I studied Bagdikian in college. He did not say reporters are liberal. Reporters are representative of the political views of the class they are drawn from, rang

I studied Bagdikian in college. He did not say reporters are liberal. Reporters are representative of the political views of the class they are drawn from, ranging across the spectrum. What Bagdikian noted was that reporters are motivated by telling the truth, while the owner class is motivated by whatever makes them money, and hiding the truth serves that motivation.