brucie,

Interesting points in the clicky (19 Mar 05 - 10:13 PM ), but hardly evidence of what is presented in the media.

Since Max owns the machine that Mudcat is on, are we to assume that Mudcat has *only* his biases? ( and no, I DO NOT know Max's bias or opinion on any topics- Like most media owners, he has NOT forced us to comply with his views on any topics.) Or perhaps those who post ( like the media reporters, investigators, and editors who determine what is placed on the media in question) make a contribution. And ALL the studies I have so far seen show that those people are out of line with the ratios of conservatives to liberals, Dems to Reps, etc that the population as a whole can be shown to have.

The studies which look at the articles that proport to be news as opposed to opinion show a liberal bias, as opposed to the polled results on those issues of the general public.

The studies that look at the self-declared politial leanings of reporters and editors show a liberal bias, as compared to the general public.

The studies which look at the beliefs of those in the media who declare themselves to be middle of the road show a majority have stands on issues that the general public considers liberal ( in comparison with the same issues as polled in public)





Obviously, if the person selling the paper to you is a conservative, this would make it conservatively biased?    NOT



If you can show where the ownership of the media has dictated the choice of stories, or slant put on the news, I would certainly be willing to listen. I know there are cases where this has occurred- I just do not see enough of it to belive that it over-rides the demonstrated liberal bias as shown by looking at the actual news presented to the public.



But thank you for at least attempting to address the issue, rather than making ad hominim remarks.