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Researchers surprised by liberal bias of media ["Astounded by the degree" of left-leaning]
Rocky Mountain News ^
| July 3, 2004
| Linda Seebach
Posted on 07/03/2004 9:05:25 AM PDT by John Jorsett
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To: keysguy
The excuse that big media uses is that, in the post-Watergate era, the Press has a duty to question the Administation about everything and to expose it. But it's gotten to the point that any good news, about Iraq, about the economy, about education; is considered pro-Bush. So they don't say anything pro-USA and they are sinking rapidly because of it.
CNN is going to have to react soon and become more balanced. They say they've started in that direction with some of their onscreen talent, but the viewers are voting with their "remotes." Try harder, boys! Losing the ratings game is deadly. Right now, Fox has 9 of the top 10 cable news shows. CNN's only top-10 show is Larry King Live (at about #7, IIRC).
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posted on
07/03/2004 10:26:17 AM PDT
by
DJtex
To: DJtex
The excuse that big media uses is that, in the post-Watergate era, the Press has a duty to question the Administation about everything and to expose it. They must have forgotten their "prime directive" during the Clinton Administration.
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posted on
07/03/2004 10:30:45 AM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Face it. You're just not nuanced enough.)
To: caveat emptor
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posted on
07/03/2004 11:46:03 AM PDT
by
Trillian
To: RightWhale
>It's a simple explanation. The news media need to be linked tightly with their news sources.
I don't buy your explanation. People who work with words (write or act) for a living tend to be liberal.
People who work with material things or objective ideas tend to be conservative or libertarian.
To: chipengineer
Face it, I was trying to find a glimmer of hope. Fact is, conservative writing is dull, boring, and written by esthetes. It just won't do the job for a news business. Conservative writing does not sell well and nobody reads it anyway if they can possibly schedule a root canal instead. Don't bother to mention Savage, he is no Conservative.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:16:38 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: Perlstein
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posted on
07/03/2004 1:14:32 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: chipengineer
"People who work with words (write or act) for a living tend to be liberal."
Not necessarily. Look at Churchill, or Religious writers and speakers. The news media has tended to be liberal throughout history, but back then liberal meant tolerant or independent thinking. Today it is just Left-Wing propoganda.
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posted on
07/03/2004 1:21:39 PM PDT
by
Betaille
("Show them no mercy, for none shall be shown to you")
To: expat_panama
"Usually people who buy stock in News organizations are people who have made all the money they want and now want to think for others. People who want to make money can do a lot better than NWS"
Intersting observation, could you back it up/elaborate a little bit though? I'm interested in investing in it and would like to hear the con-side to it.
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posted on
07/03/2004 1:23:02 PM PDT
by
Betaille
("Show them no mercy, for none shall be shown to you")
To: DesertDreamer
I'm astonished that they're atonished! This is something we've known for years, but it's nice they now have a formula for determining the objectivity (or lack thereof) of a news organization.
Thanks for the ping. I think I'll post it "elsewhere" since you haven't.
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posted on
07/03/2004 8:21:02 PM PDT
by
CovenBuster
(Bustin' up liberal covens from coast to coast)
To: RightWhale
Fact is, conservative writing is dull, boring, and written by esthetes. It just won't do the job for a news business. Conservative writing does not sell well and nobody reads it anyway if they can possibly schedule a root canal instead. Ever read any Mark Steyn?
To: John Jorsett
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posted on
07/03/2004 8:27:05 PM PDT
by
drq
To: Interesting Times
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posted on
07/03/2004 9:03:27 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: Interesting Times
[Fact is, conservative writing is dull, boring, and written by esthetes. It just won't do the job for a news business. Conservative writing does not sell well and nobody reads it anyway if they can possibly schedule a root canal instead.] Ever read any Mark Steyn?
Or Anne Coulter?
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posted on
07/03/2004 9:08:00 PM PDT
by
Ichneumon
("...she might as well have been a space alien." - Bill Clinton, on Hillary, "My Life", p. 182)
To: John Jorsett
People trying to persuade others to adopt their views are very likely to cite think-tank experts who agree with them. That's why I often quote liberals when making arguments to liberals and DemocRATS. It's much more effective to quote Ed Koch's reasons for supporting President Bush to a DemocRAT than the Christian Coalition's arguments.
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posted on
07/03/2004 9:12:38 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: RightWhale
Fact is, conservative writing is dull, boring, and written by esthetes. Fact is, the liberal editors had been choosing the dull or the most outlandish "conservatives".
"Dull, boring, and written by esthetes" applies more to liberal writers: Mo Dowd. Ellen Goodman. The racists over at
the Boston Globe. Kinsley. The "editorials" by the "editors" at practically any newspaper. Throw in "misleading", as the
NYSlimes just did on the pre 911 report.
To: Betaille
Prognostication of equity values is generally based on the given that statistical deviations are self-similar. In short, the trend is your friend. If a stock goes up one day, it will probably go up the next. If it reverses, it will probably reverse again. That's why it's a popular strategy to buy what's going up and sell if it tanks.
The downside to this tack is that it can increase volatility (exaggerated price gyrations), so some people prefer a 'contrarian' philosophy of going against the crowd. But regardless, if you invest to further an ideal, then be happy with your ideal and not with your earnings (if any). If you want earnings, invest in 'unseemly' companies that perform well and are undervalued (like toxic waste handlers, undertakers and outsourcers) and get rich.
Your call.
To: John Jorsett
You mean we can't trust what the mainstream media tells us ?????????
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posted on
07/04/2004 6:38:36 AM PDT
by
Jackknife
(.......Land of the Free,because of the Brave.)
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