The news media has always been biased.
Up until the 1950s every major city had at least two newspapers, and sometimes more. Bias was more acceptable since they could balance each other out.
When television began to take over providing news, there were only three networks, and to be honest, the coverage was almost universally the same.
The decline in newspapers correspond to the rise of television, and now most major cities only have one paper. So those still getting their news from newspapers, are only being exposed to one view.
So the bias remained but the number of options declined.
Now, with the internet, and sites like FreeRepublic, we can be exposed to a wide range of sources for news. True the bias remains, but the readers are able to provide balance.
It is now up to individuals to decide how much weight to put on any particular view, and make up their own mind on issues.
Information is bypassing the gatekeepers, and that explains why they want to shut down sites like this one.
[ When television began to take over providing news, there were only three networks, and to be honest, the coverage was almost universally the same. ]
They used the three voices that were in sync to achieve a “consensus” and make any viewpoint that disagreed with the three to appear “extreme” or “out of the norm”.
This was when the National Media really became a “National Delphi Technique Session”