The media is biased!

[Zaphod]

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I remember Dan Rather apologizing for not checking his source more thoroughly,

Awwww… If only we could solve the world’s problems with apologies. :rolleyes:</p>

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and he certainly was held to a high enough standard to get him fired by that same “left wing media”.

Please don’t be so naive. The only reason he got fired was because he got caught and made CBS look bad. I can assure you that if he’d gotten away with it, he’d still be there.</p>

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The only reality is the one that you espouse?

If it’s right, YES.</p>

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Tell that to the Europeans and the rest of the world Mr. Krauthammar.

The same Europeans where anti-Semitism still runs strong, eh?</p>

<p>Yeah, I’m sure they’ll be objective about it. :rolleyes:</p>

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I agree w/ you that the NYT is a liberal newspaper. I don’t think too many reasoned people would argue with that conclusion. The editor concludes that himself.

Progress! :D</p>

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I think it is interesting that he considers it more a product of being New York’s paper than anything else, i.e. the urban, intellectual, outlook that is simply different than that of somebody who lives in Kansas.

So, I guess the people in Kansas are just a bunch of rural, non-intellectual boobs, eh? :rolleyes:</p>

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That doesn’t necessarily mean the entire paper is wrong, no more than it means a paper in Kansas, when discussing evolution, is right.

True, but it immediately makes it SUSPECT, which is why Rush likes to poke fun at them about reading something in the NYT and wondering, “Gee! What if THIS is true?” Their track record at fact-checking and bias has been abysmal, and their plummeting sales shows people are getting pretty sick of it.</p>

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That’s the whole point. Readers, writers, publishers, all bring their own bias to a production.

Undoubtedly. All we ask is that they make their biases known publicly. Don’t foist your opinion on us as if it were fact, and when caught in the act, don’t try and pass yourself off as an objective journalist.</p>

<p>Everyone knows Krauthammer, Crystol, Limbaugh, Franken, Rhodes, etc. are Conservative or Liberal, as the case may be. The NYT, LAT, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, NBC, annd the rest all get off claiming to be objective when they are not.</p>

<p>Ever notice how “mistakes” at those outlets never, ever, EVER favor Bush, the Republicans, or the United States? EVER. Every time they SCREW UP, the story they were pushing ALWAYS supports one side.</p>

<p>I work with trends on a daily basis. That is not a normally-distributed variable. You would expect errors to fall somewhat equally on both sides. They don’t.</p>

<p>I’m out of here for a good spell, as I’m with the kids. I’m sure when I get back we’ll still be citing studies that claim reality isn’t. Oh, well. I’m done with it.</p>

<p>Enjoy! :)</p>