Yeah, another political thread, although this one is not specifically about the recent US Presidential election. I'm interested in people's views on the "liberal media" in the US. I frequently hear this phrase, generally uttered in a disparaging way, to characterize the supposed liberal bias in all forms of media, particularly the news media. I consider myself a moderate-liberal, and perhaps this makes me unable to detect the liberal media bias that is so apparent to my more conservative friends. On the other hand, this phrase may be nothing more than a sound-bite that is used in a cynical attempt to discredit all media reports that don't have a conservative bias. Which is it?

I encourage any and all who respond to do so in an open and charitable spirit, and to resist the urge to beat up on others who hold opposing views. I also encourage DougR, troll, and any others to respond -- I understand that they feel somewhat outnumbered on this forum, but the thread won't be of much value if it just ends up being a place where liberals can preach to the converted. Finally, if people feel that this thread really won't be able to proceed without a lot of rancor and unpleasantness, I would encourage them to refrain from posting, and let it die a quick and relatively painless death -- I certainly won't be offended.

Any takers?