Study: Media Supports Gay Marriage
A new study from the Pew Research Center found that news organizations were more likely to show a supportive view of gay marriage, rather than an oppositional view. Pew analyzed 500 stories on the subject over a two-month span, and found that almost half (47 percent) of the coverage was pro gay marriage, while only nine percent was anti gay marriage.
The skew was due to much of the coverage focusing on society’s shift toward acceptance or a politician’s voicing of support.
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