With America basically being evenly divided in politics, how in the world did our mouthpiece get so liberal? Could it be because most of them stay in their NY bubble.
Just curious.
2007-02-15 01:12:08 · 7 answers · asked by Robert S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
What happened is that journalism went from having objective reporting of facts as its highest aspiration, to the objective of advocacy journalism in order to change the world. Conservatives are not big on "changing the world", and do not see journalism as the correct method of doing so. Facts are facts, and should not be spun.
So, with this changed goal, and the success of Woodward & Bernstein in toppling a president, journalism was flooded with liberals, even moreso than it had been.
This has resulted in newsrooms in most Big Media outlets having over 80% Democrat-voting personnel. The bias comes, not necessarily any conscious action, but from the fact that when a group is so lop-sided in one political direction, it is impossible for that bias not to show.
But when exposed as biased, as when liberal Bernie Goldberg did in "Bias", they react violently and angrily.
2007-02-15 01:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because the majority of the networks, save a few, are owned by liberals. Just take a look at Dan Rather's career- he was finally exposed. What a beautiful end to his BS-filled carrier. Sometimes justice does prevail.
The media, as a whole, is there to make money. It's all about sensationalism. This is true for conservative and liberal networks/papers/radio. I think it's our responsibility to listen, read and watch as carefully as we can to ascertain the truth.
2007-02-15 10:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by tiredofliberals 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why does a lack of Republican control of the media get interpreted as a liberal bias?
Interestingly, the only people who view it that way are Republicans who, despite their constant bombardment of non-conservatives on commercial talk radio, can't seem to sway even their own party members.
Perhaps the American public just got tired of conservatives peeing down their back and telling them it's raining.
2007-02-15 09:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read 'Bias" by Bernie Goldberg.
In the 1992 election: Journalists vs. Non-journalists
who voted for Clinton 89% vs. 43%
voted for Bush 7% vs. 37%
said they were democrats 50%
said they were republicans 4%
It is even worse now and more egregious examples are legion.
2007-02-15 09:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, no liberal bias. They beat up on Clinton a ton more than they ever beat up on the fake Pres. GW C*mstain.
2007-02-15 09:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
government control of the media,no liberal bias.
2007-02-15 09:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by J Q Public 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Since we have allowed it to.
2007-02-15 09:38:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋