The Liberal Media and How To Stop It

You can't. But these days, how much does it matter?

In the 10 years that I hired at Washington City Paper and SF Weekly, only one reporter or editor job went to a self-identified conservative. I can't be guilty of any pro-liberal bias partly because liberals—I'm thinking Timothy Noah—tend to creep me out. Yet year after year, the best applicants were almost exclusively liberal. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics, Ethics in Journalism, Journalism
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 30, 2008 - 8:17 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review)
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 30, 2008 - 8:17 AM PDT

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Kaizar Campwala
4.1
by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 30, 2008

Shafer gives his take on liberal media bias. It works because he speaks about what he knows (Slate, and other publications he's work at in the past), rather than making sweeping generalizations. Experts are cited, and solid evidence is provided. Worthwhile read.

See Full Review » (11 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.0

not enough reviews
from 1 review (10% confidence)
Quality
4.0
Information
4.0
Insight
4.0
Style
5.0
Context
3.0
Enterprise
3.0
Expertise
3.0
Originality
4.0
Relevance
5.0
Popularity
4.3
Recommendation
5.0
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

  • Why McCain is getting hosed in the press

    () There have been moments in the general election when the one-sidedness of our site — when nearly every story was some variation on how poorly McCain was doing or how well ...
    Posted by Kelly Garrett
  • The Color of News: How Different Media Have Covered the General Election

    () Newspapers, in turn, devoted less space to policy stories than any other media sector during these six weeks of the general election period. Policy coverage made up 13% of ...
    Posted by Kaizar Campwala