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> The media have a fairly conservative bias Can you explain what you mean by this, with some examples?

• boomboomsubban 5y ago
  Assuming you consider the antiwar stance "liberal," the clearest example of this I've seen is a study of the media stories leading up to the Iraq War. 71% of US sources were pro-war, 26% "neutral," and 3% antiwar. When "both sides" were presented, it was pro-war vs pro preparing more for the war. https://fair.org/extra/amplifying-officials-squelching-dissent/ https://fair.org/extra/amplifying-officials-squelching-disse...
  • elzbardico 5y ago
    So Biden and Hillary Clinton are Republicans? Because both of them were pretty enthusiastic about WMDs in Iraq
    • boomboomsubban 5y ago
      They're neo-conservatives, nobody was discussing political parties.
      • colpabar 5y ago
        Yes they were, the word "republicans" appears twice in the comment to which I replied.
        • boomboomsubban 5y ago
          My mistake. Nobody was discussing the media having a bias towards any political party, they were discussing the media having a conservative bias despite Republican's claim of a liberal bias. Like when the antiwar position gets 3% of the media coverage.
      • bobthechef 5y ago
        Who are not conservative. It's just a misleading label. It has liberal roots. The Trotskyite past of its founders and prominent figures is interesting to note as well (e.g. Irving Kristol).