- Via Think Progress, a new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism finds that Talk Radio played a significant part in killing Immigration Reform. In the second quarter, Immigration was the #1 topic on conservative talk radio.
If media attention translates into political pressure, the argument
that talk radio helped kill the immigration bill in Congress has some
support in the data. Thanks to energetic opposition from Rush Limbaugh,
Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage, immigration
was the biggest topic, at 16%, on conservative talk radio in the second
quarter. (Liberal radio hosts were much quieter.) In the media overall
immigration was the fourth-biggest story of the quarter, tripling its
level from the first three months of the year. - Republic of T alerts us to an interesting project dedicated to ensuring accurate and up to date information on hate crimes in Wikipedia. For many, Wikipedia is a first-source on topics with which we are unfamiliar. Terrance's project is an interesting way to influence the debate online. It's particularly interesting in the flurry of activity we've seen lately by corporations, government agencies, and even news organizations to distort the information on Wikipedia for financial or political gain.
- Bush is planning to enact strict rules on the SCHIP program that will deny millions of children health care coverage.
- The Washington Post has an interesting article today on the rift in black churches over gay unions.
- To the surprise of no one, Republican Presidential candidate Tom Tancredo is exploiting the recent shootings in Newark to drive up anti-immigrant sentiment.
- Jack and Jill Politics has an interesting piece asking if Russell Simmons and Diddy can be further drawn into supporting progressive causes.
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Radio Kill the Immigration Bill
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