A comparison of different sites shows that the very

A comparison of different sites shows that the very same
story can be reported in very different ways. Some are so
different that one would think these were covering different
events (see <
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Newspaper editors and those who prepare stories for radio
and television broadcasts are very careful to craft the news to
fit their own perspectives (see
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CNN, CNBC, MSNBC provide a particular slant on the
news: one which favors an agenda which is pretty far to the
left on social, economic, and political issues. FOX includes
some materials with the same slant as well as those with a
more right leaning slant on the same kinds of issues.
Indicating that because a particular story is from a particular
media source, therefore it is credible and trustworthy is
faulty logic! One must investigate the details of the
particular story and verify them from independent sources.
These independent sources must be genuinely
independent, and not merely the expression of the media

meta-narrative , where the same stories are reported using
the exact same catchphrases, or from the same original
source (AP), and so on. Often what we find is that there is
NO independent verification of the material available
anywhere .
Numerous studies have now thoroughly documented clear
media bias. The political and social bias is far left. For
example, consider the next to last presidential election:
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An analysis of federal records shows that the amount of
money journalists contributed so far this election cycle
favors Democrats by a 15:1 ratio over Republicans, with
$225,563 going to Democrats, only $16,298 to Republicans.
Two-hundred thirty-five journalists donated to Democrats,
just 20 gave to Republicans — a margin greater than 10-
to-1. An even greater disparity, 20-to-1, exists between the
number of journalists who donated to Barack Obama and
John McCain.
Searches for other newsroom categories (reporters,
correspondents, news editors, anchors, newspaper editors
and publishers) produces 311 donors to Democrats to 30
donors to Republicans, a ratio of just over 10-to-1. In
terms of money, $279,266 went to Dems, $20,709 to
Republicans, a 14-to-1 ratio.
News bias can be detected by asking the following questions:
 Who is the author, who is the sponsor, and what conflicts exist
between their self-interest and the public interest?
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 What is the purpose of the article--to inform, to capture our
attention for advertisers, to see us goods or services, to promote?
 Which groups affected by the issue or event reported are
represented among the sources quoted, and which are missing?
 What evidence is offered for fact-claims?