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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Well, you might feel like the LA Times and NY Times are leftist, but research on media bias (Lanny may know more about this than me) has actually revealed that the so-called "liberal" bias that Fox is always railing against does not exist. Bill Clinton often said that there's an "establishment media" and a "far right media." The left-wing media? Trapped in pulp screeds printed on recycled paper like Mother Jones or Utne. Totally marginalized. If they had their own cable television station, we could talk.
And Hollywood is the thing in your list that just doesn't belong. Politics in hollywood is very complex, and belongs to a totally different discussion. They're not part of the news media.
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I am not talking the bias for the articles, rather the people behind. CBC on the front appears to be as balanced as anyone, but when you hire someone like Neil McDonald as your US and Isreali correspondent, you definatelty have bias.
I cant comment specifically on the NYT as I dont read US newspapers but did they not endorse John Kerry in the last US Fed Election? Also I did a quick search and I dont see them endorsing many Republican candidates yet theey compare 2 Democratic candidates to replace Spitzer and dont even mention a Republican candidate?
https://www.markgreen.com/newsdetail...70&pgname=news
I am not saying that the NYT bias is wrong, their main readership is in NYC which (like Canada) has predominently shifted to the left. As such its writers etc who are in it to make money write stories that appeal to its readership much like FNC prduces shows that appeal to its readership.
About bias, I cant comment scientifically but only what I have read in books like "Manufactuing Consent".
As per Hollywood (I group actors, recording artists as Hollwood), I dont mean the movie productions as much as the actors themselves. People like Bono who's opion should mean less than Ann Coulter's (since he doesnt cover politics (although its hard to call what Ann does 'covering')) is put centre stage North of the 49th as if he is some Iotola on Africa.
The simple fact is that celebrities who choose to voice an opion carry a bigger stick because they are celebrities (the biggest ones being from Hollywood). If JI came out and said he doesnt believe cats should be allowed in Calgary cause he doesnt like em, a good percentage of Flames fan likely would agree with him simply because he is JI and not what they actually believe.
As always, this is just my opinion and should not be taken as fact
MYK