The New York Times' refusal to publish John McCain's rebuttal to Barack Obama's Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias requires one to follow an old journalism maxim: Follow the money... picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Media Research Center does an excellent job tracking liberal bias among journalists, is out with its Best Notable Quotables of 2006, a compilation of the most outrageous and/or humorous news media quotes from December 2005 through November 2006 picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

With a headline like "Bush Motorcade Kills Cop" you would picture Bush running over some poor cop. The actual story is a motorcycle crashed his bike while riding as part of the motorcade. Must be some ultra-liberal rag right? Well, it was Time Magazine. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"You know what?" Matthews said. "I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new Presidency work."

Before the questions and attacks begin, here's why this is important: Media bias, and a "journalist's role." Should journalists, as Matthews suggests, try to "help" the administration... or just report on it? [From HuffPo] picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

"According to data... coverage of Iraq has been “massively scaled back this year.” Almost halfway into 2008, the 3 newscasts have shown 181 weekday minutes of Iraq coverage, compared with 1,157 minutes for all of 2007."

So is this (a) bias, (b) evidence the public has lost interest, (c) sign things are going better over there, (d) all of the above, (e) none of the above? picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

ABC political director, Mark Halperin, went on The O’Reilly Factor and agreed with Bill O’Reilly that members of the “old media” are too liberal and should “prove to conservatives that we understand their grievances.” picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

It seems that the media only reported HALF of retired General Ricardo Sanchez's feelings towards the war in Iraq.

Funny how they neglected to include the portions where he said, “[To many of those in the media] the truth is of little to no value if it does not fit your own preconceived notions, biases and agendas."

Looks like he could have used himself as evidence. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

"Americans know bias and imbalance when they see it and they don't like it." said Jerry C. Lindsley, director of the Sacred Heart University Polling Institute.

According to a A Sacred Heart University Poll:
The most trusted national TV news organizations, for accurate reporting: Fox News (27.0%), CNN (14.6%), and NBC News (10.90%). picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

Robert L. Bernstein, the former president and chief executive of Random House, was the chairman of Human Rights Watch from 1978 to 1998. Here in an op-ed piece he laments the obvious bias against Israel that HRW has long been accused of. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

A new Wiki that keeps track of false and/or blatantly biased reporting from our agenda-driven mainstream media.
Whether it is photoshopped photographs, outright lies, biased bending of the truth or omission of details, this site will expose it. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

As many as 38% of those who rely mostly on the internet for news say they have an unfavorable opinion of cable news networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, compared with 25% of the public overall. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Or, why McCain is getting hosed in the press. "Before answering the question, indulge us in noting that the subject of ideological bias in the news media is a drag. The people who care about it typically come at the issue with scalding biases of their own. Any statement journalists make on the subject can and will be used against them. So the incentive is to make bland and guarded statements... read full post picked by lynxears 1 year ago

A neurologist explains why you shouldn't believe in political candidates that sound too sure of themselves. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A column by Ed Driscoll about the evolution of media and reporting from the invention of radio to our current circumstances. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

[Producers Burke and Gaffney said] they made a series of changes to accommodate PBS. Ultimately, however, they concluded the problem wasn’t their film, but liberal bias at PBS.

“In the first meeting, they said to me, ‘Fire your partners.’” Burke said. “And I said ‘Why?’ They said, ‘Because they are conservatives.’” picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

It's true, Mom loves your big brother more. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Backwards View. It isn't "costing" the government anything. They're just missing out. Big difference. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must pay a premium for white male employees because customers prefer them.

*helped solve the mystery, huh?* picked by stinkobinko 6 months ago

The Onion News Network has set the standard for globe-encompassing 24-hour television news since it was founded in December, 1892. The network boasts channels in 171 languages and can be viewed in 4.2 billion households in 811 countries. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago