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May 31, 2005
Fair.org

Right, Center Think Tanks Still Most Quoted

Study of cites debunks “liberal media” claims

A study of media citations of think tanks in 2004 -- the 10th year of collecting such data -- finds that think tanks of the right and center still predominate, despite a slight increase in citations of left-leaning think tanks.

The study counts citations of the 25 most prominent think tanks of the right, center and left... using the Nexis news media database ... Conservative or right-leaning think tanks garnered 50 percent of citations ... Progressive or left-leaning think [received] 16 percent of citations...

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Conservative Think Tanks and Advocacy Groups

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