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Conservative Talk Radio Fueliing Social Media Hate Sites
Thursday, August 2, 2012 8:12
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The participants and content of five prominent conservative talk-radio programs contribute to increasing hatred against certain minorities, according to the report entitled "Social Networks for Hate Speech" released on Wednesday.
The study, carried out by the National Hispanic Media Coalition and UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, analyzed the themes and content of "The Rush Limbaugh Show," "The Sean Hannity Show," "The Glenn Beck Program," "The Savage Nation" and "The John and Ken Show."
"Our study found that the ideological content of conservative talk radio has helped cultivate a social network built around talk radio hosts and their guests," NHMC President and CEO Alex Nogales said.
"This social network targets vulnerable groups in content that is spread across affiliated social media web sites. The result is an echo-chamber of voices, both online and off, that promotes hatred against ethnic, racial, religious groups and the LGBT community on social media web sites," Nogales said.
