This study examines press metacoverage (i.e., news about news) on traditional broadcast network evening news programs, political talk programs on cable television, and political comedy programs. A content analysis found that 2008 presidential primary campaign stories on The O'Reilly Factor, Countdown, and The Daily Show were more likely to cover the news media and to present the news media in a negative light than were stories on NBC Nightly News. The results suggest that people who view political talk and political comedy programs will be exposed to a distinctively unflattering view of the ways in which the press covers elections. Such exposure, in turn, may carry consequences for public opinion.
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