Possibly. I think that the perception of bias in the news is sort of like the perception of where people fall on the political spectrum. I believe if you ask 90% of Americans, they will characterize themselves as 'moderates'. People instinctively place themselves in the middle, and see most others as to one side or the other. Therefore, someone who is on the left will see a truly neutral source as to the right, and vice versa.
So, I guess we can only see degrees of bias. As such, FOX appears to have a much higher degree of bias, given their reporting habits. Today's lack of exposure to this important story, and the substitution of a relatively unimportant story (the McKinney story), is just another example of this high degree of bias, IMO.
Even Tucker Carlson led with this story, and Pat Buchanan really hammered the President. So, conservatives on other stations see this as a Big Story. |
