The Myth of Liberal Media Bias

"Bias" isn't supported-- because it's not true
January 20, 2002

"Here's a reality check for Bernard Goldberg: The mainstream media are no more liberal than the conglomerates that own them or the advertisers that pay their bills."
http://www.fair.org/articles/bias-op-ed.html

Examining the "Liberal Media" Claim
June 1998

"The conservative critique of the news media rests on two general propositions: (1) journalists' views are to the left of the public, and (2) journalists frame news content in a way that accentuates these left perspectives. Previous research has revealed persuasive evidence against the latter claim, but the validity of the former claim has often been taken for granted."

". . .journalists are actually more conservative than the general public."
http://www.fair.org/reports/journalist-survey.html

Maybe The Public -- Not The Press -- Has A Leftist Bias
July 5, 1998

"For years, conservatives have painted a picture of the Washington press corps as a group of liberal crusaders bent on bashing corporations, bloating government and socializing health care.

"This caricature is utterly deflated by a new survey of journalists."
http://www.fair.org/articles/liberal-media.html

Move Along ... No Bias To See Here
April 9, 2002

"The primary mission of the Media Research Center is to compile (mostly anecdotal and out of context) examples of alleged liberal media bias. A secondary mission is to deflect charges that Fox News Channel has a conservative bias."
http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/2002/mrcfoxbias.html

Bill Press: The myth of the liberal media rides again
February 21, 2002

"The truth is, the media may have been dominated by liberals long ago, back in the days of Spiro Agnew. It is no longer. Conservatives own today's media. They just never admit it."
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/02/21/column.billpress/index.html

News media 'Bias' not as liberal as the book alleges
February 16, 2002

"In reality, the media contain all kinds of biases -- liberal included. But one could make a much stronger case that over the past decade the media have been the very opposite of what Goldberg claims."
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/1257423

Liberal Bias in Media is a Myth
February 4, 2002

"While there is plenty that is wrong with media coverage in this country, charges of media bias are misleading oversimplifications."
http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/2002/02/020402_Liberal_Bias_A_Myth.html

The Press vs. Al Gore: How lazy reporting, pack journalism and GOP spin cost him the election
Dec. 6-13, 2001

"It's naive to think Gore's chronically caustic coverage didn't cause him to lose votes during a historically close election. Looking back, Gore's handlers accept responsibility for mistakes they made during the campaign. When will journalists do the same?"
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=14976&cf2=1

The Myth of the Liberal Media

Let's do a "what if" so I can make a point. I think it's a good one. I think it's so good, I'd like to hear from anyone who disagrees.
http://www.bartcop.com/libmedia.htm