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scottyz said:In my opinion it's a myth. Reagan and the Republicans got rid of the Fairness in Media Doctrine and Bush Sr. vetoed it again during his term. If the media is so liberally biased I have to wonder why Republicans would want to trash something that guarantees fair and balanced news.
Are you on crack? You couldn't spell f-a-c-t-s if I spotted you the "c" and the "a"!Originally posted by cnredd:
When it comes to describing the press, twice as many say news organizations are “liberal” (51%) as say they are “conservative”
(26%), while 14% say neither phrase applies. This was also
the case in surveys conducted in the mid-to-late 1980s and, not surprisingly, there is a significant partisan cast to
these perceptions. Republicans see the press as more liberal
than conservative by nearly three to one (65% to 22%).
Among independents, the margin is two to one (50% to 25%).
And while a third of Democrats say there is a conservative tilt to the American press, a slight plurality (41%) says the
press is more liberal than anything else.
Last year’s survey of journalists seemed to confirm many of the suspicions of those who see a liberal bias in the news. Most journalists characterized themselves as moderates, but as a group they are far
more liberal — and far less conservative —than the general public. Just 7% of the national journalists surveyed called themselves conservatives, compared with 33% of the public. And while 34% of national journalists characterized
themselves as liberals, just 20% of Americans describe themselves as liberals.
Journalists generally say they take it as their professional obligation not to let
their own political and ideological leanings — liberal, moderate or
conservative — shape their coverage. But the relatively small number of
conservatives in journalism raises concerns over the potential for liberal
group-think in the nation’s newsrooms.
http://pewresearch.org/trends/trends2005-media.pdf
I guess it's up to you folks....non-partisan and highly respected Pew Research? Or an Op-Ed from commondreams?
Must be tough getting beaten up by facts....
Youve Got To Be Kidding! said:Liberal Media is a myth. Its not. The communists are taking over. That is a fact. If you think its liberal who is paying for it. The NeoCons are and they are taking over all media outlets. FACT.
JOHNYJ said:The Bias is institutional.Reporters go to liberal colleges ,Liberal journalism schools.Than go to work on liberal newspapers.It becomes second nature to them to have a liberal bias. Liberals also are only comfortable in liberal surroundings.They cannot handle moderate or conservative atmospheres.
Then how do you explain FOX "news" ???
I would say that the opposite is also true. conservatives cannot handle moderate or liberal views.
I can not count the number of times Bill O'Reilly has cut off opponents by telling them to shut up, or by having their mic cut.
ban.the.electoral.college said:
Then how do you explain FOX "news" ???
I would say that the opposite is also true. conservatives cannot handle moderate or liberal views.
I can not count the number of times Bill O'Reilly has cut off opponents by telling them to shut up, or by having their mic cut.
The truth is that the myth was started by conservatives to try to discredit their opponent whoever that happend to be. It
ban.the.electoral.college said:The truth is that the myth was started by conservatives to try to discredit their opponent whoever that happend to be. It didn't matter if they were liberal or not. So the word became stigmatized. Today the word is often used to represent something it is not. I have seen the word used here as a synonym for anti-American. Well, many of our founding fathers were liberals, so that's not right. I have seen it used as a synonym to represent someone who is to the far-left, and also to describe people who are left-centrist, or left-moderate. The fact is conservatives have no idea how to use the word "liberal" properly. So, they just invented their own meaning which really is not a correct one. Conservatives use the word "liberal" to refer to mean anyone who disagrees with them, no matter where in the spectrum you might be.
If you care to educate yourself further on the topic, CLICK HERE
SKILMATIC said:Actually it went both ways. Both parties are to blame. No one is in a lessor fault
cnredd said::rofl
Thank you, thank you, thank you..for pointing to an article that was created in 1998!
You no look because you no wish to see...:2wave:
I don't remember anyone ever yelling "conservative media bias" !!!!!
It's posts like these that make you look like an a*s*s, and it's posts like these that are the reason why poll was started to have you kicked off the site. Try not be so irritating. I already told you thank you a couple of days ago in a PM for that link. Has it slipped you mind already?
ban.the.electoral.college said:It's posts like these that make you look like an a*s*s, and it's posts like these that are the reason why poll was started to have you kicked off the site. Try not be so irritating. I already told you thank you a couple of days ago in a PM for that link. Has it slipped you mind already? :roll:
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