Liberal Media Bias
Lots of (liberals) claim that there is no liberal media bias. The fact that they are liberals and most press articles are biased to what they believe apparently is not enough to convince them. Liberals claim that it's not possible for media to be biased because media is owned by corporations and corporations are inherently conservative/Republican.
Well, how about this?
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/newspapers/sulzberger_jrs_commencement_speech_hes_no_conan_thats_for_sure_37239.asp
This is New York Times Co. chairman Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. speaking at a commencement:
"So, well, sorry. It wasn't supposed to be this way.
You weren't supposed to be graduating into an America fighting amisbegotten war in a foreign land.
You weren't supposed to be graduating into a world where we are still fighting for fundamental human rights, be it the rights of immigrants to start a new life; the rights of gays to marry; or the rights of women to choose."
Does that sound like a moderate, conservative, or liberal to YOU? This is the CHAIRMAN of the New York Times. not just a reporter. So if HE believes this, it's fairly OBVIOUS he's not going to force a conservative view on his LIBERAL reporters.
Polls have shown consistently that reporters/editors are liberal, and it's obvious that bias seeps into reporting. It's impossible not to, they are only human. Now, with Sulzberger's comments, there is NO WAY that liberals can hide behind the "media is owned by conservatives" defense.

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