I haven't had time to do more than scan the underlying study, and given the number of things going on around here today, it might be a while before I can fully absorb it. But take a look at Media Matters' post on religious representation in big-media news and tell me what you think:

Among the study's key findings:

• Combining newspapers and television, conservative religious leaders were quoted, mentioned, or interviewed in news stories 2.8 times as often as were progressive religious leaders.
• On television news -- the three major television networks, the three major cable new channels, and PBS -- conservative religious leaders were quoted, mentioned, or interviewed almost 3.8 times as often as progressive leaders.
• In major newspapers, conservative religious leaders were quoted, mentioned, or interviewed 2.7 times as often as progressive leaders.

Again, I haven't had time to really examine the evidence, but one thing I did notice is that things would be even worse without Jim Wallis in the picture. He is far and away the most cited of the progressive religious leaders - yet given his opposition to abortion and lukewarm support for marriage equality, he's not always considered the most progressive of progressives. (Not criticizing, just saying.)