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And they're still befuddled by the success of Fox News. You see, they go into journalism because they can't do math, just like the lawyers.
Those that label themselves "moderate" are actually liberals, so that changes the dynamics considerably. For instance, right now Hillary is calling herself a "moderate" as does Clinton. Right!
Not that we needed a study to tell us this.
Who'da thunk it.
Moderate is the word liberals (esp. journalists) hide behind. Another word they hide behind is 'independent'.
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If those in the media surveyed were being honest, it would be more like 84% liberal and 7% conservative.
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What they miss is this is Self Reported!! If they actually asked them questions about issues, they would see alot higher amount are liberals. I bet 80% of the "moderates" will vote for Kerry.
Geez...what tipped them off?
Dan Blather considers the NY Slimes Middle of the Road. Put that in perspective.
Seems like most reporters have learned to keep lying about their opinions. Moderates in journalism are just liberals who will not admit it.
A 'moderate' to them is left of Stalin. If such a label with not further clarification is allowed, the poll is worthless. How many voted for Gore? He was certainly not running on a 'moderate' platform.
Found a response to this article posted on a liberal message board:
"While it is probably true that a majority/plurality of newsroom staffers are moderate to liberal, that may have to do with the fact that journalism is seen by some as a "vocation." Greedy republicans would rather be stockbrokers or real estate agents :-)
Also, the journalists are edu-ma-cated, which means they're demonstably smart enough to figure things out. Thus liberal to moderate.
On top of that -- and more importantly -- the info is meaningless. Because editorial policy is set and enforced by management, who are craven conservatives.
So the point, while likely true, means zip zilch nada. "
What do we have in this rebuttal, strawmen and hyberbole?
It continues to amuse me how they have no problem identifying bias at FOX but wont acknowledge biases at any of the lib outlets. In fact they can only see FOX as biased because everybody else in the media is monolithic in stories covered, angles explored, and spin applied.