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...their readers. While CBS had a handful of experts look at the dubious memos (and failed to heed their concerns), the blogosphere enlisted hundreds within hours. Debates ensued, with different blogs challenging others over various abstruse points. Yes, some of this was fueled by raw partisanship and bias. The blogosphere is not morally pure. But the result was that the facts were flushed out more effectively and swiftly than the old media could ever have hoped. The collective mind also turns out to be a corrective...
...Pring-Wilson may get a fairer trial here than he would elsewhere,” he said. “People elsewhere may have a higher bias against Harvard...
Conservatives countrywide are congratulating themselves for unearthing yet another case of blatant bias in the ever-liberal media. After a Sept. 8 “60 Minutes” episode featured dubious documents regarding President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard, Republican bloggers and pundits have excoriated CBS News for sloppy journalism. And, predictably, the media attention afforded to this presidential race got even more issue-light as controversy swirled around the documents’ authenticity...
What is more, the word is inappropriately and significantly treated as a singular form, such as in the statement that “the media has a liberal bias.” The idea that “the media” is a single entity is borne to us through the vector of language. If we were concentrating, would we really choose to refer to the totality of mass communication as if it were guided by a single will? Perhaps current usage of “the media” (sing.) is a symptom of the trend towards nation...
VALLIERE: A pure play here would be coal. Kerry and his wife have a strong bias against coal in terms of regulations and emissions. But they would be good for alternatives like wind and solar. Florida Power & Light is considered the leader in developing wind power...