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from Center for American Progress

Media Matters for America today released “If It’s Sunday, It’s Still Conservative,” a report documenting the continued dominance of Republican and conservative voices on the network Sunday morning talk shows -- ABC’s This Week, CBS’ Face the Nation, NBC’s Meet the Press, and Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox New Sunday. Among the report’s key findings:

· Despite previous network claims that a conservative advantage existed on the Sunday shows simply because Republicans controlled Congress and the White House, only one show, ABC’s This Week, has been roughly balanced between both sides overall since the congressional majority switched hands in the 2006 midterm elections.

· Since the 2006 midterm elections, NBC’s Meet the Press and CBS’ Face the Nation have provided less balance between Republican and Democratic officials than Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox News Sunday despite the fact that Fox News Sunday remains the most unbalanced broadcast overall.

· During the 109^th Congress (2005 and 2006), Republicans and conservatives held the advantage on every show, in every category measured. All four shows interviewed more Republicans and conservatives than Democrats and progressives overall, interviewed more Republican elected and administration officials than Democratic officials, hosted more conservative journalists than progressive journalists, held more panels that tilted right than tilted left, and gave more solo interviews to Republicans and conservatives.

“On the whole, our report shows the all-important Sunday shows are largely out of step with what’s happening in Washington and across America. The deck is still stacked in favor of conservatives,” said David Brock, President and CEO of Media Matters for America. “This is a serious problem for the networks, one that compromises their integrity and threatens to taint political discourse across the country,” Brock said.

from Media Matters for America