There's an interesting bit on Talk of The Nation right now featuring their Ombudsman, Jeffery Davorkan (sp?), talking about media bias and specifically any NPR bias. He just gave some interesting statistics:
During the intifada he determined that 72% of NPRs stories and news reports used unbiased language. Of the remaining 28%, 1/3 might be considered pro-Israel and 2/3 might be considered pro-Palestinian. Based on that he made recommendations that have been implemented on how to ensure that all language on NPR is unbiased. I wish all media outlets had this kind of internal scrutiny. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149710 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
