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    Is The Fairness Doctrine Fair Game?

    It’s been off the books since the FCC repealed it two decades ago. But an old rule regulating content on the airwaves has suddenly become a topic on Capitol Hill and on the talk radio circuit. Is the Fairness Doctrine really headed for a comeback?

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    Topline – Part 2

    PEJ News Coverage Index April 1 – June 29, 2007   Radio Top Stories (Percent of Newshole)   2nd QTR Rank Story All Talk News Headlines NPR’s Morning Edition Overall Talk Conservative Talk Liberal Talk QTR YTD QTR YTD QTR YTD QTR YTD QTR YTD QTR YTD 1 2008 Campaign 10.0 9.7 12.9 13.3 13.0 […]

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    Section 4: The 2008 Presidential Campaign

    Candidate Consideration Little Changed Despite the intensity of the current campaign, the proportion of registered voters who say they given “a lot” of thought to the candidates has increased only modestly in recent months. Currently, 34% say they have given a lot of thought to the presidential field, up just one-point from June and only […]

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    Publisher Murdoch’s U.S. Track Record

    With the drawn-out approval of Rupert Murdoch's bid for the Wall Street Journal finally in, attention turns to what he will make of the paper. Starting back in the early 70’s the global media magnate began investing in a series of American newspapers. How did those publications do? Here’s a scorecard.

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    Gender Politics – Talk Show Style

    The Senate slumber party/Iraq strategy showdown made the debate over the war the leading talk show subject last week. But the conversation about the 2008 presidential race, the second most popular topic, was driven by some pretty personal questions about the one woman in the race.

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    Support Gay Marriage

    That’s the number of U.S. adults who support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally; a majority, 55%, are opposed.

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    With Petraeus as Star, Iraq Debate has its Biggest Week

    The general’s appearance before Congress last week was widely expected to be a pivot point in the political brawl over Iraq war policy. The media swarmed, but the story they told may help explain why David Petraeus’s testimony seemed, for now, to cement the status quo.

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    Section 1: Congress and the Parties

    Democratic Job Approval Public dissatisfaction with the performance of Democratic congressional leaders now stands at a new high for the 110th Congress. A 54% majority currently disapproves of the job Democratic leaders are doing, up from 49% a month ago and just 34% at the start of the legislative term in January. Barely one-in-three Americans […]

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    Anti-War Sentiment Dominates Talk Airwaves

    It’s been a while since the debate over Iraq policy was the nation’s top talk show topic. But the Iraq doubters drove the suddenly re-ignited conversation on the airwaves last week. Meanwhile, the strange saga of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and his dog fighting operation proved a difficult topic to tackle.

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    Campaign for President Takes Center Stage in Coverage

    In the second quarter of 2007, the presidential campaign supplanted the debate over Iraq as the No. 1 story in the media. Barack Obama overtook Hillary Clinton as the candidate getting the most attention. And Republicans began to catch up with Democrats in exposure. PEJ offers a 2nd quarter report on the media.