The Culture and Media Institute discovered a glaring imbalance in network coverage of liberal best sellers vs. comparable conservative titles.
- Liberal Books Favored: The networks covered liberal books three times as often (36 to 12) as conservatives.
- Liberal Authors Favored: 79 percent of the liberal authors on the list received at least a mention on the networks, compared to just 36 percent of conservatives.
- Levin Snubbed: The book that was by far the most successful in both longevity and position on the Best-Seller List, Mark Levin’s “Liberty and Tyranny” did not garner a single network mention.
- Interviewers Hostile to Conservative Authors: When conservative authors did appear on the networks, they were greeted with skepticism and adversarial questions. Conversely, liberal books were complimented.
- ABC the Worst: ABC was the least balanced of the three networks, favoring liberals eight mentions to two (four to one). NBC was a close second at 20 mentions to six.
- CBS the Best: CBS did the best job ensuring ideological balance in its book coverage, mentioning liberal books eight times and conservative books five times.
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