What Should Be Done about Media Bias?

January 31, 2022 by Dan Mitchell

I recently wrote about academic bias. Today, let’s analyze whether there is a similar problem with journalists. And we’ll start with this video from Prager U.  Just as with the column on academic bias, we’ll start by looking at evidence about whether members of the press actually do lean to the left. Since I’ve shared may examples of media bias (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), I think the answer is yes.

But don’t believe me, Journalists openly admit their orientation.  And this isn’t a recent thing. A Roper Center report back in the 1990s included this table showing the leftist tilt was especially pronounced among D.C.-based journalists...........To Read More....