http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/01/15/politics2012EST0795.DTLWatchdog study finds more criticism of Dean than other Democrats on network news
A lie about some media conspiracy to support Howard Dean has been posted here ad nauseum. The first real study on it says otherwise.
"Howard Dean received significantly more criticism on network newscasts than the other Democratic presidential contenders, who were the subjects of more favorable coverage, according to a study released Thursday.
More than three-quarters of the coverage of Dean's foes by the nightly news programs was favorable, while a majority of attention to Dean was negative, the Center for Media and Public Affairs found."