A Media Bias Example

[bhunter]

Quite subtle if you're not looking for it and lack a knowledge of the subject matter. This permeates much of the current press and may or may not be deliberate by the author or editor. That is, It may be an artifact of their liberal education.

This is What Liberal Media Bias Looks Like

When conservatives complain about liberal media bias, here's what is meant: check out today's obituary for former South Dakota Senator James Abdnor. Abdnor defeated incumbent Senator George McGovern in 1980. That might seem a long time ago, but the New York Times cannot forgive the offense.

"The 1980 South Dakota Senate race offered stark contrasts: Mr. McGovern had national stature, a liberal voting record, many legislative achievements and eloquence as a campaigner. Mr. Abdnor was all but unknown outside his state, had a conservative voting record but few legislative accomplishments, and was as plain-spoken as politicians come, with the added distraction of a word-slurring speech impediment. He said Mr. McGovern was out of touch with the state, but Mr. Abdnor refused to debate."

Deceased senator a stuttering fool? Wait, there's more.

"In addition, Mr. McGovern had been married for 37 years and had five children. Mr. Abdnor was a lifelong bachelor. His survivors include four nieces and two nephews."

Ah, I see. A gay stuttering fool.

There's still more.

"Mr. Abdnor won easily, 58 percent to 39 percent. Analysts said the outcome had less to do with issues than with a negative campaign by the National Conservative Political Action Committee, which portrayed Mr. McGovern as a friend of Fidel Castro because he had visited Cuba, and as “antifamily” or a “baby killer” because he opposed a constitutional ban on abortion."

Not only a gay, stuttering fool—but a gay, stuttering fool who fluked into his election win due to the mean-spirited efforts of others. (For what it's worth, McGovern himself described Castro as a friend. But don't tell the Times.)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...edia-bias.html

[donquixote99]

It's what conservative propaganda, from the Daily Beast, looks like: the Times did not say he stuttered, or that he was a fool, or that he was gay. I'll give you 'mean-spirited efforts of others,' but one can hardly, in 2014, say that the success of such is a 'fluke,' after we've seen it work a million times.

Nothing subtle about the Daily Beast. Truth twisted into a simple message, plainly delivered. Here, think this.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by bhunter

Quite subtle if you're not looking for it and lack a knowledge of the subject matter. This permeates much of the current press and may or may not be deliberate by the author or editor. That is, It may be an artifact of their liberal education.

One can only wonder what the obit from The Great Grey Lady looked like upon the passing of Roy Cohn. I'll let you surprise us with it.

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[Dondilion]

One can read what one wish in anything.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

One can read what one wish in anything.

"...each single organism implies the universe."

[Rajoo]

This political cartoon carries spin to an extreme.