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To: combjelly who wrote (232998)	5/16/2005 11:12:23 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574304

So you are saying that twice as many people, despite being subject to the bias are able to detect it. You choose to interpret the information that twice as many people report liberal bias as conservative bias. Based on simple math, this would imply that the media are 16.67% to the left of the middle. Your best evidence proves the bias.

To: combjelly who wrote (232998)	5/16/2005 11:12:59 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574304

In 1997, the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) retained the Lou Harris Organization to poll 3,000 people about their attitudes toward the press. According to the poll, those who saw a liberal bias outnumbered those who perceived a conservative bias by two-to-one. The results of the poll were published in the May/June 1997 Media Monitor, the CMPA’s newsletter and in the MRC's October 1997 MediaWatch. KEY FINDINGS OF THE CMPA/HARRIS Survey CMPA reported: "Majorities of all major groups in the population, including 70 percent of self-described liberals, now see a ‘fair amount’ or ‘great deal’ of bias in the news. In general, perceptions of bias rise along with levels of education and political participation." "Those who see a liberal tilt outnumber those who detect a conservative bias by more than a two to one margin. Forty three percent describe the news media’s perspective on politics as liberal, compared to 33 percent who see it as a middle of the road, and 19 percent who find it to be conservative." "Even self-described liberals agree: 41 percent see the media as liberal, compared to only 22 percent who find the news to be conservative. Among self-designated conservatives, of course, the spread is even greater: 57 percent say the media are liberal and 19 percent see them as conservative." Other studies show similar findings: 66 percent agree strongly or somewhat that the news media "favor a liberal point of view." Only 26 percent disagree strongly or somewhat that the news media "favor a liberal point of view." (Yankelovich Partners Poll, July 1996.) This is consistent with an earlier poll that found 65 percent agreed strongly or somewhat that the "mass media seem to favor liberal views on politics and issues." Only 28 percent disagreed strongly or somewhat that the "mass media seem to favor liberal views on politics and issues." (Barna Research Group, August 1993.) 39 percent think national network TV news is biased against conservative political groups such as the Christian Coalition, National Rifle Association, National Right to Life Committee, compared to only 14 percent who believe it is biased in favor of such groups. 41 percent believed TV news was even-handed toward conservative political groups. (ABC News, January 1997.) In February 2003, The Gallup Organization polled 1,002 adult Americans about the media’s accuracy and objectivity. The results were released in March, 2003, in "News Media Get Good Marks for Terrorism Coverage; But public generally skeptical about media accuracy and objectivity." According to Gallup, a "the poll also shows that, more generally, Americans are skeptical about the...objectivity of the ‘fourth estate.’" Archived Gallup polls are only available to subscribers. KEY FINDINGS OF THE GALLUP POLL: By three-to-one, more Americans say that the media are too liberal (45%) than too conservative (15%). 63% of conservatives think the news media are too liberal, as do 43% of moderates and even 18% of liberals. OVERVIEW: In the summer of 2003, Princeton Survey Research Associates conducted a poll of 1,201 American adults regarding the media for The Pew Research Center For The People & The Press. Pew released the report, “Strong Opposition to Media Cross Ownership Emerges: Public Wants Neutrality and Pro American Point of View” on July 13, 2003. KEY FINDINGS OF THE GALLUP POLL: Twice as many Americans believe news organizations are liberally (51 percent) rather than conservatively biased (26 percent). Not only do a majority of Republicans (by three-to-one) and independents (by two-to-one) see the news media liberally biased, Democrats do as well. Forty-one percent of Democrats perceive the media as liberally biased compared to 33 percent of Democrats who see it as conservatively biased.