This article offers empirical evidence of what we have observed, but the bias extends much deeper: the selection and framing of issues, the avoidance of embarrassing events (the Rockefeller "Molotov Cocktail" Memo, and Bush's speeches on advancing "The Age of Liberty"), the choice of guest and the counterpart (often to ensure liberal dominance), softball versus hardball questions (Russert decimating Gore and Edwards were notable because such an occurrence was so rare), the failure of the host to cutoff a liberal interrupting or otherwise encroaching on other guest's time, the repetition of unfavorable news for the other side (overemphasis on reporting war deaths and failures in Iraq at the expense of stories about progress made -- Hardball's look this week is unique for MSNBC), the invitation to give the "last word" (more resonance), etc. And that's just off the top.
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... (overemphasis on reporting war deaths and failures in Iraq at the expense of stories about progress made -- Hardball's look this week is unique for MSNBC) Speaking of casualities in Iraq, as a former Marine I like to make this comparison. More Marines and Navy personnel died in the first hour on Iwo Jima during WWII then have been KIA in Gulf War I (Desert Storm) and the the Irag conflict to date. This includes all branches of the U.S. military and coalition forces in both conflicts.