Media Myths and Taboos (Liberal Bias)

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[cchandler]

Cliff Kincaid wrote an interesting article titled, Taboo Topics in Journalism Today. He claimed:

"The old media, with their documented and demonstrable liberal bias, have lost much of their clout. But through the networks, the major papers, and the White House press corps, they continue to set the national agenda. And that means there are some things you just don't write about if you want to remain 'in' with the liberal media."

He quoted ABC News political director, Mark Halperin, as saying:

"Like every other institution, the Washington and political press corps operate with a good number of biases and predilections. They include, but are not limited to, a near-universal shared sense that liberal political positions on social issues like gun control, homosexuality, abortion, and religion are the default, while more conservative positions are 'conservative positions.'...The press, by and large, does not accept President Bush's justifications for the Iraq war...It does not accept the proposition that the Bush tax cuts helped the economy...It remains fixated on the unemployment rate..."

Mr. Kincaid went on to claim that even though the bias is evident in the press' coverage of Democrats vs. Republicans, it is also evident in coverage of major issues. He went on to list many topics he felt were either always covered from the liberal position, or were altogether taboo. I'll list some....

[cchandler]

It's hard to believe that Christopher Hitchens wrote for The Nation for so long? It cracked me up reading the transcript of his argument with MSNBC's Ron Reagan about whether or not there was an Iraq - al Qaeda connection.

It was the link in this article titled, "Ron Reagan just proved that brilliance is not hereditary."