Yes, radio talk shows clearly tilt to the right. However these are OPINION and COMMENTARY.
Well, fox news calls itself news, therefore it needs to be included in the mainstream news category. So there is your counterweight to "liberal bias" in mainstream news right there.
Just the sheer volume of conservative "opinion/commentary" shows, or whatever you want to call them, vs. absolutely NO representation on the liberal side- gives the media a slant towards conservatism whether these people are on the network news or not. The large amount of airtime dedicated to conservative views trumps the liberal viewpoint and that is significant, at least to me.
Not that I have any issues with this, I don't want to watch Phil Donahue either which is probably why his show was cancelled. But this constant deluge of the "liberal bias" media myth is tiring. I am aware of Goldberg's book, and there are other books with contradict his argument. Here is one-
What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News
amazon.com
Back to the issue of CNBC announcing "the heritage foundation" as a conservative group... I didn't see the piece, personally I am wondering why the heck the heritage foundation is being given airtime on CNBC in the first place (I have some issues with that)- but I doubt very seriously that anyone can come up with a set of equivalent liberal orgs to counterbalance any conservatives CNBC has ever aired, introduction or not. I don't think CNBC has *ever* had a liberal viewpoint on the air that I have seen, and I have been watching for almost 8 years now.
BTW I don't want to see liberals on CNBC - don't get me wrong- but I don't want the Heritage Foundation allowed on there either. That would be my preference. |
