Political donations by US media companies
News Corporation, owner of Fox, 20th Century Fox, New York Post
OVERALL BIAS: Democrat
Total: $1,853,832
Democrats: 76%
Republicans: 24%
SOFT MONEY BIAS: Republican
Soft money: $522,518
Democrats: 11%
Republicans: 89%
Clear Channel, owner of 1,225 radio stations
OVERALL BIAS: Republican
Total: $503,910
Democrats: 25%
Republicans: 75%
SOFT MONEY BIAS: Republican
Soft money: $144,370
Democrats: 17%
Republicans: 83% (does not include $90,000 donation by holding company Eller Media to Republicans)
General Electric, owner of NBC network
OVERALL BIAS: Republican
Total: $1,918,149
Democrats: 43%
Republicans: 57%
SOFT MONEY BIAS: Republican
Soft money: $693,812
Democrats: 39%
Republicans: 61%
AOL/Time Warner, owner of CNN
OVERALL BIAS: Democrat
Total: $1,830,461
Democrats: 74%
Republicans:26%
SOFT MONEY BIAS: Democrat
Soft money:$438,069
Democrats:74%
Republicans:26%
Viacom, owner of CBS network
OVERALL BIAS: Democrat
Total: $1,935,423
Democrats:90%
Republicans:10%
SOFT MONEY BIAS: Democrat
Soft money:$1,362,500
Democrats:99%
Republicans:1%
Walt Disney, owner of ABC network
OVERALL BIAS: Democrat
Total: $1,246,214
Democrats:54%
Republicans:46%
SOFT MONEY BIAS: Democrat
Soft money: $643,400
Democrats:53%
Republicans:47%
Source: Centre for Responsive Politics
Many outside of the US do not know, but it’s really annoying to hear the Right Wingers cry foul over the media and it’s presentation of events.. They claim it has an overwhelmingly ‘liberal’ tilt to it. The above tells us the balance has already changed hugely in favor of the Republicans.