How come neutral media are protrayed as liberal?

Question

Like NPR.

Okay, it tries to be unbiased. Why is being unbiased considered liberal?

Forget NPR. Why is being unbiased called liberal?

Poor Wolf, I think you've forgotten what a liberal is.

Answer 1

I think that is because, in a political sense, to be neutral is more of a liberal point of view. I think the whole idea of liberalism is more of open-mindedness.

Answer 2

If a news network only broadcasts all the good things one political party does and only broadcasts all the bad things the other party does - it's biased.

When they advertise an upcoming republican debate 6 times every hour and a democrat debate only twice an hour - That's biased. The same goes for networks reversing that trend - which indeed is quite a more broad trend in favor of democrat favoritism on most television networks.

An example:
Recently CNN telecast coverage on Senator Craig day and night regarding his behavior in the restroom crud.

Hillary took illegal campaign contributions (along with a dozen other democrats) and it wasn't aired until five days after it was already a known. When they did finally cover it, they spent only a few moments going over it - for a couple days.

Which is worse? That would be a good debate. But either or - the media coverage was very biased.

Get out a stop watch and test each network on their coverage per which ever political issue; then come preach who is or is not biased.

Answer 3

You have tapped in to the right wing talk circles and one of their big opinions is to say that CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, Newsweek, and even (HA!) network TV
are way out in left field.
I guess it's to get people to listen to FOX, which
I don't even see as a right wing channel. They have several hosts, OReilly, Hannity, and guests like Gingrich, Coulter, and Pat Robertson. but still I can find plenty of objective news even on FOX TV.
I don't see any TV network at all in America that's really Liberal, only a show or two and some of their guests. CNN does have Nancy Grace and Glenn Beck so it's just silly to call CNN or NPR or NBC "leftist".

Answer 4

The republicans have some serious problems. Almost no one in America agrees with their fascist policies so rather than making the reasonable assumption that they, the republicans, are out of step, they engage in name calling.

But here's the funny part. They are so stupid they think the name liberal has a negative connotation. Republicans apparently think that liberal means evil which they define as socialist or someone who is so unpatriotic they have the temerity to question the "leadership."

So if a media outlet doesn't feed republicans the unquestioning, stupefyingly dull, morbidly patronizing, jingoistically sycophantic pablum they get from limbaugh, faux news and others, they gag and sheik "Liberal!"

But really, who cares what the self-righteous right thinks? They are yesterday's news.

Answer 5

Some cons call liberals conspiracy theory nuts. However, if you listen to Fox or Rush Limbaugh, what kind of blather do they talk about. Their agenda is that Democrats are socialists, communists, hate America, side with the enemy, on welfare, drugs, and anything else that seems fairly antisocial is what a liberal must be called or the media is considered to have a liberal bias. In fact, just stating the facts is liberal to SOME of them.

Answer 6

Using the term neutral media in this day & age is virtually an oxymoron. There simply is no such thing. All reporters, anchors & broadcasters along with the people involved in the news shows & the networks allow their own opinions and agenda into the reporting.

Answer 7

because anything thats not staunchily conservative is automatically demonized as being liberal, even if it is just a tiny tiny bit ... even though liberals are who enabled women to vote, black people to vote, social security and the end of segregation in schools as well as many other good things. look what just happened to arnold, he said the republicans should realize that they should try to gain some of the middle ground (independents and some democrats like me who dont beliefe everything the dems poop out) by giving a bit on issues like being more efficient, the environment, taxes, and of course the republicans instantly said your not a real republican, your a lefty!! its too bad that the word liberal has been turned into a derogotory term, when it just means open to change

Answer 8

Because FACTS are liberal. They support liberal opinions and so they must be blocked!

Rhetoric and spin are Conservative tools to make people vote against their own interests. They create alternate realities such as "welfare queens" to make people think that the poor are arrogant greedy con artists instead of Middle class people what have been driven into poverty by health crisis.

They also decry Universities as liberal - because that's another place where information and FACTS reside.

Answer 9

The truth hurts. By labeling the media as "liberal" conservatives in the George-Bush-Only-Happy-News camp can blame their failures on the messenger. Easy as pie.

Answer 10

NPR is far from neutral my misguided friend. You may feel it's neutral due to your obvious liberal bias, but as a conservative I find it to be extremely liberal, but entertaining none the less.