Gipper
Well-Known Member
This is a new book that makes a lot sense to me. The left media makes Americans dumb. They consistently lie and misrepresent political news resulting in many Americans believing BS. I of course, have known this for decades.
And, the point about Fox News not being nearly as right wing as the MSM is left wing, is apparent to me.
Are there still people who do NOT believe the MSM has a left wing bias? Hell...I think NBC is an arm of the Socialist Party (aka Dems).
And, the point about Fox News not being nearly as right wing as the MSM is left wing, is apparent to me.
Are there still people who do NOT believe the MSM has a left wing bias? Hell...I think NBC is an arm of the Socialist Party (aka Dems).
Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind [Hardcover]
Tim Groseclose PhD
Product Description
Dr. Tim Groseclose, a professor of political science and economics at UCLA, has spent years constructing precise, quantitative measures of the slant of media outlets. He does this by measuring the political content of news, as a way to measure the PQ, or “political quotient” of voters and politicians.
Among his conclusions are: (i) all mainstream media outlets have a liberal bias; and (ii) while some supposedly conservative outlets—such the Washington Times or Fox News’ Special Report—do lean right, their conservative bias is less than the liberal bias of most mainstream outlets.
Groseclose contends that the general leftward bias of the media has shifted the PQ of the average American by about 20 points, on a scale of 100, the difference between the current political views of the average American, and the political views of the average resident of Orange County, California or Salt Lake County, Utah. With Left Turn readers can easily calculate their own PQ—to decide for themselves if the bias exists. This timely, much-needed study brings fact to this often overheated debate.
"This book serves up the most convincing evidence for media bias I have seen, ever. Tim Groseclose is the leading academic scholar in the area, but this is a smartly-written book which every person can read for enlightenment and also for pleasure."--Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and co-author of the internationally acclaimed economics blog, MarginalRevolution.com.
http://www.amazon.com/Left-Turn-Liberal-Distorts-American/dp/0312555938