12/15/11: Double Standard Exposed in Media Study

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A new study finds that the media is treating President Obama’s potential opponents a lot differently than they treated him in 2007 and 2008. The Culture and Media Institute found that while the networks had virtually no interest in the connection between Obama and Reverend Jeremiah Wright, they have suddenly discovered religion when it comes to the GOP field of candidates.

CMI concludes that the mainstream media is using religion to paint the republican field of candidates as scary religious zealots, or as a means of scrutinizing differences in the candidate’s faith.

CMI found that the religion of Republican candidates was discussed 143 times in the first ten months of this year. Stories of Democratic candidates’ faith were brought up 19 times in the same time period of the 2008 election cycle.