In Case You Don't Think The Media Is Biased Toward The Left...

**NJCardFan** · 02-14-2012, 02:37 PM

Here is a link to Philly.com which is the online site for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News: http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-1...ots-multiplier. On the site, as with all sites, are ads you can click on. The main ad is to raise money for Obama's campaign. Don't see an equivalent ad for any of the Republican candidates. So much for journalism being unbiased.(my apologies if the ad was moved due to some kind of cycle)

**Novaheart** · 02-14-2012, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by NJCardFan

Here is a link to Philly.com which is the online site for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News: http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-1...ots-multiplier. On the site, as with all sites, are ads you can click on. The main ad is to raise money for Obama's campaign. Don't see an equivalent ad for any of the Republican candidates. So much for journalism being unbiased.(my apologies if the ad was moved due to some kind of cycle)

I didn't see any ads at all.

**NJCardFan** · 02-14-2012, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by Novaheart

I didn't see any ads at all.

Well, it appears as though the ads cycle but to the left of the story.

**fettpett** · 02-14-2012, 04:42 PM

I've got no problem with bias, there has always been bias in the media, during most of our history newspapers and magazines all had known bias. The problem comes when they try to hide their bias under a veil of "objectivity" that just doesn't exist.

**Janice** · 02-14-2012, 06:05 PM

You mean ads like this, at the top left side?

**Arroyo_Doble** · 02-14-2012, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by fettpett

I've got no problem with bias, there has always been bias in the media, during most of our history newspapers and magazines all had known bias. The problem comes when they try to hide their bias under a veil of "objectivity" that just doesn't exist.

Fair and balanced?

**fettpett** · 02-14-2012, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Arroyo_Doble

Fair and balanced?

FNC doesn't hide their bias, and tries to be fair in their News segments, doesn't mean that they can't lean one way or the other.

CNN, MSNBC, Networks try to hide it.

**djones520** · 02-14-2012, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by fettpett

I've got no problem with bias, there has always been bias in the media, during most of our history newspapers and magazines all had known bias. The problem comes when they try to hide their bias under a veil of "objectivity" that just doesn't exist.

Very true. This was looked at extensively in some of the books I've read regarding the Revolutionary War. News Papers at the time were flat out vicious. Almost makes today's look alright.

**fettpett** · 02-14-2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by djones520

Very true. This was looked at extensively in some of the books I've read regarding the Revolutionary War. News Papers at the time were flat out vicious. Almost makes today's look alright.

media was extremely vicious up until recently. Just look at elections between 1800-1900, almost every single one was constant attacks from one side or the other, sometimes both sides. Jackson's wife died from the stress she was under from the 1820 election.

**djones520** · 02-14-2012, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by fettpett

media was extremely vicious up until recently. Just look at elections between 1800-1900, almost every single one was constant attacks from one side or the other, sometimes both sides. Jackson's wife died from the stress she was under from the 1820 election.

The media didn't have the ability for the people to call bullshit then. One could almost say that the advent of the internet has made them be more honest, to a degree.