Report: Liberal bias in the media exists for state broadcasters

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by SeoulFire

That made me lol. I rarely lol.

Compared to the Republicans in the States, that is. Seriously, have you heard those wingnuts? It's unbelievable.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

It's a line used in American Politics that has some truth to it nowadays because the Republican Party is almost entirely corrupt and no longer engage in honest political discourse. The quote doesn't have much of a ring to it in Canada, where both sides still seem to engage in honest discourse.

As for its origins, I think the quote is actually "Reality has a liberal bias" and I believe Colbert said it first.

What about the Democrats??

[SeoulFire]

In a comparative sense and with the qualifier "seem" I think I can somewhat agree.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by peter12

What about the Democrats??

The Democrats are dumb for playing by the Republicans' rules and letting the Republicans move centre more to the right.

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by SeoulFire

That made me lol. I rarely lol.

Compared to the States, it's true. Civilized discourse remains in Canada in a way that has almost gone extinct in the States.

[Weiser Wonder]

Originally Posted by peter12

What about the Democrats??

They still try to engage in political discourse and lose all the time because of it.

The budget right now is a good example. The Republicans initially stated they wanted 61 billion in cuts. The Democrats got together discussed it and finally offered 36 million overall in cuts. The Republicans then took their initial offer off the table and now want the 61 million along with the EPA being severely cut and Planned Parenthood defunded. The Democrats try to be reasonable and compromise, the Republicans counter with a fist. This is how American Politics have worked for years.

[Cheese]

no different than a deliberate Conservative bias in Alberta broadcasting. <i know i know that isnt state broadcasting>
As mentioned above if you look at past election results the country leans centre to centre left and that is reflected in its public station.

[Cheese]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

The companies that run the news stations themselves have no direct bias, its just what happens when the majority of Universities are agnostic socially progressive institutions and thats who these companies hire.

This isnt the 60s when you had 3 channels and you had faith in what the anchor provided for you was the whole truth. Today everyone on either side of the political spectrum need to be their own aggregators of information.

Somehow I dont think the 1960s broadcasters were any different than today...except for technology.
I remember a lot of tobacco and alcohol propoganda.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

They still try to engage in political discourse and lose all the time because of it.

The budget right now is a good example. The Republicans initially stated they wanted 61 billion in cuts. The Democrats got together discussed it and finally offered 36 million overall in cuts. The Republicans then took their initial offer off the table and now want the 61 million along with the EPA being severely cut and Planned Parenthood defunded. The Democrats try to be reasonable and compromise, the Republicans counter with a fist. This is how American Politics have worked for years.

Yep and that left wing liberal commie rag, The Economist, agrees:

Both sides must shoulder some of the blame for the steadily worsening atmosphere on Capitol Hill. The Democrats have failed repeatedly, most recently with Mr Obama’s dishonest budget for the next fiscal year, to indicate how they intend to repair the nation’s finances. Yet even set against that miserable standard, it is the Republicans who deserve most criticism. While extracting many concessions from the Democrats, they have made precious few themselves. And while spinelessly failing to explain how the deficit might be controlled in the medium term, conservatives have vaingloriously demanded more cuts in the short term than should be inflicted on an economy as weak as America’s now is.

http://www.economist.com/node/18485975

[zuluking]

Originally Posted by Cheese

no different than a deliberate Conservative bias in Alberta broadcasting. <i know i know that isnt state broadcasting>
As mentioned above if you look at past election results the country leans centre to centre left and that is reflected in its public station.

Chicken or the egg?