Why do you think that most of the shows on TV have liberal views...?

Answer 1

Looking for a serious answer?

It's not just the TV media -- it really goes throughout the national media as a whole. When you get to the local level -- outside of metro areas -- you find that there's a much greater balance of conservative and liberal views.

Really, the roots of it go back to the establishment of the press. When you look at early American newspapers, they were often mouthpieces of the downtrodden and oppressed. Men like Horace Greeley campaigned against social injustices, which meant that they often stood apart from the powers-that-be.

With that mindset always in the background, the 20th century brought a couple of new pieces to the puzzle. In the 1930s, FDR built phenomenal relationships with the press, often predicated by their espousal of his programs. Members of the press corps who were too criticial of his proposals usually found that their privileges had been revoked. Without the national wire services or Internet, newspapers without someone "on the inside" basically didn't have the story. That meant that every paper needed to have someone covering the White House who was at least understanding of FDR's policies, if not sympathetic with them.

In the 1960s, the civil rights and peace movements began to take hold. Journalism schools began churning out socially aware graduates who wanted to make a difference, and that trend has only escalated with time. When you ask today's j-school student what their goals are, it's likely to be something like, "To make a difference," or "To tell the truth!" Rarely do you hear, "To be an editor at a major newspaper" or "To become an anchor in a major market."

There is no "Vast left-wing conspiracy" within the media. It's really just a combination of factors that has evolved into a perfect storm of liberalism. There are exceptions to that rule, like the Washington Times, the Orange County Register or FOX News. But the overwhelming number of national media (more than 90 percent) are incredibly liberal in their viewpoints and in their reporting.

Answer 2

Because "liberal" means being willing to ask questions, be tolerant of other people's mistakes, and working as a team. It's easier to write comedy that is about that point of view.

Now cop dramas, and 24 and stuff are usually very conservative.

The news is ABOUT asking people in charge hard questions, so the conservative people in charge try and make it look like a political witch hunt, especially when it's a question they don't want to answer, like "where is all the money going?"

Answer 3

You mean like the Glen Beck show?

Answer 4

Because it's more American. And the media bias is fake. One realizes this when one is a true liberal.

Answer 5

You mean shows like "Dirty, Sexy Money"; the Rush Limbaugh lie-and-deceive radio program; all of 'fair and balanced' Fox News?

Answer 6

because liberalism is in.

Answer 7

Because that's what sells better right now.

Answer 8

Does it bother you ?