Talk:Bias (book)

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Critics contend that Goldberg is nothing more than a disgruntled former employee who found support only from the hard right.

Please name at least one critic. Two would be better if you want to use the plural critics. Then put the sentence back (with the required reference). --Uncle Ed 16:56, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Al Franken

Finally, the part where I address the Al Franken readers. Let’s go through the points he makes against “Bias,” but before we do, let me comment. Al Franken preaches constantly about the virtues of having a lot of proof for what one is saying. Bernard Goldberg wrote an entire book, chock-full of solid points and Franken merely could put together a short chapter (8 pages), the majority of which he used to talk about his one “victory” over Goldberg on TV. Franken’s victory: Showing that one of the twelve quotes Goldberg took from another source as an example of “liberal hate speech” was out of context and wrong. This is one of the few mistakes Goldberg made that Franken points out, but it was only one quote, and five out of Franken’s eight pages in this chapter are devoted to this single example. In addition, Franken comments on the fact that Goldberg is a disgruntled former employee. Very original, Al. He quotes a survey that says that although it is true that journalists are biased, the editors are not. Although this may be true, the journalists still prepare the stories themselves, and often the editors are not there with them to balance out the bias, as in the case of a live broadcast. Franken makes fair points about how news groups identify people or institutions. [1]

I think that the Franken reference should be removed. Please advise::

[edit] PBS

Perhaps you were quoting this story from PBS. If so, please use quotation marks. Also, when quoting people's responses to a book, please don't just quote critics

Some critics say Goldberg is simply a disgruntled ex- employee ... Bob Schieffer, the network's chief Washington correspondent, told The Washington Post: "Bernie just seemed to be upset about everything. He was upset with the world."

But others say Goldberg might be on to something. In a New York Times review in December, writer Janet Maslin said while Goldberg's book is meant to raise eyebrows, it also raises questions about how the news media frames its stories. [2]

[edit] Unbiased

I agree that if you want to post responses to a book you should be more "unbiased". This article only references critics with a POV.