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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (43167)	5/10/2004 9:00:28 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793743

The participants in the first group vehemently deny their bias. This is false advertising. They are attempting to swindle their customers. The participants in the second group use their bias as a marketing tool. If you know what you are getting going in, no foul.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (43167)	5/10/2004 9:59:17 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793743

I suggest you read what gets posted on this thread if you want to see the pervasiveness of liberal media bias. And follow the links provided (or google when they are not). I think DMA touched on a decent point in his reply to you. I might add that Nadine Carroll made several salient points in the last few hours too & she has presented many excellent examples of foreign sources of liberal (and anti- Israeli) media bias. LindyBill does a pretty good job covering it & commenting on it too, as do several other regulars, so I'm not alone in presenting this POV. It is more than just the adamant denial of their bias that bothers me. It is how they intentionally mislead their audience with it on many serious issues & the real harm that it causes. It is a genuine disservice to those folks who aren't aware of how pervasive this problem is & think that the news they get is the whole truth. "what you mean by liberal bias in the media and your examples of fair, balanced, and responsible journalism." I think that the website, Accuracy in Media's (AIM) FAQ section does an adequate job answering that question....... What is Accuracy In Media(AIM)? Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage. What is the goal of AIM? We encourage members of the media to report the news fairly and objectively--without resorting to bias or partisanship. Why is it necessary for the media to have a watchdog? Quite frankly, the news media don't always get their stories right. What's worse, many of them don't even seem to care. By advising them of their responsibility to the public, whom they claim to serve, AIM helps to nudge the members of the news media into greater accountability for their actions. How do you know the media are biased? All the major media surveys for the past 20 years have shown that 80 to 90 percent of the mainstream media consistently vote for Democrats. But how do you know the media's political opinions influence their reporting? Many of them are actually admitting it these days. They admit they're anti-business, pro-big government, anti-family and anti-religion. A couple of years ago, CBS commentator Bernard Goldberg caused quite a stir by saying in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece that he couldn't believe people were actually still arguing about whether or not the media were liberal, because it was so obviously true. If bias in reporting is so pervasive, how can members of the press keep getting away with it? One reason is that despite its First Amendment protection, the press has no enforceable code of ethics for professional conduct. A lawyer who lies can be jailed for contempt of court. A surgeon who messes up an operation can lose his license. A corporation that falsifies reports can face serious troubles with the SEC. However, a journalist doesn't have to surrender his press card for faulty reporting. How does Accuracy In Media call attention to this problem? AIM publishes a twice-monthly newsletter, broadcasts a daily radio commentary, promotes a speaker's bureau and syndicates a weekly newspaper column--all geared to setting the record straight on important stories that the media have botched, bungled or ignored. We also attend the annual shareholders' meetings of large media organizations and encourage our members to bombard newsrooms with postcards and letters about biased and inaccurate news coverage. If Accuracy In Media is doing so much to counteract the media's misdeeds, then why isn't the problem solved? There are many reasons for this. One of them is that since most journalism school graduates have not been properly educated about the importance of telling the truth, there is a constant influx of new journalists who start out on the wrong foot. Also, the journalism profession has become a powerful manipulator of public opinion. This power has inspired an arrogance which leads many in the media to believe they should be insulated from criticism. Chances are if you call up your local paper and complain to a reporter or editor about an inaccurate story, the person responsible for it won't even talk to you. AIM believes that the public has a right to get the facts, and that journalists should be exposed when they do not adhere to their professed ethical standards. aim.org