How do YOU feel about politically biased news coverage? Most of them seem to openly lean left or right.?

Question

I am admittedly all over the board. I can be left or right depending on the issue and I make up my own mind based on the facts and how it will affect me.

Most media outlets who claim to be neutral are obviously biased. I see it on both sides.

Most of the major newspapers are liberal.

The big three TV news stations are liberal.

CNN is liberal.

NPR is liberal.

Fox is conservative.

Talk radio is conservative.

I know that opinions will vary based on every persons individual thoughts on the subject.

But are almost all medias now very obviously left or right?

Is there a truly neutral news source where the employees are not obviously biased?


I'm sure that there are those of you who feel FOX is not conservative and those who feel that NPR is not liberal. But if you stand back from your political views for a minute and really look at how often they criticize one side over the other it becomes clear.

Answer 1

Hi,

I'd agree. Most reporters are socially liberal. This is a fantastically controversial topic in news rooms.

Here's a pretty good, recently-written article on this topic: http://www.minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1969

I think journalists are generally liberal because their background and training lend themselves to a liberal point of view. The great majority of reporters earn far less than their friends and neighbors, immediately giving them a bottoms-up perspective. I imagine that reporters often side with society's most fragile and poverty-stricken members, because they understand what it's like living paycheck to paycheck.

Reporting is largely a public service, and I've long thought that reporters and social activists are merely two sides of the same zebra. Although American reporters strive to be neutral -- I mean, really, really, really strive to be neutral -- their liberal bias will invariably escape and pollute their reporting.

I am a reporter. I work with reporters. I know what I'm talking about. I'm not biased, of course -- but all the other reporters are. *wink

Cheers,
Sensational Luke

Answer 2

I think the media should make an attempt to be fair and unbiased, however there is much abuse of freedom of the press.
Rhetoric is not news, it is opinion.
It would benefit the nation if all reported only factually, without spin.
As far as politics goes, it is ridiculous that a candidate with the most money usually wins.
They need to "level" the playing field and give equal airtime to all candidates, especially in the Presidential campaign.
We have probably missed out on several potentially good presidents, simply because they could not "buy good press" and campaign ads.

Answer 3

There are far fewer opportunities to slant the news than you might think.

A great many stories are merely facts. Congress passed a bill doing this. The President today said this in a speech. Gas prices reached a certain price. Two helicopters crashed in Arizona. Whatever. And most of the Associated Press stories are bland, but you could hardly call them biased.

Commentators and analysts often come with a certain bias, but usually they are well identified on the air. Just don't confuse their reports with a basic news story.

Answer 4

Should do yourself a favour and turn off the TV.
American media has gotten so dumbed down in the past 10 years that you can't accurately apply liberal/conservative tags to any of it.

Try watching BBC, it's a little duller, but much more informative.

Answer 5

Both ignore the following

Truth, Justice, and the
American Way!

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AND

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http://www.fija.org/

Answer 6

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