At a certain age, journalists make certain unattributed assertions
"At a certain age, people tend to stop learning from new events and begin seeing them solely as confirming beliefs and prejudices they already hold."
Maybe. This is a popular theme with LAGuy. Back in the days when he didn't believe in press bias, he felt this explained the widespread view that the Manhattan Media was biased: It wasn't the reporters; it was the readers applying their filters.
It's a great thesis and doubtless there's some interesting truthiness to it. But why should we take the word of the P-boys for it?
LAGuy notes: I have not changed my views on media bias. And I see ColumbusGuy is still obsessed with the issue.
posted by ColumbusGuy @ 6:18 AM
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Is it only bias when the media says something contrary to your assumptions? FoxNews says "fair & balanced" while being anything but & I never see any criticism of it on this issue. Is it only becausew they are so obviously lying that its more palatable while those sneaky reasonable -sounding "voice of authority"left wing elites are more to be feared.
As the late great lamented, generally fucked-up and since brain-splattered Hunter S Thompson said somewhere, "Objective journalism is a contradiction in terms"
Pardon me? Fox News is never criticized for saying "fair & balanced"? They get criticized more for their bias than the rest of the media put together.
As to who is more to be feared, definitely the left, who will get us all killed.
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