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Originally posted by Pikachu_PM:
while news agencies as a whole do tend to lean towards the left, there is general agreement by most people (dems and Reps alike)that they are very unbiased in their reportaing.
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Not true, while most people do recognize that the traditional US news media leans to the left, the overwhelming majority of those who believe the media leans to the left but is still very unbiased in it's reporting are very much
on the left themselves.
After all, you can't lean either way and still be unbiased. That doesn't mean individuals working for the media can't have their own leanings, but it does mean they can't show it. If
leaning is recognized, then the reporting cannot be unbiased.
EDIT - While I recognize that Fox is biased, my initial response in this thread was sarcastic. Unsuccessfully so obviously, but sarcastic none the less.
[ 11-21-2003, 10:13 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]