The Aug. 30 edition of the Sun Journal was a good example of why people have such low regard for the media. The newspaper’s bias against conservative Republicans is appalling. The Sun Journal featured two negative articles on the front page (“Poliquin proposal just scary … ” and “LePage urged to apologize …”), as well […]
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Google News does have a bias — toward mainstream media
Google News does not deliver different news to users based on their position on the political spectrum, despite accusations from conservative commentators and even President Donald Trump. Rather than contributing to the sort of “echo chamber” problem that critics fear have plagued Facebook and other social media networks, our research has found that Google News […]
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Journalism has become propaganda
Every president since George Washington has suffered from a critical press. John F. Kennedy canceled all White House subscriptions to the New York Herald Tribune because of coverage he regarded as unfavorable. President Obama, who was almost universally adored by mainstream media, sometimes complained he wasn’t getting all the credit he thought he deserved for […]
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Has anything changed?
For more than 20 years, the debate about media bias — what the media choose to report and how they report it, leaning either left or right — has raged. The present relationship between President Donald Trump and the media, which can best be described as adversarial, is but the latest manifestation of that. From […]
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Democrats search for 'smoking gun' to no avail
By Ed Rogers Special to The Washington Post What has really happened since Donald Trump Jr. released his email chain setting up a meeting last June with a Russian lawyer? Are Democrats and their allies in the media any closer to having their high crime or misdemeanor? Answer: No. As Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz […]
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Harvard study goes beyond one spicy headline
Across the internet on May 19, headlines blared some version of “Harvard study shows overwhelming anti-Trump media bias” (infowars.com). The story then ricocheted around social media and Letters to the Editor, including one in the Sun Journal on June 1. The problem is, that is not what the study showed — it’s not even close. […]
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What the Harvard study really said
I want to thank George Mathews for his letter, “Media bias confirmed by study” (June 1), calling attention to a recent Harvard study that he felt provided “documented proof of the liberal media bias.” Intrigued, I located the study at shorensteincenter.org and read it with interest, though I came away with a somewhat different impression — […]
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It’s all on Trump
I’m grateful for George Mathews’ letter (June 1) on a Harvard study that demonstrates media bias against President Trump. Now I can expand on my letter citing precedent for the media’s interest in conflict rather than partisan leanings. It’s simple, really: What the president says is news. He craves publicity, and his Twitter feeds and […]
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Media bias confirmed by study
This is in reply to Dave Griffiths’ letter (May 25) titled “Stop the whining about media.” Griffiths is upset because many Americans believe that the liberal media is fake news and not to be believed. Finally, there is documented proof of the liberal media bias. Although, not a surprise to many Americans, a study at […]
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Mass media facing loss of public trust
WASHINGTON — Regardless of who wins the election, the press — or, at any rate, what used to be called the “mainstream” media — may be the big loser. Donald Trump is making a case that he’s the victim of an orchestrated media campaign to defeat him, and although the charge is not true, it […]