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To: Lane3 who wrote (44171)	5/13/2004 4:30:46 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793677

How, then, should I process claims that all the bias is on the left? That ask for proof of bias on the right. Use their "we are an unbiased source of news" claim as your divider. Fox is biased right, WSJ is not in their news, even JohnM agrees with that. The Right really doesn't have any large source of news output available to them. Cable, talk radio, are really minor when you look at the stats. I read the TV ratings for last week. The top cable show, Sopranos, had a "5" rating compared to the Nets at 18 to 23. I mentioned early in the week that I thought La Toya was too cold. This is a popularity contest about a "Pop" singer. Now Jasmine will get the same national treatment that our red headed young man got. The "Ohana" attitude here in the Islands really scorched the exchanges at the phone companies to keep her in it. She is a Goddess here. Jasmine Trias, "American Idol" finalist who is home for an overnight visit, will make a public appearance from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Tower Records on Ke'eaumoku Street. Hawai'i's "Idol" hopeful advanced to next week's final three round. Joining her in the finals are Diana DeGarmo and Fantasia Barrino. As previously announced, Trias also will meet with Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona to receive a proclamation this afternoon at the State Capitol. She will be taping new footage for "American Idol," with another public appearance — a torchlighting ceremony at about 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in Waikiki. She is to return tomorrow night to Hollywood to resume preparations for the next round of "Idol" competition.

To: Lane3 who wrote (44171)	5/13/2004 4:41:48 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793677

How, then, should I process claims that all the bias is on the left? By thinking the speaker must be very far to the right? But seriously, when people loosely speak of the "media" being biased to the left, they are looking at the bias of the media heavyweights: BBC, NYT, WaPo, LaTimes, Boston Globe, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN. These still hold the lion's share of the media market. Fox, WSJ, WaTimes, NYPost, talk radio and assorted bloggers don't begin to equal the throw weight of the first group. And that group frames its stories in a generally soft-left manner; their stance is noticeably to the left of the American people as a whole if you compare them to poll results (or voting results, for that matter. If only the employes of the first group had voted in 2000, how big do you think Gore's win would have been?). Just look at where the first group stands on the question of Rumsfeld resigning vis-a-vis the results of the Gallup poll, to take one instance.

To: Lane3 who wrote (44171)	5/14/2004 2:41:19 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793677

"How, then, should I process claims that all the bias is on the left?" Who has made claims "that all the bias is on the left"? Anyone on this thread? Any notable media personality? Could you cite a few prime examples please? "That ask for proof of bias on the right..... What boggles my mind is the assertion that the big media are biased lefties but the news that comes from other sources is accurate and reflects reality. Who asked for "proof of bias on the right"? Who made these other assertions? Anyone on this thread? Could you cite a few prime examples please?