[RightWhale]

It's a simple explanation. The news media need to be linked tightly with their news sources. Their sources have been Democrats and Liberals long enough that most journalists have been Democrat and Liberal just to get invited to parties.

Of course they wouldn't want their sources to be replaced by new ones with a different philosophy. The only liberal broadcast journalist willing to try being fair with the Republicans was Cokie Roberts. If the Republicans can stay in power for 40 years, we will note that the news media will reflect that inclination.

[keysguy]

For me it's all changed over the past 20 years. Before that there were at least a few of the larger media that actually believed in true journalism; sources used to base the delivery of a story letting the chips fall wherever they may. Today of course that's a myth. It just doesn't happen that way.

[chipengineer]

>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.