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> The Manhattan Institute is an explicitly conservative political organisation. Are we going to do this for all submissions? Newspapers' leanings, political do
by spindritf 14y ago
> The Manhattan Institute is an explicitly conservative political organisation.
Are we going to do this for all submissions? Newspapers' leanings, political donations of blog authors...?
And if so, would it be reasonable to expect examples of actual bias? Or at least credible sources for that kind of information?
- w1ntermute 14y ago> Are we going to do this for all submissions? Newspapers' leanings, political donations of blog authors...? Well, this isn't an institution that most people are familiar with. For example, most people know the New York Times is liberal and that the Wall Street Journal is (moderately) conservative. We wouldn't need someone to point that out. But in this case, the OP's information is helpful in analyzing the source for any bias.
- subsection1h 14y agoFor example, most people know the New York Times is liberal and that the Wall Street Journal is (moderately) conservative. TIL that in the US, "liberal" means pro-war and "moderately conservative" means fanatically pro-war.
- DannyBee 14y agoThe sad part is you aren't wrong
- mjg59 14y agoWe expect a certain about of editorial bias from newspapers, and we accept that individuals are going to have their own biases, but it's often not obvious whether a generically named organisation is tied to an ideology or not. This isn't a dispassionate report written by someone who incidentally holds certain political views, it's a report written with the express purpose of influencing public policy in line with a specific ideology. Knowing that is important in judging its conclusions, just as knowing whether a report on climate change has been funded by a windmill manufacturer may alter your impression of its claims.