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| + | The following persons, television programs or media outlets have frequently been said to express a well known liberal bias. | ||
| + | * ''[[The New York Times]]'' | ||
| + | * [[ABC]], [[CBS]] | ||
| + | * [[Dan Rather]]<ref>During a phone conversation, [[Bernard Goldberg]] asked him, "What do you consider the ''New York Times''? Rather answered, "Middle of the road." (''[[Bias (book)|]]'', page 221)</ref> | ||
| + | * [[CNN]]{{fact}} | ||
| + | * [[LA Times]]{{fact}} | ||
| + | * [[Michael Moore]] | ||
| + | * The [[Daily Show]] | ||
| + | * The [[Colbert Report]] | ||
| + | * The [[United Nations]]{{fact}} | ||
| + | * [[Washington Post]]{{fact}} | ||
| + | * [[Hollywood]]{{fact}} | ||
| + | * [[Liberals]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | CBS insider [[Bernard Goldberg]] wrote the definitive book on liberal bias in the media, simply entitled ''[[Bias]]''. |
| + | *He asserts that an "inability to see liberal views as liberal viwes ... is at the heart of the entire problem." | ||
| + | *He wrote: "[[Pauline Kael]], for years the brilliant film critic at the ''New Yorker'', was completely baffled about how [[Richard Nixon]] could have beaten [[George McGovern]] in 1972: 'Nobody I know voted for Nixon.' Never mind that Nixon carried 49 states. She wasn't kidding."<ref>(''[[Bias (book)|]]'', page 222-223)</ref> | ||
| + | He also suggested that liberals don't even see their liberal values as "liberal": | ||
| + | *"Their views on all the big social issues ... aren't liberal views at all. They're simply reasonable views, shared by all the reasonable people the media elites mingle with ..."<ref>(''[[Bias (book)|]]'', page 222)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 05:51, March 20, 2007
Template:Stub The following persons, television programs or media outlets have frequently been said to express a well known liberal bias.
- The New York Times
- ABC, CBS
- Dan Rather[1]
- CNN[Citation Needed]
- LA Times[Citation Needed]
- Michael Moore
- The Daily Show
- The Colbert Report
- The United Nations[Citation Needed]
- Washington Post[Citation Needed]
- Hollywood[Citation Needed]
- Liberals
CBS insider Bernard Goldberg wrote the definitive book on liberal bias in the media, simply entitled Bias.
- He asserts that an "inability to see liberal views as liberal viwes ... is at the heart of the entire problem."
- He wrote: "Pauline Kael, for years the brilliant film critic at the New Yorker, was completely baffled about how Richard Nixon could have beaten George McGovern in 1972: 'Nobody I know voted for Nixon.' Never mind that Nixon carried 49 states. She wasn't kidding."[2]
He also suggested that liberals don't even see their liberal values as "liberal":
- "Their views on all the big social issues ... aren't liberal views at all. They're simply reasonable views, shared by all the reasonable people the media elites mingle with ..."[3]
Notes
- ↑ During a phone conversation, Bernard Goldberg asked him, "What do you consider the New York Times? Rather answered, "Middle of the road." ([[Bias (book)|]], page 221)
- ↑ ([[Bias (book)|]], page 222-223)
- ↑ ([[Bias (book)|]], page 222)