SOMETHING VERY DISTURBING ABOUT BARACK

Yes it's true.

Mainstream media leans left and to cover it would hurt their goals simple as that.

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  I guess the question at this point would be how can we exspose the press for what they are, or is that possible. For the media to have an agenda is so wrong. It used to be that they would report the facts and happeings of a story. The news should not be reported with the reporters, or the papers oppinion, unless it is posted on the oppinion page of the paper. What say you times Union? If the story is factual would you report it as such or ignore it?  

I guess the question at this point would be how can we exspose the press for what they are, or is that possible. For the media to have an agenda is so wrong. It used to be that they would report the facts and happeings of a story. The news should not be reported with the reporters, or the papers oppinion, unless it is posted on the oppinion page of the paper. What say you times Union? If the story is factual would you report it as such or ignore it?  

They are being exposed, one person thats exposing these problems is Bill O'Reilly from the cable Fox news show "The O'Reilly Factor". You can also check out his web site. He has been the number one cable news outlet for the past seven years and also has an international audience. He has been discussing fairly the very premise of your blog. Give it a try you may find what your looking for here in terms of journalistic integrity.

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I won't defend Obama in any way, but I will defend mainstream media.

I'd like to challenge the assumptions that mainstream media is liberal.  The fact is that most newspapers and other media outlets reflect their individual audiences.  The New York Times and Washington Post aren't liberal because they're media.  They're liberal because they're media serving a liberal audience.  They serve densely-urban,  liberal readers and tend to write their editorial stances in favor of liberal issues.

Smaller-market newspapers and media do the same thing.  They reflect their individual market base.  They are conservative if that's what their audience is, and right now in America that makes most of those media outlets conservative.

So, when you're talking about mainstream, which mainstream is it?  The higher number but smaller market media, or the much smaller number but larger market liberal?  New York ain't mainstream to me just because they figured out how to cram a few million people onto a relatively tiny island.

My daily newspaper is the T-U, which certainly isn't liberal.  Neither are my local TV or radio outlets.  They weren't liberal when I lived in a couple of other places each in Florida or Georgia.  And if you want to read conservative, you should subscribe to the paper in the town where I lived in Indiana.  To me, where I've lived has been closer to mainstream for most of America and so has its media.

OK, I'm finished defending mainstream media against the charge of liberalism. 

Michael S. Mann

michaelsmann@comcast.net

Mike

You are correct in that media is not left leaning simply because they are the media. They are left leaning because of the powerful people that own them. If you want to work for them you must take part in their agenda.

The fact is the "majority" (not all) of mainstream media outlets today lean left.This is common knowledge, and has been this way for some time now.

All one needs to do to verify this is a little google research.

Below are a couple links to get you started if your interested, there is more detailed data out there, you just need to search them out.

The media bias is out of control beleive it or not.

http://www.home60515.com/7.html

http://www.billoreilly.com/pg/jsp/general/mediadef.jsp

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Mr. Mann and here lies the problem on the media, they shouldn’t be liberal, or conservative. What they need to do is just report the news, and let their opinion for the editorial pages. I don’t want anyone telling me their opinion about the news I just want the facts as they happen, and let me draw my own conclusions. I have to agree with TH it appears that many media groups have there own agenda.

  It is very relevant on the topics about barrack Obama’s beliefs, and who he believes in. Something smells about this man, and it isn’t sweet. He talks a good talk, but I haven’t seen, or heard of him do anything with any substance to it. Ask yourself what he has achieved in the two years that he has been on the senate floor, other than pushing the wrong buttons to vote.  

Winn those are some eye opening links and every American should have the opportunity to see and here about them from the press and all the other media, with out the bias input of the press or anyone else. Report the facts tell it like it is and let the people decide on their own. This man actually wants to sit down with Islamic extremist and try and reason with them. You don’t bargain with murders, and terrorist. The only way to deal with them is to achieve peace through strength, NOT TRY AND CUT A DEAL WITH THEM!  Did

I here him right that he believes that we should be teaching my 5 year old grandson about Sex!! If I ever find out that a teacher is teaching that child about Sex at his age someone’s Ass is going hang out to dry.

He keeps talking about change, and how he is going to create universal health care. Sounds good, what’s the plan Stan. Who will pay for all of this? I’ll give y’all one guess. We will it will come in the form of higher taxes, on all of us.

I'm sorry guy’s no matter how good it sounds socialism don’t work. It never has, and it never will. The only thing it will accomplish, as it has every where it has been tried is compliancy. And that destroys the desire to achieve.     For I am the Ghostwriter  

Mike,

Thanks for the input on a subject that has been covered before, apparently to avail.  Media bias is usually in the fore of charges, INHO, usually by our more conservative blogging brethern.  I once gave an exlanation, much like yours that included the political views of the publishers and their reading audience.  I also made the distinction between actual nes stores as opposed to what is seen on the OP-ED pages.  Apparently, there are still many who can't, or refuse to see the distinction.  There are some commonalities to the over all problem.

Regardless of the publication, & this includes the electronic media, the news stories are pretty much the same.  They include names, subject, dates etc. & perhaps include a theory, especially if the police are involved.  Regardless of the organization, they quite often borrow stories from other pubs & orgs.  That is common practise.  Realising these facts, one has to question a claim of "media bias," & wonder where these people get their ideas.  Do they just hear them so often that they dicide to join in lock step mentality?  Do they pull the idea out of the air or some other place.  I often wonder where this kind of thinking, if any is involved, comes from.

As an example, I skimmed the main news stories (nothing from OP-ED)from the NYT, Wash. Post, Common Dreams & the TU from today & some stories from yesterday.  Earthquakes & the problems in Myanmar were mentioned by all.  Bush, McClain & Obama were mentioned by all. Stories @ science, Nissan, foreigners, teens & learning, among others rounded out the subjects.  The TU, as it should, featured a front page story @ the storms in the Southeast.  So where is the media bias?  Which of the stories were not accurate?  Which of the stories were slanted to a liberal view?  If my questions are met with silence, it won't be the first time.

Another subset of commanalities in the media bias question, along with unsubstantiated accusations, the use of hyperbole or putting words in someones mouth, has to do with the sources themselves.  It seems, & I may be wrong, that it is usually our conservative blogging bretheren who are first in asking for a source.  When I've given the source, media bias, in the form of left leaning, liberal, far left labels is usually the fist claim.  But when further sources or researching is involved, the comments of, "just let it go," or "move on," has been the norm.  They demand a source, but when it is given, another claim is that of, not understanding, "how some people get so wraped up in the minutia of numbers," or stating that one has too much time on their hands.  But after questioning them on substantiating something, silence is the norm.

I've been taking a bit of a break from the blog lately.  Certain aspects of the blogs have just become a bit too depressing & this media bias mantra is in the top two.  But I did want to comment & thank you for your challenge.

RK

Ok you guy’s, If you will go back to the blog and read it again you will realize that the main content of the blog was written about Barack Obama, and not media bias. I guess I shouldn’t have ask the question why the media don’t report on story like this.  MY Fault.

Now that we have the input on the media thing, do you think we can comment on the Obama thing in the blog?

Winn

Yes you should have added the media thing, its real its true. What your seeing is the normal spin by left leaning bloggers defending their sources.

Example: I recently posted a link that has Obama publicaly stating he has been to 57 states. The left leaning media never touched this. Media sources that stay nuetral did report on it, but gave Obama a pass. and rightfully so, the man was probably tired and made a mistake. But If that was McCain that made that statement it would be all over the media, and they would all be saying see the old guy is not all together.

Here in bloggland we also have left leaning people that are also masters of the spin. There are also Bush haters here too. All one has to do is read to see it.

Stay focused, centered, always do your own research, and keep in mind it's a fact that the majority of the media is leaning left, and do have an agenda. 

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