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I was surprised to read this but apparently C-Span's flagship show "Washington Journal" had nearly a 2-1 ratio of Republican to Democrat guests. This is according to FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2780
Full study here:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2764
Of the partisan guests, Republicans outnumbered Democrats nearly two to one (134 to 70). Not a single representative of a third party appeared during the study period.
People of color made up only 15 percent of Washington Journal's guestlist (100 out of 663). People of African and Asian heritage accounted for 4 percent each, while those of Middle Eastern and Latin American descent represented 3 percent each. No Native Americans were identifiable during the six months studied.
Male guests outnumbered women by four to one, at 80 percent to 20 percent. Moreover, 69 percent of guests were white males, while just 3 percent were women of color.
Journalists accounted for nearly a third of all guests (32 percent), the largest single occupational group on the guestlist. Of opinion journalists, 32 were right-of-center while only 19 were left-of-center.
Citizen-based organizations and public interest groups accounted for just 9 percent of total guests.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2780
Full study here:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2764