{"id":381,"date":"2007-03-16T16:27:29","date_gmt":"2007-03-16T23:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=381"},"modified":"2007-03-16T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2007-03-16T23:29:47","slug":"if-its-sunday-its-still-conservative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=381","title":{"rendered":"If It’s Sunday, It’s Still Conservative"},"content":{"rendered":"

Media Matters<\/a> has published a report that documents the conservative bias of some of the most prominent political programs on television. Their extensive research shows that…<\/p>\n

“During the 109th Congress (2005 and 2006), Republicans and conservatives held the advantage on every show, in every category measured.<\/strong> All four shows interviewed more Republicans and conservatives than Democrats and progressives overall, interviewed more Republican elected and administration officials than Democratic officials, hosted more conservative journalists than progressive journalists, held more panels that tilted right than tilted left, and gave more solo interviews to Republicans and conservatives.”<\/span><\/p>\n

This report comes at a time when conservatives are still complaining that the media is unabashedly liberal. Bruce Bartlett at the National Review<\/a> concedes that, while there is still an overall liberal slant, the press is becoming more neutral:<\/p>\n

“In my view, the media did have a strong left-wing tilt for many years. But over the last 20 years or so, I think that has mostly disappeared. Major newspapers like the Post and New York Times are now fairly evenhanded in their news coverage. Their editorial pages are still pretty liberal, of course<\/strong>, but the Post in particular is far less liberal in its editorial positions than it was in the 1970s.”<\/span> […and…] “If, as I believe, the major media tilted left and have moved toward the center, then this means they moved to the right.<\/strong> It is this movement that the left has picked up on and is complaining about. But the idea that the media now tilt toward conservatives is absurd.”<\/span><\/p>\n

It makes for an interesting contrast to juxtapose Bartlett’s personal recollections with Media Matters’ scholarly documentation. The Media Matters project clearly demonstrates that the press has been deferential to conservatives for some time. If, as Bartlett believes, the media has moved to the right of late, then that would just compound the imbalance. It is also interesting to compare their conclusions:<\/p>\n

Bartlett:<\/strong> “I would advise my liberal friends to stop whining about media bias. You had a free ride for a long time, and now it’s over. Get used to it, and learn how to use the media.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Matters:<\/strong> “As ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox make decisions about their coverage of political affairs in the coming days, they should consider how they could better serve their viewers and the public.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Bartlett takes the more cynical view that the press is just there to be exploited and spun. Media Matters hopes to nudge the press and its subjects to aspire to higher journalistic ethics and integrity. Which conclusion sounds better to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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