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Originally Posted by OpieCunningham
Likewise. The difference of course is that your opinion is the one that diverges from the default that a free media is inherently unbiased in general.
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Yes, you have said that several times, putting it forward as "default" without offering any proof that it is the "default".
The reality is that polls show that the majority of journalists are left of center.
The one study I saw "refuting" liberal bias asked these same journalists, "are you biased in the way you present the news?"
Such a study to me is equivalent to asking Saddam Hussein, "are you a good leader?".
Of course the answer you get in both cases is biased in itself.
The real test for me comes from canvassing the actual stories and their slant.
From my own first hand knowledge of firearms, I can answer that absolutely anti-gun sentiment usually outweighs pro-gun sentiment in newspaper articles I read, with the anti sentiment usually at the top of the article (usually with a few wrong "facts") and any "balance" or opposing view being presented towards the end.
This is acceptable strategy when you are trying to get people behind your view. Present the things that support your argument favorably and in prominent positions while burying the things that don't support your view (we saw this repeatedly in the debates).
But from a journalist this is equivalent to mal-practice, and it happens much much too frequently for my liking.
An example of this was when the Swift-Boat Veteran story broke.
The majority of the news sources I saw went straight to trying to discredit the group themselves while very few addressed the charges they brought.
Another is how CBS is handling the Dan Rather investigation, now saying that they will hold it until after the election. (Why? they didn't hold the original story until after the election.)
I could go on and on, but at this point, I really don't care to discuss this further with you.
You've clearly set your opinion in concrete and nothing will change it, nor do you seem interested in debate, only argument.
I simply posted the above for others that will read this thread.
Good day.