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davster asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Is the press biased?

Please give me your percentages of the amount of US press coverage that is left skewed, unbiased and right skewed.

My answer: 30% left, 10% unbiased, 60% right

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I think it is just the opposite of what you state. Guess it depends on your point of view. Just curious, other than Fox (which is not as biased to the right as people like to say it is), what other US press org favors the right? Please note that opinionated talk show hosts do not count because they make it clear that they are stating their opinion. They do not claim they are stating unbiased fact.

  • Is the sky blue? Of course the press is biased. As for percentages if you count tv, radio, and newspaper:

    75 percent left, 20 percent right, 5 percent unbiased.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Is the Pope catholic? There is no such thing as unbiased, so we'll dispose of that one. Percentages for the left and right? Who cares? Six giant corporations control the media, the newspapers, radio, television, internet. One in a hundred outlets might be independently owned. We aren't exposed to any news they don't want us to see or hear about. Their only objective is to make money, they'll tell us our opinion if we need one.

  • 1 decade ago

    how can anyone believe that today's press is more right than left?

    How much positive news do you see about our government (Bush) and how often is negative news repeated?

    Please if today's news isn't at least 90% left then i need to enter an old folks home .

    Just one example, We all heard for at least a week straight when we had the "worst month for casualties in 9 months",

    But we are just starting to hear the lowest casualty rates during the past 3 months...

    Be honest to yourself and think about it.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Dont think they are biased as people claim........ I watch several news outlets and see them slam both sides...... Most at least attempt to appear non-biased......just because they run a story that doesnt show your particular stance in a glowing light, doesnt mean they are particularly biased

  • 1 decade ago

    Ditto

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You have got to be kidding!! They are all leaning one way or the other. My answer: Does a chicken have lips?

  • joe c
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    all media is biased .mainly to their advertisers and their perceived audience.the thing is that today we have designer news.\,customized to any viewers taste.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Steven Colbert says---reality has a well-known liberal bias...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Oh, not at all. Elvis is alive, too.

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