Do journalists vote and use their careers to project personal bias?

Question

good answer Josh..

news today seems is nothing but a series of press releases by Local, State, and Federal Gov'ts

Answer 1

As bad as that may sound, the answer could only be yes.....
Do I think that all journalists intentionally project personal bias
I really don't think so...They're just like people on Q&A have their own personal opinions and will like it or not be projected in their reporting......Do I think that some journalist intentionally
use personal feelings and opinions for a means to their own
causes and pet peeves. YOU BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR
I do.........

Answer 2

The best ones avoid it, but I think it is impossible not to inject some kind of bias in a story simply because of being human. It might be very difficult to remain neutral about the topic if its something extremely unpleasant, like a child murderer. If the reporter says "this is my opinion" then its an editorial. I've also seen how some news organizations slant the opinion by cleverly wording the questions and controlling what topics are discussed (i.e., Fox News) - that isn't journalism, that's editorialism - which is why I rarely watch Fox News anymore, however other news organizations have done the same thing. I now take all media news sources with a "grain of salt".

Answer 3

Of course journalists vote.

Do they use their careers to promote their personal biases? I don't see how they can't.

Despite what they (or anyone else says), nobody can be objective. Unfortunately, journalists always have a captive audience available - just like Hollywood and politicians.

That's why I always recommend that people do their own investigation of news and politics and NOT base their decisions on one source.

Does it take more time and effort? Of course - but you're better informed and can make better decisions that way.

Answer 4

Eric Alterman has said that journalists have a bias towards laziness, and I think he's right. It's hard to track down leads, to identify problems in the official account, to develop sources who don't already want to talk. It's much easier to be spoonfed stories by "political insiders" and "key aides" and "unnamed sources". As a result, the press tends to be biased towards whoever works them the most skillfully.

Answer 5

I'm sure journalists vote. Journalism has always been plagued by bias. When yellow journalism was challeneged in the 1800s the op-ed piece was born. Our problem now, is the line between news and opinion pieces have again been blurred.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Absolutely no doubt about that. When you consider that eighty percent of the media big shots are voting democrats, how do you expect to hear or see anything other than what you are?

Answer 8

Yep, you can see their bias every night at 5:30 pm.

Answer 9

Yes they vote.

Yes they forward their political bias. That is blatantly obvious.

Yes 90% of journalists consider themselves liberal. (source is a gallup poll)

Answer 10

Yes, and it's worse than ever in the era of FOX Noise