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Mike Ciandella

Research Analyst
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Mike Ciandella was a research analyst for the MRC's News Analysis Division, and managed the MRC's Bias by the Minute project (BBTM). Bias by the Minute is an extensive database of evening news broadcasts from ABC, CBS and NBC, stretching back to January 2015. By utilizing this database, Ciandella and other MRC analysts were able to release detailed studies on network media coverage. On top of this, BBTM also published studies looking at cable news coverage, timing out the coverage of various topics to the second. 

You can check out the full archive of Bias by the Minutes stories here: http://newsbusters.org/administrative/bias-minute


Latest Blogs

HuffPo: Humans Deserve to be Squashed By Aliens

Mike Ciandella
March 28th, 2014 1:12 PM

CBS Hypes Misleading Government Alcohol Study

Mike Ciandella
March 27th, 2014 5:25 PM

Psych Series Finale

Culture
Mike Ciandella
March 26th, 2014 11:29 PM

When it Comes to Kochs, WaPo Picks Activism Over Accuracy

Mike Ciandella
March 25th, 2014 3:46 PM

Rep. Lamar Smith: Liberal Media Bias ‘The Greatest Threat We Face in

Mike Ciandella
March 18th, 2014 2:21 PM

Media Credited ‘Let’s Move’ With Obesity Drop, Ignore Flawed CDC

Mike Ciandella
March 17th, 2014 12:55 PM

Bloomberg Businessweek Acknowledges Comcast's Liberal Ties

Mike Ciandella
March 11th, 2014 1:28 PM

SNL: Bad Guys Shut Down Planned Parenthood Clinics

Mike Ciandella
March 9th, 2014 1:28 AM

Maria Bartiromo Premieres on FBN

Mike Ciandella
February 24th, 2014 4:49 PM

Maria Bartiromo Premiers on FBN

Business
Mike Ciandella
February 24th, 2014 4:33 PM

Universities in FCC Newsroom Probe Have Close Ties to Soros, Got $3.7M

Business
Mike Ciandella
February 24th, 2014 12:50 PM

Rant That Launched Tea Party – and 4 More Amazing Ones from World

Mike Ciandella
February 19th, 2014 6:39 AM

Comcast To Acquire Time Warner Cable

Mike Ciandella
February 13th, 2014 2:42 PM

Columbia Journalism Prof Promotes Article Calling Israel an ‘Open-ai

Mike Ciandella
February 13th, 2014 11:10 AM

Krugman: How Do I Love Spending Your Money? Let Me Count The Ways

Mike Ciandella
February 13th, 2014 9:35 AM

Comcast Goes Further Left, Helps Fund JournoLister Ezra Klein’s $10M

Mike Ciandella
February 11th, 2014 10:52 AM

ABC, NBC and CBS Hype ‘Food Babe’ Attack on Subway

Mike Ciandella
February 10th, 2014 5:24 PM

$5.6 Million from Soros Aids Universities That Boycott Israel

Business
Mike Ciandella
February 4th, 2014 11:09 AM

Same Love: Queen Latifah Officiates Gay Weddings at Grammys

Mike Ciandella
January 26th, 2014 11:29 PM

Misleading ‘97 Percent of Scientists’ Claim Resurfaces in NY Times

Mike Ciandella
January 23rd, 2014 11:02 AM