How Republicans will win the election

[ltstanfo]

Problem here is you falsely assume the press is a liberal tool, when the exact opposite is the truth.

Sorry but this is one item people on this site will never agree on. I clearly DO NOT believe that the mainstream press favors conservatives. You obviously do.

UCLA Finds Liberal Bias in Media

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Ltstanfo

 

[Glaucus]

The fact that both conservatives and liberals feel the media is biased against them suggests the media is not that biased at all. The key to fairness is to make everyone equally unhappy. Fact is, the media get paid by reporting news, and honestly I doubt they care who gets nailed to the cross, so long as they can write about it.

- Mike

 

[faethor]

The fact that both conservatives and liberals feel the media is biased against them suggests the media is not that biased at all. The key to fairness is to make everyone equally unhappy. Fact is, the media get paid by reporting news, and honestly I doubt they care who gets nailed to the cross, so long as they can write about it.

You're definitely partially right. :wink: In the early 80s Reagan changed the media rules so equal air time of opposing points no longer had to occur. Clinton helped finish off some of the fairness in media. If media is to serve the common good then they should be fair. Instead companies have moved the news under the entertainment divisions and they must churn a profit. Thus, working for the public good has been disposed of in favor of $$. This in turn encourages news organizations to sensationalize and distort the news.

In addition, news reporters are rarely educated in stories they write. They're often journalists with some education in the Humanities. This definitely shows on science reporting. EXAMPLE: According to the medical establishment and some good studies there is no link between Autism and mercury. Mercury's been gone for a long time. Yet, Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are given more air time to discuss unproven links based on emotions than scientists are to give the proven evidence. And afterall the boring scientists don't have the sexy giggle of Jenny or attraction for the viewing audience. This plays out in other areas of science such as evolution vs creationism. The press could use this as a good example to explain and educate the public on what is science and how does it work and why ID doesn't qualify. Instead they blur the lines and play up the debate where there is none but it helps their $$.