NationStates Jolt Archive

Every Tuesdays and Wednesdays I work all day, coming home at a few minutes past five. That is precisely when SBS Australia shows Jim Lehrer's Newshour as part of their "world vision" concept.

Now, it is often said that there is no such thing as unbiased news media, at least in the US. Perhaps my eyes and ears are slightly untrained due to my lack of US-experience...but which way do you think the Newshour is slanted?

And by the same token, which do you think are some of the worst offenders. Try and mention a few specific examples for the benefit of those who don't have access to the relevant shows.

Plus - do you think the left-biased media story is actually true?
CNN has been mentioned hundreds if not thousands of times as being left. I hope that someone will offer me some actual evidence in support of this.

Every Tuesdays and Wednesdays I work all day, coming home at a few minutes past five. That is precisely when SBS Australia shows Jim Lehrer's Newshour as part of their "world vision" concept.

Now, it is often said that there is no such thing as unbiased news media, at least in the US. Perhaps my eyes and ears are slightly untrained due to my lack of US-experience...but which way do you think the Newshour is slanted?

And by the same token, which do you think are some of the worst offenders. Try and mention a few specific examples for the benefit of those who don't have access to the relevant shows.

Plus - do you think the left-biased media story is actually true?
CNN has been mentioned hundreds if not thousands of times as being left. I hope that someone will offer me some actual evidence in support of this.

Well, "left" isn't accurate. There isn't a real Left in the US.

It's probably more accurate to say that PBS is pro-Democrat, which is not the same thing as being Left.

If you had been here during the Clinton/Lewinski thing, or during any of the recent Presidential elections, and just watched that show during those times, you would get the very clear signal that they are rooting for Democrats and hate Republicans. A little more subtle than Fox News and their love of Republicans, but the bias is there nonetheless.