Carol on Media Bias

When Republicans are in power, the media explain their bias and deference toward conservatives by saying they are what's going on, they are in power, and a lot of them have a certain reverence for the office and power. But when Democrats are in power, they explain their hostility to Democrats and continuing preference for conservative guests on their shows and excessive quotations from detractors of the Democrats and liberals as their willingness to stand up to power and hold them accountable. See, it has nothing at all to do with a bias toward conservatives and Republicans.

[Avedon Carol, "Baby steps", The Sideshow, 24 January 2009.]

Posted on January 24, 2009 at 14.08 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Common-Place Book

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  1. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Saturday, 24 January 2009 at 22.19
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    Excellent observation. I can see the headline now:

    Standing up to power

    Rusty reporters struggle to regain long-dormant skills

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