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[edit] Funny

It's so funny to see the POV tag on the article "media bias". --Zslevi (talk) 21:04, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Talk Page Archived October 2005

I've archived the talk page for this article. If there are issues in the archived talk page that you feel still need to be addressed, please repost them here. Please do not revert the whole page. Thanks Kerowyn 10:05, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

one organization complains about the liberal media continually, www.newsbusters.org. They do not allow a free discussion. They eventually ban anyone that disagrees their very right wing bias.

[edit] Searching "liberal bias" vs. searching "conservative bias"

Just curious about this... If you type "liberal bias" into the wikipedia search field, it directs you to Media bias in the United States. If you type in "conservative bias," it directs you to this article, Media Bias. Is there any reason for this? Vordabois 05:21, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Obviously a Liberal Bias. PCRRN (talk) 23:18, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pompous style

The style of this page is too pompous. Exchgganges on media bias are a dirty, cruel war. Its battlefields are covered with dead bodies (Dan Rather, Mary Mapes, etc). This ain't no salon discussion. This page should be an organized collection of examples of exposed bias and a bibliography of studies on the subject. I tried to add several examples, all from non-US media to adhere to the page theme, but a major style check is needed. BTW, how many readers know what "sycophantic" mean? Emmanuelm 19:44, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

You mean, of course, what "sycophantic" means. Rick Norwood 20:11, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] UCLA study

I believe that Media Matters was able to de-bunk the UCLA study quite effectively. this should be posted: http://mediamatters.org/items/200512220003.

Also the seminal Virginia Commonwealth study should certainly be included. I teach occasional electives on the media, and find many of the “academic” studies listed on this article deeply flawed for reasons I expanded on. -Brit

A UCLA study has been released, and a recap is here. How do we incorporate? --badlydrawnjeff 17:34, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

MSM is truly biased... and bears truly shit in the woods!

Great link. The study seem to focus on US media, and this page is reserved for non-US media bias (not my decision, I am not sure I like it), so I think the article should go as an external link in the "Media bias in the United States" page. If you can get access to the study, you might also want to add key findings in the main article text. Emmanuelm 18:10, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Bah. Go figure. I'll trot my way over there, thanks. --badlydrawnjeff 18:19, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

This is a tricky issue, though. One can certainly argue that claiming that the reporters actually influence the output to a great degree is like saying that the people working the floor of an automanufacturing plant have a say in the construction of a car. This issue is complicated, and worth discussion in how we frame reports like this.

Nonetheless, it is ludircous that Chomsky is not mentioned here at all. Being the progenitor of the idea of a "propagandizing" media, and supposedly one of the most influential people on earth (whatever that means etc.).

We should definitly include East Timor in this discussion (as there were 200,000 people killed and no one reported on it, and the US was complicit in arms deals with Suharto-the invading force in east timor).

This page is not forbidden to mention US media bias -- it just should not focus on that to the exclusion of media bias in general. The UCLA report is too local and too topical, for example, and belong in Media bias in the United States. On the other hand, Chomsky is a major world figure, and should be mentioned here. As for East Timor, it is incorrect to say that "no one" reported on it, though it may not have gotten the coverage it deserved. Rick Norwood 17:39, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Academics, schmackademics. Considering that most of them have never worked in a newsrooom one day in their lives, I find them unqualified to judge editorial decisions. Chomsky's worldview is clouded by his Marxism, and he cannot be taken seriously as an objective source. I am sure those on the Left would find citing Brent Bozell's Media Research Center offensive or non-objective.

>Chomsky, though leftist has in reality little respect for Marxism. Read his works. He also has an objective scientific bent that is quite effective -Brit

If Chomsky goes in, then so-should Bozell's work. --68.45.161.241 14:48, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Media Matters is not a unbiased source of information. Relying on a Media Matters study to 'debunk', the UCLA study seems biased in and of itself. The article itself should be more balanced. ozoneliar 5 October 2006

Media Matters is not a site i would not put much faith in at all. Alot of the things i have heard about Media Matters has been negative, in regard to their facts and sourices. I would do research on it before I used it, to be safe. A vote on deleting it may be needed.

[edit] General rather than specific bias

I believe this article focuses too strongly on whether there is political or other type of bias in the media rather than the way it is biased. For example in the British Newspapers, particularly the tabloids bias and outright lies are introducable as fact and opinion are mixed without any notice. For example a paper might proclaim 'Child molester on trial' and if he were shown to be innocent might proclaim: 'child molester freed' rather than sperating the facts about a man on trial and their opinion of whether he did it in a later editorial.

Regardless of politics I think it is clear (from the below) that the media is biased, following the definition that their own journalistic standards are not followed (eg fact checking). This is shown to be the case (UK) in that most libel trials go against (British) newspapers (If this were added I would find the source but for a period in the 80's the paper 'The Sun' was infamous for never having won a libel trial in its history). In my own sphere of work also which is very specialised the papers usually get their facts wrong when reporting it which results on various 'calls' being made by them to fix issues which dont exist. - omricon posted 2 January 2007.

[edit] New paragraph about blogs

I thought that a page about media bias had to have a chapter about blogs. I also rearranged the external links, dividing them into blogs and others. Feel free to expand on my short chapter and add more links. Emmanuelm 21:04, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I have restored the External links superheader. I really don't have any problem with it. — Ambush Commander^(Talk) 21:06, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CBC

The article says - "Clearly, CBC editors want their readers to judge these acts differently, depending on the origin of the people targeted for killing. This particular word bias is not unique to the CBC, but can also be found in many western news source."

"Clearly" is a weasel word used to introduce an NPOV comment. Is there evidence that CBC deliberately chose those words to cause their readers to judge the two differently? If so, quote and link the source. There are other possible explanations - for example that Palestinian terrorists only get into the news as suicide bombers, whereas al-Qaida terrorists are more likely to be referred to in relation to the police operations looking for them or investigating potential plots in the US/Canada. Note - I'm not saying this is necessarily true, I'm just proposing an alternate hypothesis to show that it's not "clear". --195.8.190.39 15:24, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

I came in here to make the same comment, but I see that it's already been made. I personally say delete it (given that no one has bothered to provide sources since this comment was first posted), particularly since the first sentence is merely that editor's speculation as to the reasons and violates NPOV unless evidence is included showing that that is in fact the reason.

Furthermore, since I haven't run into it often, would the sentence before it ("For example, searching the CBC web site, […]") violate WP:NOR? (If it's a study by an organisation, it's not cited, so as is it looks to me like someone just went and searched on CBC for themselves and then typed it up.) 156.34.208.152 08:13, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV either impossible or unavoidable

because the article is about pov, it is self referential making it unavoidable. John wesley 17:55, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] more than just journalism

The introductory sentence defines media bais as being limited to journalism, but it also includes non-journalistic media -- movies, television shows, and music. Unless I am mistaken, those are also "(mainstream) media" and I know that I've heard complaints about how "liberal" pop media tend to be. I think that journalistic bias should be handled on its own page...at least this page should acknowledge that there is more to "the media" than just journalism, and direct readers to the proper articles. AdamRetchless 05:07, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] removed "political correctness"

I removed the following because it is heavily POV, and not really to the point:

Political correctness is a bias inherent in the Western world's standards of journalism. In an effort to be fair and impartial, many reporters present radical views with credence equal to that which they give to mainstream views, which have been proven over time or are widely accepted.

I replaced it with an item called "exaggerated influence of minority views". AdamRetchless 05:12, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Good call, AdamRetchless. Political correctness is really something else entirely. Rick Norwood 12:39, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I have worked in two mainstream newsrooms in Virginia and Pennsylvania, and can anyone explain to me why I was the only person who was remotely conservative? The editorial standards I have been forced to work under have been so PC that I have been forced to put up and shut up. Saying media culture is skewed to the Left is pretty accurate from my personal experience, not to mention my interactions with reporters from other news organizations. I have been routinely harassed by my secular, liberal co-workers because I am a practicing traditional Greek Catholic, at times for years. I have had my faith mocked to my face and have even suffered discrimination for my faith because I didn't want to go along with PC rules. The AP style manual, the Bible of Journalism, is skewed to the left. You can say a person who opposes abortion rights is anti-abortion, but you can't refer to someone who supports abortion rights as pro-abortion. I could list many others. I think the problem lies in the fact Liberals who have worked in journalism find everyone else in the newsroom shares their worldview, so they come to believe being Liberal=being objective. Being objective means you set aside your feelings and even go to the extent of writing your stories in the Third person. User:Pravknight--146.145.70.200 17:44, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I think you are in a better position to answer your question than anyone else is. Why are journalists, academics, and big city people overwhelmingly Democrats, while southerners and small town people are overwhelmingly Republican? Many people have observed this fact, few offer explanations. Rick Norwood 12:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

What the heck is your source for that? The South was the heartland of the Democratic party and its roots, and it's recent shift still only has part of the South voting more towards the right. In addition while journalists do lean left, Academics are divided sharply by field. Science, Buisness, Math, and Engineering for example all are far more right leaning then the almost exclusively liberal social science fields. While their is some minor truth to the generalization you say, you vastly overstate those generalization myths by calling them 'overwhelmingly'. Aside from a few exceptions, most cities, counties, and states don't split more then 40/30 or so towards either party, with the remaining 30 undecided or middle of the road voters who occasionally lean eithr way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.132.73 (talk) 08:16, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I wish I knew the answer. I don't want to paint with too broad of a brush, but my experience has been city dwellers tend to be more self-absorbed and uncaring of how their actions affect their neighbors. Rural folks tend to be more community-oriented as a whole and be more sensitive of how their bad behaviors negatively impact their neighbors. In a city, you have the luxury of anonymity, but not in the country, hence the conservatism.

From my experience, my liberal co-workers have been more attracted to hedonistic pursuits than in the conservative, rural Pennsylvania community where I grew up. User:Pravknight--68.45.161.241 14:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

You sound like the kind of conservative I get along with just fine. Most of my friends and neighbors here in Tennessee are conservative for the reasons you cite -- family and community above the pleasures of the flesh. But what your explanation does not cover is the other kind of conservatism. Why are the "hedonistic" city dwellers more concerned about the working class and the disadvantaged than the "sensitive" rural folks. Why does the supposedly sensitive side support corporations over workers, tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich over raising the minimum wage. And why does a hedonistic city person become a bleeding heart liberal? Rick Norwood 16:03, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd say it's more that city folks are accustomed to being told what to do, and liberalism being an offshot of communism/socialism is all 'just let the government decide for you' which they can live with. It's main failing, great promises that fall short in the real world don't really get noticed by them because too much is going on for them to keep track of wasted projects. It's doubtful most city people know more then 1 person connected in any way to politics. Country folk on the other hand by the very nature of the lifestyle are more independant. They want to keep what they work for, make their own decisions, and stupid programs get noticed and are harder to hide when everyone knows someone on the planning commitee. So conservative thought which keeps the government out of their lives and as small as possible reigns. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.132.73 (talk) 08:21, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Pravknight, "Liberalism" is usually associated with an excessive concern for others' well-being, to the extent of passing laws mandating good behavior. "Conservative Republicans" in the US are small-government individualists who believe in leaving individuals to fend for themselves and make their own choices. How does that make liberals self-centered, and conservatives caring, doting communalists? Aren't hippies and marxists and communists lefty liberals? Don't conservatives oppose welfare and socialized healthcare? Have you spent any time in a big city? I've not seen very much hedonism, and I left Sodom (New York) to move to Gomorrah (San Francisco.) This is a major problem with the media bias -- it's almost impossible to tell if it's pushing a large agenda, or just a small contingent's!

Incidentally, the AP style manual discourages "pro-abortion" because many "pro-choice" folks are against abortion, just also against the laws. Finally, being objective and writing in the third person have almost nothing to do with one another.

[edit] new section

While it is nice to have some hard data, this new section really belongs in Media bias in the United States rather than here. Rick Norwood 13:24, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blogs

I find it hard to believe that blogs are 'reliable' news outlets. Therefore I removed the blog section, should you return it, then we'll need some sources to back up your claims that major news stations use them.

Blogs do have an effect on mainstream media, the provided link to the Killian documents verifies that. Furthermore, the blog section doesn't claim that blogs are reliable. I have reverted your edit accordingly. — Edward Z. Yang^(Talk) 21:25, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Note that the magazines Time and The Week, and the webzine Slate regularly quote blogs. They aren't relieable, but they are news. Rick Norwood 13:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

I believe that Media Matters was able to de-bunk the UCLA study quite effectively. this should be posted: http://mediamatters.org/items/200512220003.

Chomsky, though leftist has in reality little respect for Marxism. Read his works. He also has an objective scientific bent that is quite effective

[edit] More on UCLA study and objectivity in studies of bias

I believe that Media Matters was able to de-bunk the UCLA study quite effectively. This should be posted: http://mediamatters.org/items/200512220003. i also thought that in order to make a statement such as the following quote, one should define “liberal” and “conservative” and the context –compared to WHAT?: “A major problem in studies is experimentor bias. Studies of US Media Bias studies show that A) Liberal experimentors tend to get results that say the media has a conservative bias, B) conservative experimentors get results indicating a liberal bias, and C) experimentors that do not identify themselves as either liberal or conservative do not detect any bias.”

Objective analysis does exist. So when Galileo suggested that the earth went around the sun, the Church considered him “biased”, biased enough to be put under house arrest. He was a “liberal” for his time and place (or even a “radical” since “liberal” means reformist.) His evidence was objective – advanced optics in his new telescope that allowed fairly conclusive study of the sky.

What I am getting at is that many of these studies draw the line so far to the right in what is considered moderation in the real world ( For instance poll after poll have shown that a vast majority of global moderates do not agree with the Iraq occupation or approve of government sponsored health care. Indeed theses days most of the American “public’ do as well (e.g http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2003-10-19-health-poll_x.htm ), yet even the “liberal’s” – US Democrats as defined by the many studies above voted for the war and have failed to pass policies that provide public health care fro all.) –Brit Bunkley

I agree. Thanks for dropping in, Brit. Rlitwin 18:07, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Partially agree and disagree, the international media was againt the Iraqi war from the word go but public reaction was mixed. It is only as the war has gone on that with continual feeding by anti war media that public reaction has followed and reached the state that it has now. I do not have sources present to cite this however. omricon

I added another small piece of evidence on how media bias works: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2595). Students of mine are always asking me "how it works". I think that this article illustrates one element of the propaganda model effectively.Bunkley 02:14, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Good link. Rick Norwood 14:42, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Studies and theories of media bias

This section has become totally unprofessional. It agures with itself, abounds in bad grammar, rambles at great length, lacks focus. It needs a complete rewrite. Rick Norwood 13:40, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

You dont seem to be getting any objection Rick why dont you rewrite it? consensus reached surely? - Omricon

[edit] Role of Language in Media Bias

This section seems to lack a neutral POV in places:

Another example of language bias would be using the phrase "freedom fighters" instead of "insurgents or terrorists." The former phrase creates an image of a noble struggle, while the latter is more neutral and true.

I think it's especially inappropriate for an article discussing Media Bias to espouse the opinion that "terrorists" better describes insurgents than does "freedom fighters." Isn't that exactly the kind of bias this section is attempting to explain in the first place?

I'll try to make the same point in a more value neutral way. Rick Norwood 13:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] experimenter bias

Someone recently reworded the section on "experimenter bias", and supported the rewording by adding one new reference and deleting two old references. I have tried to restore a NPOV wording.

The new reference, which I have left in place, says that the NAACP is a "left leaning" organization, which shows the difficulty of quantifying bias in an unbiased way. If racial integration is leftist, then certainly the media are leftist, since almost all American media are in favor of racial integration. Rick Norwood 13:38, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

It looks like someone once again reworded the section on "experimenter bias". I returned some of the wording and included the deleted Media Matters study that firmly debunked the Timothy J. Groseclose of UCLA and economist Jeffrey D. Milyo study who planted the line of left-right far to the right (using the same logic as saying New York is in the West… because it is west of Maine). . http://mediamatters.org/items/200512220003

[edit] Editorial on the Chomsky book.

I reverted the recent deletion of material on the Chomsky book and the editorial that replaced that deletion on two grounds: first, that it is generally not a good idea to replace referenced material with unreferenced material, and second, because the new material contained a large number of errors in grammar and usage. Rick Norwood 13:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Attribution bias

I removed the section on unattributed quotes and all that because, ironically, it had no attribution. I don't know what proof the author had that any journalists use "no comment" to not include points of view contrary to their own rather than using it to indicate that the person declined to comment or didn't return messages. Also, what proof is there that journalists use unattributed comments to push their agenda rather than to indicate that those sources didn't want to be named? Fianlly, were any of this true, it would be a tecnique of propagating bias rather than a type of bias. Stardog101 21:06, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] International Examples of bias

It seems that this article is too focused on US media, and international examples would be good.

In Australia, for example, the row over left-wing bias in the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, an entirely government funded network) would be good. See http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=abc+bias&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryAU Wmoisis 04:06, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

agreed, we could do with more international examples, Oz, NZ, UK and France particularly. France has a unique set of privacy laws which someone may want to explore. - omricon

[edit] No attributions

Holy crap, now that I look at this, much of this article is without attribution. The history of bias section, for example -- Carl Sagan once criticized the Flintstones? Is there a source for this, let alone the rest of the assertions in this article? These sections without attribution should be fixed or deleted. Stardog101 02:22, 28 November 2006 (UTC)stardog101

[edit] Experimenter bias and possible argumentative writing

Hi all. I like this article. I have noticed some argumentative writing though [1] and will collaborate with any editor on clearing any undue arguments up. If they are actual arguments from the literature then quotes can be added. Thanks AlanBarnet 04:41, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Several of us put in a few hours a month trying to keep this article encyclopedic. We are delighted to have you join us. Rick Norwood 13:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Great to hear - Rick. I'm also going to be doing some research on this one as it is an interesting subject. If you know of any core texts any pointers will be much appreciated. Looking forward to collaborate. AlanBarnet 02:18, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

There are a large number of sources. Sadly, conservative researchers tend to find liberal bias and liberal researchers tend to find conservative bias. Noam Chomsky finds middle of the road bias. There are also meta-studies of the studies, which tend to find all of the studies flawed.

The problem is that what is to the left and what is to the right is entirely dependent on where you stand. Rick Norwood 13:33, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Rick. Thats a helpful assessment. It looks like a great deal of care is needed and probably with reference to what is corroboratively considered to be the most reliable sources. I'll look into it. AlanBarnet 08:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article Extremely POV

"Democrats are centrists (or even center right) in real world perspectives; that is -most counties outside of the USA."

Nope, not POV at all. The real world is every country outside of the US? This is just one particularly gross example, the whole article is a mess. I think it should be nominated for clean-up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.170.202.142 (talk) 03:23, 10 January 2007 (UTC).

On an admittedly brief scan - I don't think the article is extremely POV. But I do think it can be made more neutral. I am happy to work with others on improving it. The NPOV tutorial is a good place to look for solutions (though I don't wish to patronize any experts here) [2]. So we may have to "negotiate neutrality" - reliable sources are needed for practical improvements. I do think the article has quite a lot of good information there already - so its probably just a matter of using it and refining it for NPOV. So this line from the tutorial is good to keep in mind "It is important that the various views and the subject as a whole are presented in a balanced manner and that each is summarized as if by its proponents to their best ability".

Judging by the article as it stands - I imagine some editors here have at least partially done what I have suggested so I'm fairly sure progress can be made. I'm not expecting major changes to make the article encyclopedic. Any suggestions are welcome. AlanBarnet 07:24, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

70.69.54.146 removed "This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject." And said, "Anyone who contributes to Wikipedia is an expert in this area!"

I am not sure if 70.69.54.146 was being facetious or not, but just in case he was serious -- no, the area of "media bias" is one that has been studied objectively by serious experts and few if any writers for Wikipedia are experts in this field. Rick Norwood 13:29, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pro-Western bias of mainstream media

About three weeks ago, I added some (sourced) information about how mainstream media often focuses more on Western disasters.

(For example, when the Virginia Tech massacre occured, many news sources presented detailed coverage of the incident. However, when Baghdad was bombed just two days later, there was very little coverage. In just a few days, there was no more mention of the April 18 bombings. Several months later, there is still sporadic coverage on the Virginia Tech shootings. Similarly, while numerous blog and forum posts offered condolences to Virginia Tech victims, very few posts offered condolences to victims of violence in Iraq.)

However, Rick Norwood (talk · contribs) reverted my edit, citing that it was "only of topical interest." However, this has become an important issue in recent times, since more and more people are becoming concerned about it. Thus, it should be mentioned in the article.

Does anyone else agree with me? --Ixfd64 03:57, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I certainly agree with your point that Western media are most apt to report events close to home. Whether this should be called 'bias', or whether it simply reflects the fact that most people are more interested in local news, is open to debate. How much coverage did Baghdad newspapers give to the Virginia Tech shootings?

I do think this is an important topic, but I think that there are better examples than bombings in Baghdad, which occur almost daily, and which are reported in the Western press. I think a good paragraph could be written on how, in reporting an event, the Western media usually give only the Western interpretation of the event. Rick Norwood 15:12, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Thanks for your input. :) --Ixfd64 21:04, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Possibly because the Iraq War has already endured a heavy and long saturation into Western media. Stations aren't talking about it because people are just sick of hearing it. You may find that offensive or anti-Eastern, but that is a personal judgment call. This.machinery (talk) 05:00, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A lack of discrimination in the terminology of media coverage and bias

I typed in the words "Liberal media" into the search box and it brought me here. To equate liberal media with media bias is a grave, unsubtle mistake. There are both conservative and liberal media institutions in America as well as many other countries, and by equating the acknowledgment of metaphysical facts to NPOV or bias itself is both ignorant and sad. Liberal media should take me to a page with a picture of Keith Olbermann and conservative media a picture of Sean Hannity. This ain't rocket surgery, people. This.machinery (talk) 04:55, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. When people use the term 'liberal media' it is almost always used with negative connotations implying media bias. The same is true of the term 'conservative media'. The aim of using both those two terms is to deride their sources by implying they are more liberal/conservative than the objective 'truth'. Strathglen (talk) 00:26, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Also, just because this page is a major discussion of "liberal media" does not mean that the page does not also discuss "conservative media" -- it does. Rick Norwood (talk) 12:26, 1 May 2008 (UTC)