Media Fail to Stimulate Honest Debate on Economic Stimulus Package

[Joanne98]

After weeks of advancing false and dubious conservative talking points, media declare Republicans winner in the recovery message war.

Washington, DC -- While the debate on the economic recovery package has been raging on Capitol Hill, Media Matters for America has documented numerous media figures naming Republicans as the winner in the "stimulus message war."

In declaring the Republicans as the "winner," though, they have ignored the role their colleagues played in advancing conservative talking points about the economic recovery package, including falsehoods and claims that have been completely rejected by economists. Republicans have also had more than their fair share of airtime to repeat these talking points, outnumbering Democrats by a ratio of 2 to 1 on the cable news and business networks, according to Think Progress.

"With a 2-to-1 advantage in television appearances for members of Congress and a slew of commentators uncritically repeating right-wing talking points, it is not surprising that the media has declared the Republicans the 'winner' in the stimulus message war. Unfortunately, it is the American people who have lost," said Karl Frisch, a Senior Fellow at Media Matters. "It is time for the media to give the public what it deserves -- an intellectually honest debate on the economic recovery package."

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[OHdem10]

1. The Media in their rush to "create conflict" have succeeded in

making it appear at times that it was the GOP who won the election.

Permit any Republican to say anything and never challenge them.