On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Judah McAuley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's rather difficult to believe that the organization doing that > "study" is in any way impartial when the page you link to has nuggets > like this: > > "The Media Research Center continuously reports on instances of the > liberal bias in the mainstream media. Daily CyberAlerts offer a > regular roundup of the latest instances of biased reporting, while our > NewsBusters blog allows Web users to post their own reactions. Media > Reality Check fax reports showcase important stories that the news > media have distorted or ignored, and several times each year the MRC > publishes Special Reports offering in-depth documentation of the > media's bias on specific issues." > > Repeatedly throughout that page it isn't a discussion of bias in the > media, it is digging for liberal bias in the media. One could > reasonably conclude that any "study" they do will be heavily geared > toward finding that liberal bias in the media. > > Judah > > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is a study I found that seems to refute your studies, so who is > right? > > > > http://www.mediaresearch.org/biasbasics/biasbasics1.asp > > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Scott Stroz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I woudl say our conversation here is the complete opposite of what that > >> study 'proves' > >> > >> You and Guss appear to be quite partisan on the Democratic side yet > don;t > >> seem to perceive media bias in any way (other than towards Fox News). > On > >> the other hand, I have no affiliation or affinity to either party and > yet I > >> believe there is media bias. > >> > >> Good thing we were not in that study, we coudl have fux0red it all up. > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > >> > >>> >> Scott wrote: > >>> >> I guess when I see what I believe to be uneuqal treatment it gets my > >>> panties > >>> >> all in a wad. > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> >Ah - so that's an interesting point: "equal treatment". So this is an > >>> >expectations bias on your part. > >>> > >>> Its a good example of what that third study I cited found, people who > are > >>> very partisan in their political outlook perceive the media as biased > >>> regardless of the reality. They may just engineer their own. I guess > there > >>> is some truth to the statement perception is reality, at least how some > >>> treat it. > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:277060 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
