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11.05.2009 11:17 am

Fox News was the runaway choice of election night viewers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fox News was the clear choice of election night viewers, nearly doubling its normal prime-time audience, according to Nielsen ratings.

The Los Angeles Times reports on its Top of the Ticket politics blog:

If you followed the suspense of Tuesday’s elections, odds are…

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07.29.2009 11:40 am

Media writer examines “Why has Obama become boring TV?”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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July 22 press conference/New York Times photo

Americans are increasingly tuning out when President Barack Obama goes on television to address them.

Why has Obama become boring TV?” Felix Gillette of the New York Observer asks in his media column. He notes that…

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04.28.2009 10:42 am

Fox network chooses “Lie to Me” over Obama press conference

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Fox network has told President Barack Obama it won’t show his prime-time news conference Wednesday night, AP television writer David Bauder reports.

Fox executives wouldn’t comment, but Bauder’s reporting indicates that “sweeps” numbers and advertising revenues are behind the decision —…

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