I found the below statistics rather interesting. This comes from the Pew Research Center and looks at what political parties the viewers of each news outlet identifies with. It's interesting which network has the most balanced viewers...
Fox News Channel
39% Republican
33% Democrat
22% Independent
6% Other/Don't Know
CNN
18% Republican
51% Democrat
23% Independent
8% Other/Don't Know
MSNBC
18% Republican
45% Democrat
27% Independent
10% Other/Don't Know
Network News
22% Repulican
45% Democrat
26% Independent
6% Other/Don't Know
If you look at these numbers and factor in the ratings (average for 8-11PM Mon-Sun) I think it gets even more interesting.
Fox News Channel (2.1 million viewers)
819,000 Republicans
693,000 Democrats
462,000 Independents
126,000 Other/Don't Know
MSNBC (699,000 viewers)
125,820 Republicans
314,550 Democrats
188,730 Independents
69,900 Other/Don't Know
Nearly as many Democrats watch Fox News Channel (693,000) as the TOTAL viewership of MSNBC (699,000).
Friday, November 6, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
No Promises
I'm back after a long hiatus and I won't make any promises about how often I'll post anything, but I'm finding this avenue of communication more conducive to longer rants. :-) Whatever that means.
I've been spending a lot of time on Facebook the last few months and I'll probably continue to do so, but if I want to say anything more than what I'm thinking at that moment it's really not the best tool. Unlike me, of course. I'm one heckuva tool!
So, I'll keep my Facebook postings footloose and fancy-free and do my more lengthy trains of thought here. Be forewarned tho, it may get ugly. I'm sure there will be times I raise your blood pressure but I'll try to keep that to a minimum, even tho my blood pressure may be through the roof!
I will be interjecting more serious content on these pages in the future. That's not to say it will ALL be serious, but that may be a change you see in future posts. So, with that in mind, let's get started, shall we?
I read this very interesting column today written by John Stossel, a gentleman I find myself agreeing with quite a bit. He discusses the attacks he's received lately from some in the media (particularly from the New York Times) for his speaking engagements at events hosted by Americans for Prosperity. Click here to read the column.
Well, that's it for today. Perhaps I'll be back tomorrow. Hang loose.
I've been spending a lot of time on Facebook the last few months and I'll probably continue to do so, but if I want to say anything more than what I'm thinking at that moment it's really not the best tool. Unlike me, of course. I'm one heckuva tool!
So, I'll keep my Facebook postings footloose and fancy-free and do my more lengthy trains of thought here. Be forewarned tho, it may get ugly. I'm sure there will be times I raise your blood pressure but I'll try to keep that to a minimum, even tho my blood pressure may be through the roof!
I will be interjecting more serious content on these pages in the future. That's not to say it will ALL be serious, but that may be a change you see in future posts. So, with that in mind, let's get started, shall we?
I read this very interesting column today written by John Stossel, a gentleman I find myself agreeing with quite a bit. He discusses the attacks he's received lately from some in the media (particularly from the New York Times) for his speaking engagements at events hosted by Americans for Prosperity. Click here to read the column.
Well, that's it for today. Perhaps I'll be back tomorrow. Hang loose.
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