Media Bias really is funny

[dalmations202]

A Harley rider is passing the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning
into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her
jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of
her screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage and
hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from
the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings
her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.


A New York Times reporter has watched the whole event. The reporter says,
"Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I saw a man do in my
whole life." The biker replies, "Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was
behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt
right." The reporter says, "Well, I'm a journalist from the New York
Times, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page... So,
what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have?"
The biker replies, "I'm a U.S. Marine and a Republican."

The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it
indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on front page:


U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH

[92bDad]

Originally Posted by dalmations202

A Harley rider is passing the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning
into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her
jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of
her screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage and
hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from
the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings
her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.


A New York Times reporter has watched the whole event. The reporter says,
"Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I saw a man do in my
whole life." The biker replies, "Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was
behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt
right." The reporter says, "Well, I'm a journalist from the New York
Times, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page... So,
what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have?"
The biker replies, "I'm a U.S. Marine and a Republican."

The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it
indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on front page:


U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH

It would be even funnier if it wasn't such a great reflection of the reality behind the bias today!!!

[Mavdog]

it would be really funny if it were in any way true.....but it's not, it is (just like the mythical "media bias" issue itself) just a humourous piece of fiction.

[92bDad]

Originally Posted by Mavdog

it would be really funny if it were in any way true.....but it's not, it is (just like the mythical "media bias" issue itself) just a humourous piece of fiction.

My friend, you are rather naive if you believe that media bias is just a humourous piece of fiction.

I am truly sad for you, should this be your real view of the news. But it at least helps me to understand more of your position on candidates and issues.

[Mavdog]

media outlets are so very plentiful only a person with a closed mind and a preset agenda could claim that the message from all the varied sources was the same.

[92bDad]

http://www.mrc.org/biasbasics/pdf/BiasBasics.pdf

Here's a report 25 Pages regarding Media Bias...

Saddly, as Bernard Goldberg has put it, we have moved from Media Bias to Media Activism.

This could very well be why I personally have become disenfranchised with the "Media"

This has been going on for years and today, the Media has the most power it has ever enjoyed. This to me and to many others, but perhaps not enough...is a rather alarming problem.

What I have yet to understand is how to fix the problem.

The left's answer is to push for the Fairness doctrine, which only serves to limit the exposure from the few conservative media forums open today.

This is an attack on Talk Radio, because of its domination to the righ...but would the fairness doctrine provide an equal regulation on CNN and MSNBC?

Before we can provide a solution, we must come to an agreement that yes, this is an actual problem...if not then we are doomed to failure.

Besides, if it's not a problem...what's the harm in truly analyzing how the media does what they do? Is there a fear that the problem will further be exposed as it is in the linked document?

[92bDad]

History of Double Standards: Clinton Touted as Sturdy-Jawed Icon; Bush's Speech Paired with Funeral

Media Mudballs Unlikely for Obama Inaugural

The news media are giddy with excitement as Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day approaches (see box), but it would be a mistake to think reporters are always so worshipful of new presidents. While most presidents do start with a media honeymoon, a review of the past 20 years finds reporters are more celebratory when Democrats are taking over the White House, while coverage of GOP inaugurals has included a fair number of anti-conservative stinkbombs:
■ 1989. TV reporters chose to salute the incoming President George Bush by slamming the more conservative Ronald Reagan. ABC’s Richard Threlkeld went to Overtown, a riot-scarred area of Miami, for Inauguration Day: “After eight years of what many saw as the Reagan administration’s benign neglect of the poor and studied indifference to civil rights, a lot of those who lived through this week in Overtown seemed to think the best thing about George Bush is that he is not Ronald Reagan,” Threlkeld claimed on the January 20, 1989 World News Tonight. “There is an Overtown in every big city in America — pockets of misery made even meaner and more desperate the past eight years.”


On NBC, anchor Bryant Gumbel praised Bush’s speech as signaling “a new activism, a new engagement in the lives of others, a yearning for greater tolerance....Basical ly a rejection of everything that the Reagan years had been about.”
■ 1993. Bill Clinton’s arrival was touted with the same fervor now bestowed on Obama. The New York Times asked in a January 3, 1993 headline: “Clinton as National Idol: Can the Honeymoon Last?” Newsweek magazine ran TV ads touting its commemorative edition “that’s sure to be a collector’s item because it covers the most important inauguration of our lifetime.” Wall Street Journal reporter Jill Abramson — now managing editor of news at the New York Times — confessed: “It’s an exciting time to be in Washington....People are excited. They’re happy about change....I think you’re going to see crowds for these inaugural events the likes of which we haven’t seen in Washington ever.”

■ 1997. Clinton’s second inaugural inspired just as much hero-worship. Howard Rosenberg reviewed Clinton’s speech for the Los Angeles Times: “His sturdy jaw precedes him. He smiles from sea to shining sea. Is this President a candidate for Mt. Rushmore or what?...In fact, when it comes to influencing the public, a single medley of expressions from Clinton may be worth much more, to much of America, than every ugly accusation Paula Jones can muster.”

■ 2001. After the long recount, reporters applied an asterisk to Bush’s first inaugural. NBC’s Maria Shriver emphasized “millions of people who felt disenfranchised by this election, who don’t feel that he’s their President yet.” On ABC, George Stephanopoulos warned Bush to avoid conservative policies: “With a 50-50 Senate and a tiny margin in the House, and a majority in the country who actually voted against President Bush, he’ll be able to fulfill that central promise of unifying the country only if he’s willing to compromise.”

■ 2005. Bush’s second inaugural was met with far more hostility, with reporters attacking the $40 million price tag as obscene. “In a time of war and natural disaster, is it time for a lavish celebration?” ABC’s Terry Moran doubted. The AP’s Will Lester calculated that the money spent on Bush’s inaugural could vaccinate “22 million children in regions devastated by the tsunami....Do we need to spend this money on what seems so extravagant?” (Obama’s inaugural will cost $45 million.)

The day before Bush’s swearing-in, ABC’s Web site pleaded for tips of “any military funerals for Iraq war casualties scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 20.” Sure enough, then-ABC anchor Peter Jennings got his wish to report how “just about the time the president was speaking, there was a funeral for a young Marine reservist: 21-year-old Matthew Holloway was killed in Iraq last week by a roadside bomb.” Don’t look for the networks to use such tactics to sour Obama’s celebration. — Rich Noyes, MRC Research Director
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Aint it great to know that there is no bias in American Politics...I mean American Media.

[92bDad]

ABC Saw 'Hard Core' Conservative Bush
in 2001; No Label for Obama

Despite calling for massive new spending on education, universal health care and more money for bailing out banks, no ABC anchor on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning used the word liberal in describing Barack Obama's February 24 address to Congress. In contrast, ABC host Terry Moran on February 27, 2001 anticipated that a similar speech by President George W. Bush would be "conservative." Following that address, he spun it as "hard core conservatism: fiscal restraint; deep, across-the-board spending and tax cuts; the privatization of part of Social Security." See a February 28, 2001 CyberAlert posting for more: www.mrc.org

And yet, on Tuesday's post-speech coverage, on that evening's Nightline and on Wednesday's Good Morning America, no anchor applied the liberal label to Obama's address. The same Moran who saw "hard core conservatism" in Bush's appearance before Congress, described a "big and bold speech" from the current President. He also enthused that "President Barack Obama didn't sugarcoat it, he found bad guys on Wall Street and in Washington." Regarding the President's obviously liberal plans on the economy and health care, Moran reiterated, "The answer, the President argued, go big, big plans, big changes."

[This item, by the MRC's Scott Whitlock, was posted Wednesday afternoon on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]

Regarding the new spending, the Nightline co-anchor stated, "With taxpayers already on the hook for more than a trillion dollars and the banks still staggering, the President said he will not let the financial system fail." He also extolled the "grand entrance" Obama made and cooed, "For a moment though, the splendor of American democracy on display."

The contrast between not labeling Obama's goals as liberal and calling Bush's speech "hard core conservatism" is even more stark when you consider that in the 2001 address, Bush advocated increased spending on entitlements.

Later during Nightline, George Stephanopoulos appeared and contended of the Republicans: "Basically, they're going to stand their ground, and stand their principles, oppose what the president is trying to do. They say he's spending too much money. That there's going to be too much waste." However, he, too, skipped the dreaded "L" word. (ABC's George Will also was featured just after the speech and made similar points.)

A transcript of Terry Moran's February 24 Nightline segment:

TERRY MORAN: Good evening, everyone. I'm Terry Moran. It was a big and bold speech by a new president facing deep challenges and huge expectations, delivered at a crucial moment when the country has been battered by talk of bailouts and the reality, the harsh reality of recession. And while President Barack Obama didn't sugarcoat it, he found bad guys on Wall Street and in Washington, he did try to strike an optimistic tone and a hopeful note that with patience and personal responsibility and by working together, the country can prevail and thrive.
OBAMA INTRODUCTION IN CONGRESS: The President of the United States!
MORAN: President Obama made his grand entrance into the House chamber and here too, he got mobbed. Mr Obama came to the capitol riding a honeymoon wave of popularity as a nation racked with economic anxieties looks for leadership. But he also faced a deeply divided Congress with Republicans so far almost united in opposition. For a moment though, the splendor of American democracy on display.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Madam Speaker, Mr Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States-
MORAN: The preliminaries over, the President got right down to business- the recession.
OBAMA: You don't need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy in crisis. Because you live it every day. It's a worry you wake up with and the source of sleepless nights.
MORAN: President Obama has been criticized for being too pessimistic, for talking down the economy. So right off the top tonight, he sounded a new confident theme.
OBAMA: We will rebuild. We will recover. And the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.
MORAN: His goal tonight was explanatory. Tell the country how we got here. How we'll get out.
OBAMA: We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet, we import more oil today than ever before. The cost of healthcare eats up more and more of our savings each year. Yet we keep delaying reform. Our children will compete for jobs in a global economy that too many of our schools do not prepare them for.
MORAN: The answer, the President argued, go big, big plans, big changes.
OBAMA: Now is the time to act boldly and wisely. To not only revive this economy but to build the new foundation for lasting prosperity.
MORAN: He spoke to a Congress dominated by Democrats. This was the friendly crowd that passed his stimulus package. President Obama faced a huge challenge tonight. Explain his plan for the banks and get people to like it. With taxpayers already on the hook for more than a trillion dollars and the banks still staggering, the President said he will not let the financial system fail.
OBAMA: We will act with the full force of the federal government to ensure that the major banks that Americans depend on have enough confidence and enough money to lend even in more difficult times.
MORAN: But there is so much anger out there, anger at the banks and at Wall Street, anger that could undermine his plans and he recognizes it.
OBAMA: This time CEO's won't be able to use taxpayer money to pad their paychecks or buy fancy drapes or disappear on a private jet. Those days are over. MORAN: The anger extends to the government too. To the system that's burdened the country with ballooning deficits and so much waste. And President Obama sought to tap into that anger too.
OBAMA: Everyone in this chamber, Democrats and Republicans, will have to sacrifice some worthy priorities for which there are no dollars and that includes me.
MORAN: There was hope in this speech. Hope in a grand Obama vision of a new energy future, a new healthcare future, a new education future for the country.
OBAMA: None of this will come without cost. Nor will it be easy. But this is America. We don't do what's easy. We do what's necessary to move this country forward.
MORAN: Mr Obama has sought bipartisan cooperation, but it was clear tonight a gulf still separates him from Republicans. Listen to their applause on this line.
OBAMA: There is of course another responsibility we have to our children. And that's the responsibility to ensure that we do not pass on to them a debt they cannot pay. That is critical.
MORAN: But the President plowed on, unfazed, tweaking the Republicans for their fiscal stewardship.
OBAMA: With the deficit we inherited, the cost-
MORAN: And then as presidents do, he sought to rally all Americans with the stories of a few he'd invited to the capitol. Including a girl from South Carolina whose school is a shambles and who wrote the Congress and the president with a request for money to rebuild it.
OBAMA: The letter asks us for help. And says we are just students trying to become lawyers, doctors, congressmen like yourself and one day president. So we can make a change not just in the state of South Carolina, but also the world. We are not quitters. That's what she said. We are not quitters.
MORAN: As he left the hall, the President seemed pleased with the night. The real question, however, is are you?





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There is a trend from the media and it is very biased for liberals.

For 8 years we have seen every negative stunt that the media can pull on President Bush, now we are witnessing the liberal orgy taking place at President Obama's lap.

[Mavdog]

to prove my point, here is the ying to your yang (the ultra right media resource center)

media matters for america

they have real life instances of right wing bias.

see, people on the right see a bias for the left, and surprise! those on the left see a bias for the right.

the reality is you can find whatever you are looking for...

america, land of the free and varied press. isn't it great!