Is the media biased against Romney?

Ok I dont really pay attention to politics much at all but lately I have been a little bit. I have a friend who pretty much hates Obama as a president and supports strongly supports Mitt.

I always see on the TV that Romney has been lying about a lot of things. In his speech, and even in the presisdential debate a couple days ago. I hear some bad things about Romney on TV but 90% of the stuff is about how he has been lying. I told that to my friend and he always says "The media is biased, dont listen to everything they say do your own research." I dont care enough to do my own research honestly lol. Whenever I tell him something bad I hear about Romney though, he alwasy responds with "The media is biased." I was just wondering, do you guys think the media is biased? I dont know what to think lol but its not like I dont hear bad things about Obama on TV either.

For the most part, yes. Pervasive liberal bias in the mainstream media isn't a new thing though.

Most evident on MSNBC, it's pretty much a full on Obama surrogate.

Conservatives usually dominate radio.

For the most part, yes. Pervasive liberal bias in the mainstream media isn't a new thing though.

Most evident on MSNBC, it's pretty much a full on Obama surrogate.

Conservatives usually dominate radio.

xerxes5678

For the most part, yes. Pervasive liberal bias in the mainstream media isn't a new thing though.

Most evident on MSNBC, it's pretty much a full on Obama surrogate.

Conservatives usually dominate radio.

xerxes5678

When Obama changes his position on policies he "evolves". When Romney does that he "flip-flops". I think that's indicative of a bias.Laihendi

That is a very interesting assessment, I would not doubt that goes on.

When Obama changes his position on policies he "evolves". When Romney does that he "flip-flops". I think that's indicative of a bias.Laihendi

[QUOTE="Laihendi"]When Obama changes his position on policies he "evolves". When Romney does that he "flip-flops". I think that's indicative of a bias.mahlasor

That is a very interesting assessment, I would not doubt that goes on.

[QUOTE="xerxes5678"]

For the most part, yes. Pervasive liberal bias in the mainstream media isn't a new thing though.

Most evident on MSNBC, it's pretty much a full on Obama surrogate.

Conservatives usually dominate radio.

l4dak47

One ultra-right wing channel doesn't really balance things out.

[QUOTE="l4dak47"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]

For the most part, yes. Pervasive liberal bias in the mainstream media isn't a new thing though.

Most evident on MSNBC, it's pretty much a full on Obama surrogate.

Conservatives usually dominate radio.

xerxes5678

One ultra-right wing channel doesn't really balance things out.

[QUOTE="xerxes5678"]

[QUOTE="l4dak47"] Do you consider fox news a liberal news station? Ring_of_fire

One ultra-right wing channel doesn't really balance things out.

I'd love for anyone who watched the post-debate news coverage to try and say that the media is biased against Mitt Romney. -Sun_Tzu-

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

[QUOTE="l4dak47"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]

For the most part, yes. Pervasive liberal bias in the mainstream media isn't a new thing though.

Most evident on MSNBC, it's pretty much a full on Obama surrogate.

Conservatives usually dominate radio.

xerxes5678

One ultra-right wing channel doesn't really balance things out.

Of what? CNN isn't a left wing channel. They sometimes are too non bias.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I'd love for anyone who watched the post-debate news coverage to try and say that the media is biased against Mitt Romney. SpartanMSU

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

[QUOTE="SpartanMSU"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I'd love for anyone who watched the post-debate news coverage to try and say that the media is biased against Mitt Romney. IcyFlamez96

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I'd love for anyone who watched the post-debate news coverage to try and say that the media is biased against Mitt Romney. SpartanMSU

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

[QUOTE="IcyFlamez96"][QUOTE="SpartanMSU"]

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

JML897

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]

One ultra-right wing channel doesn't really balance things out.

TheCommoner

[QUOTE="SpartanMSU"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I'd love for anyone who watched the post-debate news coverage to try and say that the media is biased against Mitt Romney. chessmaster1989

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

Irrelevant. Sun Tzu said the media isn't biased against Romney because they said he won the debate, but he didn't add that they also hammered the point that he only won because he lied. That doesn't prove that the media isn't biased against Romney.

I never said that the media highlighting that Romney only won because he lied means they have a liberal bias. Dear freaking god people.

[QUOTE="SpartanMSU"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]I'd love for anyone who watched the post-debate news coverage to try and say that the media is biased against Mitt Romney. chessmaster1989

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

This. Most of what he said was BS, but the media needs to keep in mind that the election isn't over yet.

Personally, I'm still leaning towards Obama right now. I'm generally in favor of "liberal" social and fiscal issues (LGBT rights, pro-choice, legalization of cannabis, higher taxes on billionaires), although I'm much more hawkish on military issues (which Obama has been surprisingly effective on, although the terror attack in Libya blew up in his face).

You should probably share a website like factcheck.org with your friend, although chances are he'll suggest the facts are biased.

maybe if he didn't obviously lie so damn much, people would hate him less.

also, apparently in the debate he used the tactic called the Gish Gallop. look it up. i didn't even know that such a thing existed, but if it is true that that's what he did, that's sooooo f*cking dishonorable.

Of course, most journalists are Democrats. It is hilarious to see how President Obama gets away with things that would be condemned under a Republican administration.TheCommoner

id say no you hear plenty of crap about both candidates and most recently most people in the news world seem to agree that obama got waxed in the debate so It cant be too biased now can it.

[QUOTE="TheCommoner"]Of course, most journalists are Democrats. It is hilarious to see how President Obama gets away with things that would be condemned under a Republican administration.kingkong0124

[citation needed]

(and even in presence of a citation, that does not prove media bias)

maybe if he didn't obviously lie so damn much, people would hate him less.

also, apparently in the debate he used the tactic called the Gish Gallop. look it up. i didn't even know that such a thing existed, but if it is true that that's what he did, that's sooooo f*cking dishonorable.

needled24-7

chessmaster1989

http://archive.mrc.org/biasbasics/biasbasics4.asp

http://www.mrc.org/node/29251

When Obama changes his position on policies he "evolves". When Romney does that he "flip-flops". I think that's indicative of a bias.Laihendi

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kingkong0124

http://archive.mrc.org/biasbasics/biasbasics4.asp

hahahahaha

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

kingkong0124

http://archive.mrc.org/biasbasics/biasbasics4.asp

http://www.mrc.org/node/29251

MRC

hahahahaha

-Sun_Tzu-

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

I wonder what DroidPhysX and Sun_Tzu thought about the debate

kingkong0124

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="SpartanMSU"]

They made it pretty clear Romney won only because he lied from what I saw. Although I don't watch much news on TV.

SpartanMSU

Irrelevant. Sun Tzu said the media isn't biased against Romney because they said he won the debate, but he didn't add that they also hammered the point that he only won because he lied. That doesn't prove that the media isn't biased against Romney.

I never said that the media highlighting that Romney only won because he lied means they have a liberal bias. Dear freaking god people.

They didn't really start hammering that until the next day or two. The night of the debate and the following hours after they gave full credit to Romney. It was only after his statements were fact-checked and confirmed false that they began reporting as such.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

MRC

hahahahaha

kingkong0124

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

Is Sun_Tzu DroidPhysX now?

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

kingkong0124

And the information that you linked to did not show that a majority of journalists are democrats.

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

MRC

hahahahaha

TacticalDesire

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

Is Sun_Tzu DroidPhysX now?

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

MRC

hahahahaha

TacticalDesire

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

Is Sun_Tzu DroidPhysX now?

DroidPhysX says the same sh*t his friends (ex: Sun Tzu) say, so I'd say addressing the two as the same would be fine

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

MRC

hahahahaha

TacticalDesire

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

Is Sun_Tzu DroidPhysX now?

well duh

the media found out about Romney and his secret ulterior motives to fulfill his Mormon master Joseph Smith's dream by using his power as president to destroy America's precious backbone of beer as so to weaken us to a syrup-chugging Canadian invasion.

[QUOTE="TacticalDesire"]

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysX

kingkong0124

Is Sun_Tzu DroidPhysX now?

DroidPhysX says the same sh*t his friends (ex: Sun Tzu) say, so I'd say addressing the two as the same would be fine

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]

[QUOTE="TacticalDesire"]

Is Sun_Tzu DroidPhysX now?

-Sun_Tzu-

DroidPhysX says the same sh*t his friends (ex: Sun Tzu) say, so I'd say addressing the two as the same would be fine

Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysXkingkong0124

well duh

the media found out about Romney and his secret ulterior motives to fulfill his Mormon master Joseph Smith's dream by using his power as president to destroy America's precious backbone of beer as so to weaken us to a syrup-chugging Canadian invasion.

TheFallenDemon

[QUOTE="kingkong0124"]Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysXAce6301

My second link on that post backs it up.

Also:

In the most recent survey, 40% of journalists described themselves as being on the left side of the political spectrum (31% said they were a little to the left and 9% pretty far to the left). - http://www.journalism.org/node/2304

If newsrooms have moved slightly rightward, the research shows, however, that journalists are still more liberal than their audiences. According to 2002 Gallup data in The American Journalist, only 17% of the public characterized themselves as leaning leftward, and 41% identified themselves as tilting to the right. In other words, journalists are still more than twice as likely to lean leftward than the population overall.

The research from Weaver and his colleagues echoes the findings of a Pew Research Center survey from 2004 revealing that while the majority of journalists described themselves as moderate, they were clearly to the left of the public. One example was that journalists were considerably more willing to say that society should accept homosexuality than the average citizen was.

Weaver and his colleagues concluded that while the pendulum moved back toward the center a bit in 2002, the overall picture was still one of U.S. journalists being somewhat more liberal politically than the public at large.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="kingkong0124"]Source doesn't matter, what matters is the information in the source - DroidPhysXkingkong0124

My second link on that post backs it up.

Also:

In the most recent survey, 40% of journalists described themselves as being on the left side of the political spectrum (31% said they were a little to the left and 9% pretty far to the left). - http://www.journalism.org/node/2304

If newsrooms have moved slightly rightward, the research shows, however, that journalists are still more liberal than their audiences. According to 2002 Gallup data in The American Journalist, only 17% of the public characterized themselves as leaning leftward, and 41% identified themselves as tilting to the right. In other words, journalists are still more than twice as likely to lean leftward than the population overall.

The research from Weaver and his colleagues echoes the findings of a Pew Research Center survey from 2004 revealing that while the majority of journalists described themselves as moderate, they were clearly to the left of the public. One example was that journalists were considerably more willing to say that society should accept homosexuality than the average citizen was.

Weaver and his colleagues concluded that while the pendulum moved back toward the center a bit in 2002, the overall picture was still one of U.S. journalists being somewhat more liberal politically than the public at large.

40% is not a majority. Being "more liberal" than your audience does not mean that you are liberal; you can simply be a more liberal conservative.