Talk:East Coast bias

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this article needed some changes. i took out the last sentence which said that most discussion of east coast bias does not consider the interior of the country, because most people who complain about the "east coast bias" are the people from the middle of the country who feel that there teams don't get enough attention. i replaced USC with Notre Dame because Notre Dame is a mmidwestern school that always gets alot of publicity out of proportion with their success(including their own tv network nbc). this is a much more timeless and relevant example than USC which is covered alot this year because they are going for a third straight championship which has never been done before in the history of college football(so of course they will get alot of coverage). the yankees/red sox and duke basketball are the two obvious examples which i put in the article. there are alot more things that could be added, i think that espn should be talked about because i think that is the big target for "east coast bias" complaints, but i don't want to change too much. hopefully i helped a little. 66.28.14.123 17:20, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] I dispute the neutrality, and factuality of this article

This article is written from the viewpoint that the East Coast Bias does not exist. This prejudice is clearly indicated with the wording "One of the hypothesis's biggest shortcomings…". The scant evidence is supplied unevenly and with clear tones of opinion.

Furthermore, the term, East Coast Bias, is applied not just to teams located on the eastern seaboard, but refers in a broader sense to bias favoring teams east of the Mississippi River. Notre Dame falls well that category. I submit this as an example that the purported factual information is incorrect.

Note that with an inferior record, Notre Dame made a BCS bowl, while Oregon (who only lost to USC) did not. The Seattle Seahawks with an 11-2 record - the best record in the NFC - get almost no media time outside the pacific northwest, while the east coast teams they beat get a great deal more attention nationwide.

For additional examples I would refer you to http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/eastcoastyes.html

Whether or not the East Coast Bias exists, this article should be written from a neutral standpoint, neither supporting or opposing the subject matter. Supporting and opposing viewpoints should be cited in depth, but never voiced from the author's standpoint.

The author refers to East Coast Bias first as a theory, and later as a hypothesis. These words are not interchangable.

DrAvery 19:20, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

• I agree this article could be made alot better, you are welcome to do whatever you want with it. one thing you said i take issue with: the east coast bias definitely does not include the midwest. people from states like illinois and indiana complain about it all the time(trust me i know). notre dame definitely belons in this article as the classic non-east coast team to get a disproportionate amount of publicity. RonMexico 20:58, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] This Seems Like The Beginning Of A Good Article, However...

the original entry was focused on sports rather than media in general. I expanded it to include the media in general.

This needs to be cleaned up, but otherwise, there is good potential in this article.

ColdRedRain 5:05, March 12 2007 (US Central Daylight Time)