[Vision2020] An Interesting Study of Media Bias

[Donovan Arnold]

Paul,

In my studies in political science classes most research has concluded that 
the media is not biased to the right or left of the political spectrum. It 
is however, biased in what it chooses as news.

For example, the Lacy Peterson and the Michael Jackson cases. It dominates 
the media.

The media likes to sensationalize the news. It likes to focus on this and in 
many cases exagerate the news or hype up the importance of a story.

I do believe that some papers, news programs and talk shows do lean to the 
right or the left. However, these are generally ones that admit they are 
biased. For example, Rush Limbaugh is known as being a Conservative and Al 
Franken is known as a Liberal. The only news media I know that says it is 
not biased that clearly is biased is FOX News. It is obviously is a 
conservative news station.

I also think the media has turned news into more like an entertainews. It is 
more concerned about the ratings, speed, and consumption of their 
programming then the accuracy, relevancy, and importance of the content. 
This is why many people like to listen to Public Radio and use the internet.

I do like to watch the cable news however, but know that most the 
information is not real news, and is often false and unimportant. I watch it 
for entertainment. Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, are not real news stations. What 
scares me is that people think they are accurate. I find the "The Daily 
Show" more accurate and entertaining..

Donovan J Arnold

>From: Paul Duffau <pduffau at adelphia.net>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] An Interesting Study of Media Bias
>Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 23:29:46 -0700
>
>Pat & Donovan,
>
>One of the primary questions that I have concerning their approach is the 
>selection of the ADA for comparative purposes.  My concern is that they 
>have selected an organization that leans left to evaluate news media.  Is 
>this approach valid?  A more complete study would have included a similar 
>analysis using the ACU to see if the correlations still held or whether the 
>selection of the basis organization introduces a skewing effect on the 
>data.
>
>
>Paul
>
>At 09:51 PM 7/3/04 -0700, you wrote:
> >I think this is an interesting way to approach the subject. Had't thought 
>of
> >it before. I think they have done a lot of work on this paper but I 
>always
> >wonder what they left out or didn't go in to...even when it is a paper I
> >agree with.
> >Pat
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Paul Duffau" <pduffau at adelphia.net>
> >To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 9:54 AM
> >Subject: [Vision2020] An Interesting Study of Media Bias
> >
> >
> > > I'd be interested in comments about the authors statistical 
>methology...
> > >
> > > http://www.yale.edu/isps/seminars/american_pol/groseclose.pdf
> > >
> > > Paul Duffau
> > >
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