A report released called "Black and White and Re(a)d All Over" (get it?) shows that conservatives dominate the editorial pages of newspapers in Texas and the nation.

The report, by Media Matters for America, analyzed columnists from 1,400 daily newspapers in the U.S. It shows that conservative syndicated columnists are carried in far more newspapers with a "much greater audience reach" than progressive counterparts, which Media Matters argues "gives them a distinct advantage in the marketplace of ideas".

Click here for the full report

Texas: Key Findings

Conservative Syndicated Columnists Dominate Texas Daily Newspapers Each Week

Conservative syndicated columnists appear a total of 180 times per week in Texas newspapers. Centrist columnists appear a total of 46 times, while progressive columnists appear a total of 102 times.

Conservative Syndicated Columnists Reach Texas Readers Almost 1.7 Million More Times Each Week Than Progressives

Nationally syndicated conservative columnists account for 45 percent of the column impressions in Texas each week, while nationally syndicated progressive columnists account for only 33 percent. Those conservative columnists reach Texas readers 1,683,857 more times each week than their progressive counterparts.

Read the full report to decide for yourself. Media Matters is a non-profit, progressive research organization.

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