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  • Cronkite Admits: Media Liberal

    08/27/2003 12:14:06 PM PDT · by Mr.Atos · 9 replies · 213+ views
    Brain Terminal ^ | 27 August 2003 | Evan Coyne Maloney
    Stop the presses! Decades after retirement, Walter Cronkite can still break a major story. Saying he believes "most of us reporters are liberal," Cronkite is admitting what many on the left have denied fervently for years: that there is a bias in the news media, and that it tips to the left noticeably. Cronkite offers the flimsy excuse that "[t]he perceived liberalism of television reporters [...] is a product of the limited time given for any particular item." Essentially, his argument is that bias stems from short segments: there isn't enough time to be balanced. But if reporters can't be...