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To: paul_philp who wrote (35227)	7/29/2002 12:42:44 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) of 281500

The entire subject of media bias is a red herring. Exactly what does 'unbiased' reporting mean? Human beings don't do 'unbiased', we filter everything through our opinions and believes. We cannot even find a fact without using our filters. It is how we translate perceptions into understanding While I agree with you, it is possible to attempt to stick to the facts, though the mere act of deciding what is newsworthy must show up biases, unless the news provider and the audience are in perfect agreement as to what kind of story is newsworthy. The TV news and the New York Times used to do a better job of trying, in my opinion. Meantime, you just have to figure where each news source you read "is coming from." The continual claim of non-bias to an audience that can plainly see bias (like you and me -g-) is aggravating. If it's being made sincerely, one gets the definite impression that news anchors and producers are a rather parochial lot who don't spend much time talking to people who don't live in New York or Los Angeles. Strange thing to say about reporters, but there we are.

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