town hall debate http://www.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/21949/all en MRC Study: By 2-to-1 Margin, Journalists Favor Liberal Questions at Town Hall Debates http://www.mrc.org/media-reality-check/mrc-study-2-1-margin-journalists-favor-liberal-questions-town-hall-debates <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/rich-noyes">Rich Noyes</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 3px;" src="/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2012/october/Debate2008.jpg" width="267" />Tonight’s town hall-style presidential debate will ostensibly feature questions from undecided voters, but the evening’s agenda will really be decided by the moderator, as CNN’s Candy Crowley will select which of the more than roughly 80 voters in the room will actually get a chance to talk to the candidates. <br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/media-reality-check/mrc-study-2-1-margin-journalists-favor-liberal-questions-town-hall-debates" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Media Reality Check News Analysis Division Barack Obama Candy Crowley Carole Simpson conservative Jim Lehrer liberal Mitt Romney Tom Brokaw town hall debate Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:03:10 +0000 rich.noyes 41520 at http://www.mrc.org