Originally Posted by Qwerty

Ummm, what? I think you missed the point I was trying to make. Liberal basically means freedom, liberal media = free press. I think your associating liberal with left wing politics a bit too much.

Originally Posted by Qwerty

Ummm, what? I think you missed the point I was trying to make. Liberal basically means freedom, liberal media = free press. I think your associating liberal with left wing politics a bit too much.

Originally Posted by Tuatara

Often you here from the right that the media is slanted to the left. Yet they cannot prove this assertion. I will show you that the mainstream American media does not slant or is biased towards the left.

One argument I have heard is that an overwhelming amount of journalists and newscasters are Liberal. I am not going to argue that point.

Originally Posted by Tuatara

Also if the media were indeed Liberal how come none of these stories made it to mainstream America

FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds claiming US government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets

Evidence of Election Fraud in México

US Military Control of Africa’s Resources

US Forces kidnap democratically elected President Jean Bertrand Aristide

Drinking Water Contaminated by Military and Corporations

No Hard Evidence Connecting Bin Laden to 9/11

I could come up with hundreds more

Originally Posted by Rebellion

Ummmm....maybe because these stories come from kook websites? I can come up with a story in the National Enquirer about an alien giving birth to a two headed walrus, it doesn't mean the story should lead CBS news.

Originally Posted by CRIMSON MASK

There is ample proof of a liberal media, it's just that liberals won't admit to it.

Look at the CBS story below. How could legendary news organization CBS, legendary investigative news program 60 Minutes, and legendary news anchor Dan Rather put such smear on the air 2 months before the 2004 election? These people are professionals, not high school newspaper volunteers. It was done purposefully and intentionally to effect the outcome of the election:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/10/cbs.guard/

NEW YORK (CNN) -- CBS News has ousted four employees over its "60 Minutes Wednesday" report about President Bush's National Guard service, the network said Monday.

The network fired Mary Mapes, producer of the report. Senior Vice President Betsy West was asked to resign, along with Josh Howard, executive producer of "60 Minutes Wednesday," and his top deputy, Mary Murphy.

In a statement released later in the day, Mapes insisted that the story was neither false nor misleading and accused CBS chief executive Leslie Moonves of "vitriolic scapegoating."

Dan Rather, anchor of the "CBS Evening News," who was the story's correspondent, announced in November he would be stepping down from his anchor position in March. Rather did not mention the controversy when he made his announcement. (Full story)

Rather was absent Monday from "CBS Evening News." The broadcast led with a report on the panel's findings.

According to a CBS statement, an independent panel appointed by the network concluded that CBS News failed to follow basic journalistic principles in putting together the piece, which aired September 8.

The panel's report said a "myopic zeal" led the program to air a story critical of Bush's service record that was based on documents that might have been forged.

The report also faulted CBS staffers involved for a "rigid and blind defense" of the story after it aired, despite growing questions about the documents.

Originally Posted by BillyBob

MSNBC.com identified 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 16 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113485

Originally Posted by CRIMSON MASK

Then in that case FOX news would be a liberal press since they are airing views freely that don't normally get airtime.

For the purposes of this discussion liberal does mean left wing/Democratic.

I'm in favor of a liberal press by your definition though. All ideas and news should get equal coverage and access.

Originally Posted by Tuatara

Now pay attention everyone.

Originally Posted by Rebellion

Great, so that's one point proving a liberal bias.



Media conglomerates are far more liberal than conservative. Outfits like Viacom who give far more to the dems than the R's. Additionally there have been three studies (one by Stanford) proving a liberal bias in the media.