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| Articles about Media Bias |
| A Case Study in Media Bias | | 2008-08-11 20:09:14 | | There is bias in the media, we all know it and we all accept the fact that the media is decidedly liberal. If the coverage of President Obama’s campaign stops in Europe weren’t enough to convince the last remaining hold outs to the biases of the media perhaps the following stories will help.
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| | Yay, More Media Bias | | 2008-07-15 01:05:05 | | Looks like the MSM is starting to mirror blogtopia more and more.About the AP:Ron Fournier says he regards Sandy Johnson, his predecessor as head of The Associated Press’s Washington bureau, as “a mentor.”Johnson, though, regards Fournier, who replaced her in a hard-feelings shake-up in May, as a threat to one of the most influential institutions in American journalism.“I loved the Washington bureau,” said Johnson, who left the AP after losing the prestigious position. “I just hope he doesn’t destroy it.”There’s more to her vinegary remark than just the aftertaste of a sour parting. Fournier is a main engine in a high-stakes experiment at the 162-year old wire to move from its signature neutral and detached tone to an aggressive, plain-spoken style of writing that Fournier often describes as “cutting through the clutter.”In the stories the new boss is encouraging, first-person writing and emotive language are okay.So is scrapping the stonefaced approach to journal | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
| | Anti-Clinton Media Bias? | | 2008-02-28 16:24:40 | | The Daily Show's Samantha Bee reports on media bias in the campaign from the Anti-Hillary War Room in the Paula Jones Conference Center: | | By: Political Realm | | |
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| Media Bias | | 2008-02-28 04:56:25 | |
The Presidential campaign has been going on for over a year now. In the beginning when Hillary was the media darling and declared the inevitable candidate there was no complaint from the Clinton campaign about unfair media coverage. If there was a complaint to be made, the second tier candidates like Biden and Richardson certainly had just cause. I don't recall Hillary calling for equal coverage of these candidates. I do remember that she was calling for less attention with her comments about not including everyone in the debates. Now that things have changed, we hear the Clinton campaign whining about unfair media coverage. Maybe someone needs to remind them that Hillary just lost 11 contests in a row and that she trails in delegates, votes, and states. This is the reason that Hillary is now receiving less attention. In everything the media covers, the losers always get less attention. If Barack Obama was in her position, the only media coverage for him would be about how he should g | | By: Miscellaneous Reflexions | | |
| | Ponder This… Six-Pack #14 (Documented Media Bias) | | 2008-02-06 15:06:21 | | 1. Last week I talked to the world at-large about how the greatest grassroots campaign in American political history was being ignored by the big media. Today I am here with some hard proof. Please check out this link to Journalism.org’s analysis of presidential contenders in the news. If you scroll down [...] | | By: Ponder This | | |
| | Liberal Media Bias | | 2008-01-15 17:49:17 | | I have always stayed away from politics here, and I’m not sure why… it’s not because I’m scared of stirring up controversy or driving readers away. I don’t really care, and I’ve always spoken my mind about everything else here. Maybe it’s just the fact that politics really annoy the fuck out of me. They are exciting at times, I suppose, but only if you get to the root of the matter, not the smoke that the media and politicians are trying to blow up everybody’s ass. It’s really hard for me to care about a candidate when I don’t ever feel like I know their real views, just what they think will get them elected. I guess I can’t even blame them; honestly, it’s simply the political culture that America has fostered. But before this turns into a rant about a different subject, I’m not going to move away from “politics, and just ramble on about “political science”. What no one seems to get is that “liberalism” isn’t just a political buzz word. I’m not even sure how it gained the negative connotations, but every time I hear it used as such, a little part of me dies. Liberalism is an idea, an ideal, a philosophy… it is what The United States was founded upon, everything that it stands for and one of the greatest achievements in human history. It is “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”, “We the People” and “Give me liberty or give me death”. It is the topic of every great speech in American history, and everything that is great about America. Most of all, it is all those freedoms, those “inalienable rights”, and the progress towards something better. When my grandfather mentioned how one of my cousins was, “too liberal” the other day, I asked him what exactly he meant. His response was pretty amazing, and honestly hurt me. “She’s just against everything that I am for.” He went on to complain how colleges warp people’s minds and he wouldn’t want his children learning that sort of | | By: Blast Shields Down | | |
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| On Media Bias: Part II (The Nature of Media) | | 2007-12-19 14:05:00 | | (Note: This post is a continuation of my initial post on media bias.)Let me address the nature of the media in general:The news media like to focus on change. News would be very boring if everything remained static, right? Imagine if the media started reporting how many people did not die on the roads this holiday season. Nobody would really care about that because it's not news. There's no "change" involved. But if 3 people died in an accident, that would be news.Here's another example: Everybody remembers Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. But how many people remember what was happening in New Orleans prior to Katrina? Probably not many because there was nothing to report. There was no "change" that had compelled us to pay attention.By definition, "conservative" means "does not change" or "changes slowly." This definition alone pits conservatism at odds with the media, which focus almost exclusively on change. A lack of change would sound the death knell for newspapers, internet sites, and television stations everywhere.Consider this: After being panned for months, the surge in Iraq is now producing positive results. And the media are covering Iraq more favorably. A "change" happened--that is, the situation in Iraq changed from ominous to more hopeful. Earlier, conservatives commonly criticized the media for focusing so much attention on car bombings, Iraqi civilian casualties, and dead American soldiers than on the rebuilding of schools, distributing toys to children, and repairing the country's infrastructure. Do you hear these conservatives complaining about "liberal media bias" now?Changes in mass communication and Republicans' political success have also given rise to increased media scrutiny, which is often misidentified as media bias.Regarding political successes, Republicans have won five of the last seven presidential elections and will have held the White House for 28 of the last 40 years by the election next fall. Republicans also | | By: The 7-10 | | |
| | On Media Bias: Part I (The Candidates) | | 2007-12-19 14:04:00 | | (Note: This post is divided into two parts. To read the second half of this post, click here.)As the Iowa caucuses draw closer and politicians become increasingly concerned with making momentum-stalling gaffes on the campaign trail that could derail their nominations, the media they have relied on for much of the year to help shape and advance their campaigns has now become a double-edged sword.Politicians love the element of control--control over their message, control over their legislation, and control over their opposition. However, the one variable that is often out of politicians' control is the media. The media are notorious for building people up one day and then savagely tearing them down the next. The media are also infamous for catching politicians red-handed and providing a means by which moments of infamy can be replayed over and over again, as former Virginia Senator George Allen could attest to.However, one of the most enduring criticisms I hear from politicians, pundits, politicos, and partisans is the allegation of media bias, especially against conservatives and Republicans. These criticisms have led to fault lines, especially in cable news, as people view CNN and MSNBC as friendlier environs for Democrats and Fox News as more benevolent to Republicans.The focus of this particular post is not to provide a content analysis of the cable newscasts or their hiring trends. While at first glance, one may buy into this notion of bias, there are so many other examples to the contrary to suggest that even if the media are not always nonpartisan, they are decidedly not biased in that they collectively constitute an equal opportunity risk.First of all, it is important to stress that negative coverage is not always the same as biased coverage. Every campaign gets caught in stumbles, contradictions, improprieties, and awkward moments. And it is the media's duty to report on those. The media have a responsibility to their audience to address legitima | | By: The 7-10 | | |
| | This Liberal Media Bias | | 2007-11-03 19:41:05 | | A couple of months ago I read a post over on Buck Naked Politics titled What Liberal Media?in which WMD attempted to use the lack of Ron Paul coverage after he won various networks online and text polls (post debate) to try to prove a lack of a liberal media bias stating,"If we really had a "liberal media" wouldn't you expect them to be shining the spotlight on the dark-horse underdog who is upsetting the Rudy McRomney apple cart?" Unfortunately I read it at work didn't email it to myself and forgot about it until now. (I'll get to what reminded me in a bit)As for WMD's examples, at the time Ron Paul was considered by all outlets of the media to essentially be some libertarian longshot kook with a snowball's chance of being in the race a month later. Secondly, online/text polls are in no way shape or form an indicator of actual public opinion. They are an indicator of how motivated and engaged the candidates' supporters are. Nothing else. Therefore the media doesn't cover their | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
| | More Media Bias? | | 2007-08-03 07:27:38 | | Is it me or is much of the MSM seems to really be pulling for Hillary Clinton? I mean now that Edwards is barely in the race they seem intent on dissecting every word Obama has said since the youtube debate. I have a bit of a anti-Hillary Clinton bias so I thought I'd check.
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| | Yankee's Media Bias | | 2006-05-18 20:57:25 | | Well it's been awhile fellow Sox's Faithful since I have blogged, for some reason this site had problems with aol, but it seems that Mlb has fixed it. I digress though, my rant today is about the media coverage... | | By: Red Sox Nation Daily | | |
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