Of its 244,075 reports broadcast since 2013, even FOX devoted 2.4 percent to climate change – and thus not only exceeded the threshold of perception but gave this topic twice as much space as the catastrophic state of the American education system. CBS may go down in history as a “climate channel” – hardly any other topic has received as much attention from the editorial team. Both broadcasters agree that things have not changed for the better during any of the last three administrations. The current cartoons on hurricane coverage illustrate the result by showing Donald Trump claiming that with him as president, there would be no hurricanes to complain about.
2024-10-25
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The effects of climate change have been affecting more and more countries for decades – so it would be interesting to learn about the different measures that have been and are being introduced by decision-makers on the various continents. But both networks seem to see the rather extensive reporting on climate change as almost separate from climate change prevention measures, for which – with some limitations – national governments are also responsible. Both broadcasters provi...
Education is and remains the key to a successful life: in professional life, it not only determines the degree of freedom in one's work, but also, of course, how high one's salary will be. Access to the best possible education and training is therefore one of the main concerns of people in the USA, at 81 per cent. But TV networks like CBS or FOX prefer to use their airtime to report on acts of violence or school shootings – instead of using regular, high-quality information to explore the reasons why, in the land of opportunity, access to good kindergartens, schools and universities remains reserved for those who were able to attend these institutions themselves and who have the financial means to buy the key to success.
2024-10-20
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Although Donald Trump has not been challenged on the war in Ukraine or the war in Israel during his time in the White House, FOX has been particularly critical of America's moral values. The findings of this report are difficult to reconcile with the results of previous reports.
2024-10-11
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In earlier US Weekly Election Reports, we showed that most of the main concerns of US citizens barely reached the 1.5 percent perception threshold of all reports broadcast: concern no. 1 inflation was at one percent, concern no. 4 drug abuse received a broadcast time of 0.5 percent, etc. However, TV stations give a great deal of airtime to the main concern no. 7 – crime. With what intention?
2024-10-04
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Regarding top concern #6, it can be confirmed that both networks gave the issue enough airtime in their top news stories (2.6 percent on CBS, 3.8 percent on FOX) for their viewers to feel that their concerns were being addressed. However, neither network makes much of the fact that the crisis has been steadily defused since Obama. It seems grotesque for Trump to blame his successors for what he himself - from the perspective of CBS and FOX - did not do better.
2024-09-27
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