Media Bias

[bcholmes]

I must confess that, until recently, it had never occurred to me that there are people who don't accept it as a truism that the media is a mouthpiece for relatively conservative big businesses. This whole "liberal bias in the media" thang just triggers my sky-colour-checking reaction.

Comments

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Is it more or less obvious in Canada than in the States? I think it's getting more flagrant all the time, with the likes of Ann Coulter and Michael Savage being mistaken for intelligent, sane people.

[bcholmes.livejournal.com]

Is it more or less obvious? Hmmmm... good question.

I think, for example, the quality of news reporting that I see on CBC versus the private sector media outlets is dramatic. (I think very highly of the CBC).

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Anyone that thinks there's a "liberal bias" coming from organizations owned by corporations the size of AOL/Time-Warner and General Electric definately needs to start defining terms. Obviously, there is a usage conflict someplace.