Pew: MSNBC more negative than Fox News (Plus lots of other interesting data).

[Veknoid_Outcast]

This is definitely possible, but how do you quantify something like tone?

Don't get me wrong, Fox News is a safe haven for conservative-minded citizens and MSNBC is a refuge for liberal-leaning citizens, and both spend an ugly amount of time participating in the political process instead of reporting on it. But how do you measure tone?

Also, it's possible that the high number of "negative" or "positive" stories corresponds to the actual frequency of positive and negative actions and reactions on the campaign trail.