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Nobody gets any kind of serious political idealogy from whoopi, or 90210, or the simpsons. I've seen plenty of content on television that i didn't agree with. None of it had any effect on what i believed, aside from deciding not to watch a particular show. Besides, i'm sure someone who watches tv more than i do could come up with some examples of conservative values displayed on tv. Isn't seventh heaven pretty solid in its conservative values? I've seen episodes of the simpsons that endorse wholeheartedly conservative family values, the value of religion, etc.
As for new outlets, i think your examples could be considered centrist just as easily as they could be considered purely liberal. Calling the NYT far left leaning is a bit of an exageration. Maybe a little left, but no more left than the wall street journal is right. I know plenty of people who think the NYT is conservative, and it is, in relation to their values.
I think this whole media bias issues is really a nonissue. There is no way for the media to be unbiased, and people on either side of the aisle seem to only acknowledge the bias AGAINST their side. If the media is so biased against conservative values, why are conservative values becoming more popular in our country? How did the republicans get their majority in the house and senate plus the white house all while enduring the onslaught of liberal media bias? If they could achieve all that despite the alleged liberal media bias, why is it even an issue?
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