Difference between revisions of "Liberal bias"
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* ''[[The New York Times]]'' | * ''[[The New York Times]]'' | ||
* [[ABC]], [[CBS]] | * [[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> | + | * [[Dan Rather]]<ref>During a phone conversation, [[Bernard Goldberg]] asked him, "What do you consider the ''New York Times''? |
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+ | Rather answered, "Middle of the road." (''[[Bias (book)|]]'', page 221)</ref> | ||
* [[CNN]]{{fact}} | * [[CNN]]{{fact}} | ||
* [[LA Times]]{{fact}} | * [[LA Times]]{{fact}} | ||
* [[Michael Moore]] | * [[Michael Moore]] | ||
* The [[Daily Show]] | * The [[Daily Show]] | ||
+ | * Real Time with Bill Maher | ||
* The [[United Nations]]{{fact}} | * The [[United Nations]]{{fact}} | ||
* [[Washington Post]]{{fact}} | * [[Washington Post]]{{fact}} | ||
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* [[MSNBC]] | * [[MSNBC]] | ||
* [[Liberals]] | * [[Liberals]] | ||
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CBS insider [[Bernard Goldberg]] wrote the definitive book on liberal bias in the media, simply entitled ''[[Bias]]''. | 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 | + | *He asserts that an ''"inability to see liberal views as liberal views ... 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>('' | + | *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> |
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He also suggested that liberals don't even see their liberal values as "liberal": | 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>('' | + | *"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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Revision as of 23:04, March 21, 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
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- The United Nations[Citation Needed]
- Washington Post[Citation Needed]
- Hollywood[Citation Needed]
- MSNBC
- 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 views ... 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]
References
- ↑ 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)