An example of news bias.

[Anonymous]

I have an answer for that.  But first tell me, do you honestly think the mainstream media is not biased to the left?

That's correct, I honestly think it is not.  Sure, some elements of it are biased to the left just as some elements are biased to the right.  It's always been so, perhaps not to this degree.  And we needn't rely on anecdotal examples as often happens here with this topic since there are studies out there that Cashew posters never seem to mention.



I await your answer to my question.

[Bricktop]

Dude, if you want to be taken seriously, be honest and accept the reality of a prejudiced leftist mass media.



On the other hand, if you wish to be the brunt of derision, continue to pretend that all is rosy in the world of news dissemination, and that this thread is a concoction of lies.

[Anonymous]

Dude, if you want to be taken seriously, be honest and accept the reality of a prejudiced leftist mass media.



On the other hand, if you wish to be the brunt of derision, continue to pretend that all is rosy in the world of news dissemination, and that this thread is a concoction of lies.

Your belief has the advantage of following BC groupthink, but it's an opinion that some ex-cop here would probably point out was "anecdotal" at this point in time, unless he was a member of the group.



If he were, he'd do what you just did, salted with a couple of extra straw men for good measure.

[Thiel]

Dude, if you want to be taken seriously, be honest and accept the reality of a prejudiced leftist mass media.



On the other hand, if you wish to be the brunt of derision, continue to pretend that all is rosy in the world of news dissemination, and that this thread is a concoction of lies.

It's not even a serious question anymore. The left knows they have control over what the masses see. Politicians know it too and tailor their message accordingly.

[Bricktop]

Dude, if you want to be taken seriously, be honest and accept the reality of a prejudiced leftist mass media.



On the other hand, if you wish to be the brunt of derision, continue to pretend that all is rosy in the world of news dissemination, and that this thread is a concoction of lies.

Your belief has the advantage of following BC groupthink, but it's an opinion that some ex-cop here would probably point out was "anecdotal" at this point in time, unless he was a member of the group.



If he were, he'd do what you just did, salted with a couple of extra straw men for good measure.

Your suppositions grow ever stranger. No-one here would ever accuse me of groupthink. Some of my views, as you have observed, run counter to the majorities perspective, and I am never bashful in pressing my case.



Here is one factual basis for accusing mainstream media of being a cheer squad for socialism;

"I suspected that many media outlets would tilt to the left because surveys have shown that reporters tend to vote more Democrat than Republican," said Tim Groseclose, a UCLA political scientist and the study's lead author. "But I was surprised at just how pronounced the distinctions are."



"Overall, the major media outlets are quite moderate compared to members of Congress, but even so, there is a quantifiable and significant bias in that nearly all of them lean to the left," said co‑author Jeffrey Milyo, University of Missouri economist and public policy scholar.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Media-Bias-Is-Real-Finds-UCLA-6664">//http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Media-Bias-Is-Real-Finds-UCLA-6664



It goes on;

Of the 20 major media outlets studied, 18 scored left of center, with CBS' "Evening News," The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times ranking second, third and fourth most liberal behind the news pages of The Wall Street Journal.

I don't doubt these results would be replicated in most western nations.



Now, instead of playing word games, how about you discuss this issue based on FACT, not the past or present vocation of contributors to the discussion.

[Thiel]

Dude, if you want to be taken seriously, be honest and accept the reality of a prejudiced leftist mass media.



On the other hand, if you wish to be the brunt of derision, continue to pretend that all is rosy in the world of news dissemination, and that this thread is a concoction of lies.

Your belief has the advantage of following BC groupthink, but it's an opinion that some ex-cop here would probably point out was "anecdotal" at this point in time, unless he was a member of the group.



If he were, he'd do what you just did, salted with a couple of extra straw men for good measure.

Your suppositions grow ever stranger. No-one here would ever accuse me of groupthink. Some of my views, as you have observed, run counter to the majorities perspective, and I am never bashful in pressing my case.



Here is one factual basis for accusing mainstream media of being a cheer squad for socialism;

"I suspected that many media outlets would tilt to the left because surveys have shown that reporters tend to vote more Democrat than Republican," said Tim Groseclose, a UCLA political scientist and the study's lead author. "But I was surprised at just how pronounced the distinctions are."



"Overall, the major media outlets are quite moderate compared to members of Congress, but even so, there is a quantifiable and significant bias in that nearly all of them lean to the left," said co‑author Jeffrey Milyo, University of Missouri economist and public policy scholar.

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Media-Bias-Is-Real-Finds-UCLA-6664">//http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/Media-Bias-Is-Real-Finds-UCLA-6664



It goes on;

Of the 20 major media outlets studied, 18 scored left of center, with CBS' "Evening News," The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times ranking second, third and fourth most liberal behind the news pages of The Wall Street Journal.

I don't doubt these results would be replicated in most western nations.



Now, instead of playing word games, how about you discuss this issue based on FACT, not the past or present vocation of contributors to the discussion.

The leftist bias of the media is irrefutable.

[Bricktop]

Or, to the local leftards, utterly justifiable.

[Thiel]

Or, to the local leftards, utterly justifiable.

I have seen leftists deny the media's blatant progressive bias and in the same breath explain why it's necessary. ac_toofunny

[cc]

That's funny .. . so why does it make me want to cry for my society

[Bricktop]

That's called "socialist logic".



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[Thiel]

That's funny .. . so why does it make me want to cry for my society

Well this will really bring you to tears. China and Vietnam,  while both nominally communist are becoming more tolerant of dissenting views while we move in the opposite direction.

[Bricktop]

This, apparently, is what "white supremacy" looks like (whatever that is).



Yup. Proof positive that whites are racist and privileged.

[Anonymous]

This, apparently, is what "white supremacy" looks like (whatever that is).



Yup. Proof positive that whites are racist and privileged.

[Bricktop]

Well, she certainly represents the superiority of the white volk...I mean folk.



No wonder the media went postal over this abominable example of white supremacy.

[Anonymous]

Well, she certainly represents the superiority of the white volk...I mean folk.



No wonder the media went postal over this abominable example of white supremacy.

And an example of no media bias. ac_toofunny