The Real Media Bias

[CitizenRob]

Today I want to explore the -real- bias in the media, not the imagined "liberal bias" you often hear AM talk radio hosts sobbing about. The media is owned by wealthy right wingers and that ultimately determines the bias of reporting. "Not true! Not true!" the Rush's ditto head army screams, "there was a study that said the majority of reporters were liberal!" That study is over 20 years old now, and major media consolodation has changed a lot of things for TV and Radio. Those changes have resulted in a small handfull of right wingers controlling just about every word that is printed, or broadcast. "But but but, they just own the media! They don't write the stories!" comes the laughable retort from ignorant AM talk show listeners. The people who pull the strings at the top ultimately hire people with their bias, or fire reporters that don't share their bias.

Just last week the CEO of CBS's parent company Viacom announced he was voting for George W. Bush, and that Bush was the best thing for Viacomm. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, an important story regarding Bush's lies, what he knew, and when he knew it in regards to WMD claims in Iraq was stopped cold from being reported by CBS.... Continue Reading

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[CitizenRob]

5. what does kick mean?

I've seen it a few times, and I don't know what it means.

[Maeve]

6. Kick pushes a thread to the top of the page

So it gets seen more quickly. Any post in a thread "kicks" it to the top, including those that just say "nt" (no text) or "eom" (end of message)

[MatrixEscape]

2. An essential issue for a true Democracy!

This represents the next revolution!

News media needs to be called on the games they play. Their weakness might be that they underestimate the situation and play to sheeple.

Well, what if a good number o people are not as uniformed and pliable as they imagine or predict? What if enough people speak out, as in this election, and declare a moratorium?

It is clear that there some "old school" journalism is in order: Stay away from emotions, feelings, and bias. Check your facts. Double-check your facts, and substantiate your sources. Stick to the five W's in a reporting piece.

Editorially speaking, don't promote yourself as fair and balanced if your establishment maintains a clear bias and support for or against a particular view or agenda. Clearly separate editorial content from news items. Allow for an unbiased treatment of other views on an important issue depending on how it impacts the viewers/readers.

[el_gato]

3. I like the way this person writes

To the point without a bunch of filler.

[CitizenRob]

7. Thank you,

that was nice of you to say. I hope you come by LiberalTimes again.

[pretzel4gore]

4. and dan rather supposedly upset bush apple cart?

sumner redstone (viacom {cbs} ceo) says bush good for viacom(??) despite getting the country into mess, creating explosive hatreds in the different political camps, losing tens of billions since clinton was in charge, turning blind eye to 911 warnings, and earning entire nation, not to mention western society, KARMA that someday surely will hurt redstone, or his descendents!! where does one begin? rather and cbs tell stories all the time based on heresay etc, yet they derail provable information concerning geeb (brother of geb)'s atrocious military career by using 'fake' documents, and THEN GET CAUGHT! Sure....
only ther apocalypse will stop these guys; they have the ethics of insects, space age....

[Selwynn]

8. Very nice!

Nice Blog too.

[CitizenRob]

9. LiberalTimes.com

Thank you, I appreciate you saying that LiberalTimes has been up for about 9 months now. I've really enjoyed working on it when I can find time with my real job. I sometimes feel like Bartcop used to be with trying to hold down a full time job, and yet write things people want to read.

Drop by the site anytime!