Losing battle...

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This is an article that appeared in a paper in a small town in West Tennessee. Since the moron that wrote this is also the editor of the paper, he writes pretty much whatever he wants, and has no problem letting all of the readers know his political views. I send him articles from DU, and frequently tell him what an idiot he is. (no wonder Al Gore lost his home state....<sigh>. His email is at the bottom....feel free to write and give your regards.

Why ‘We report – you decide’ is stomping CNN
09/02/03
Chris Rimel


It’s a sad commentary about the national media when the average American thinks the truth takes a back seat to editorial leanings.

It’s no secret that the editors of those entities that drive national news coverage - the newspapers of the major metropolitan dailies and the executives in what once were the big television networks - have little regard for the truth. Among the most sordid examples are from surveys in 1998 and 2001 about the perceived liberal bias in the national media, finding the perception to be the reality.

The 2001 survey, by the TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics for Editor & Publisher magazine, found that 58 percent of editors voted for Clinton in ‘92, and 57 percent backed him in ‘96. The public, on the other hand, gave Clinton 43 percent and 49 percent of the vote in those elections.

A 1997 Harris poll sponsored by the non-partisan Center for Media and Public Affairs detailed that three out of four Americans see a “fair amount” or “great deal” of political bias in the news.

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