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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
On Point of View today, Penna Dexter is your host. She welcomes back Dr. Jay Richards from The Stream. He discusses the influence of Christian Voters in 2016. In the second hour, we hear from Mike Ciandella at The Media Research Center. He tells us more about the “Bias by the Minute” project which has just released a year-long media study that tallies up every single story the network evening newscasts covered in 2015.
On Point of View today, Penna Dexter is your host. She welcomes back Dr. Jay Richards from The Stream. He discusses the influence of Christian Voters in 2016. In the second hour, we hear from Mike Ciandella at The Media Research Center. He tells us more about the “Bias by the Minute” project which has just released a year-long media study that tallies up every single story the network evening newscasts covered in 2015.

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Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

Point of View Co-Host, Penna Dexter frequently sits in as guest host for Kerby Anderson. Her weekly commentaries air on the Bott Radio Network. Penna’s heart is in educating and encouraging Christian...

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Dr Jay Richards

Dr Jay Richards

Founder | Executive Editor — The Stream

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is the Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Stream. He is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America and a...

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is the Executive Editor and Co-Founder of The Stream. He is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute. Dr. Richards has previously served as a Contributing Editor at the American Enterprise Institute and was a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. He has written and spoken extensively about religious freedom, economics, climate science and Pope Francis (he himself is a member of the Catholic Church). Dr. Richards is the author of many books including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013), and Indivisible (2012), co-authored with James Robison. He is also the author of Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; and co-author of The Privileged Planet with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez. He has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Mike Ciandella

Mike Ciandella

Research Analyst — Media Research Center

Mike Ciandella is a research analyst for the MRC's News Analysis Division. Before that, he was a senior analyst for MRC Business where he managed The Soros Project, the MRC's ongoing research effort i...

Mike Ciandella is a research analyst for the MRC's News Analysis Division. Before that, he was a senior analyst for MRC Business where he managed The Soros Project, the MRC's ongoing research effort into the influence of liberal donors.

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