
  Covering the Quest for Arms Control
  November 1987
• Market Meltdown:
  Covering the Wall Street Crash
  October 1987
• The Japanese Challenge:
  Covering Competitiveness
  September 1987
• From Irangate to Olliemania:
  How TV News Covered the Hearings
  August 1987
• Back in the U.S.S.R.:
  Covering Glasnost
  June 1987
• Chernobyl Anniversary:
  Media vs. Scientists
  May 1987
• The Tower Report:
  The Iran/Contra Story Continued
  April 1987
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  The Iran/Contra Story
  March 1987