The Washington Times reports that a recent Pew Research Center survey found only about 50 percent of Americans say the press is treating the Bush administration fairly. That is the lowest number since President Bush was elected.
"There has been a notable rise over the past two years in the percentage who say the press is too critical of the Bush administration," the survey released Tuesday stated.
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Only 34 percent of the respondents in the Pew survey deemed White House press coverage "about right," down from 48 percent in a similar survey taken in 2003.
The Pew survey was conducted November 3 to 6, 2005 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent. The complete findings can be viewed online at here.
According to the Washington Times, the lack of fairness perceived in the Pew survey has also been found by other research confirming a press vendetta against the Bush administration.
"No second-term media honeymoon for Bush," announced the District-based Center for Media and Public Affairs in mid-July.
Their analysis of 250 print and broadcast stories about the president in his first 100 days of office this year found that 67 percent of them criticized Mr. Bush.
At the same time, coverage of Mr. Bush was declining -- down 60 percent from the amount he received during the first 100 days of office in 2001, when the stories numbered 619.
The Center for Media and Public Affairs report can be accessed here in pdf format.
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