The myth of Fox News' ratings spike

Media Matters by Eric Boehlert | Nov. 3, 2009 (News Analysis)

(Blog Post) No matter how many times reporters and pundits made the claim, it's just not true that Fox News ratings went "through the roof" after the White House called out the cable channel. Full Story »

Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - via Memeorandum

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Posted by: Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Nov 3, 2009 - 2:51 PM PST
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 by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Nov. 4, 2009

A detailed look at how to skew the ratings numbers.

Done deal, right? Wrong, because those numbers didn’t add up. Or more specifically, those numbers did not reflect Fox News’ ratings two weeks prior to the ... More »

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