New Web Site Alleges Conservatives Control Media.

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[RatherBiased.com]

Upset at an alleged conservative dominance of the news media, the liberal Center for American Progress has created a new think tank dedicated to rectifying the problem by exposing "erroneous assertions" made by conservative media figures.

Heading the effort is, David Brock, who made a name as a conservative journalist and author but later renounced his work and proclaimed he was a liberal.

"The right wing in this country has dominated the debate over liberal bias," Brock told the New York Times. "By dominating that debate, my belief is they've moved the media itself to the right and therefore they've moved American politics to the right."

Brock hopes that his new organization, through its Web site www.mediamatters.org, will be able to take back the debate through reaching out to the Internet-using public and providing fodder for liberal radio personalities to discuss.

Instead of focusing on news personalities and publications which claim to be nonpartisan, however, Media Matters will apparently target commentators. Visiting the site's offices, Times reporter Jim Rutenberg couldn't help but notice that small-audience cable news is the bee in David Brock's bonnet:

"In Mr. Brock's new K Street offices on Friday morning, a team of nearly a half-dozen researchers [...] wore headphones as they scanned episodes of cable news programs stored on digital recording devices, among them Hannity & Colmes on Fox News Channel, Dennis Miller on CNBC and Scarborough Country on MSNBC. Two researchers have been assigned to cover Mr. Limbaugh, whose program they will regularly transcribe."

It's hard not to see that focus shift as somewhat of a concession to the view that the biggest news outlets in America are controlled by liberals. If the best they can do is pick bones with people who are frank about their political views, don't expect Brock & Co. to be around for long.

[yonif]

I thought Jews controlled the media..... /sarcasm

[SevenofNine]

Hey I thought David Brock was done and over

I hear he is Real QUeen of DC

You know what I mean

[petercooper]

Well Tom is retiring, but there's nobody worse than Terry Moran on ABC.

[md10010]

Are you listening to the debate or just making stuff up as you go along?

This issue is not bias in the media, of course the media has bias.

The issue is corporate control of the media and censorship.

[mikegi]

The issue is: ZOT!

[Rocky]

"Their name ought to be Center for Real American Progress (or C.R.A.P. for short.)"

LOL. Conservatives control the media! They should call their web site: ParallelUniverse.org

[xp38]

FR is the Bentley of the media! Model shown 2004 Continental GT. Top speed 215 mph.

[xp38]

Oh it's the fastest production 4 seater in the world.