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...these examples, the word choices and linguistic quirks that necessarily characterize “creative” writing lend an implicit bias to the story. If a lead uses metaphor to enliven descriptions—as the lead about Louie’s does, above—the object of comparison chosen can reflect a biased view. Likening Cheng-san Chen’s departure from Louie’s to the beheading of Charles I doesn’t reflect so well on the former...
...When criticizing the umpires though, Fleischer can really throw his back into the task. Make no mistake-to use a favorite White House cliche-he raises important issues about White House reporting. His central point is that the press is biased toward conflict. It is and should be. Policy, politics and the formation of new ideas take place in an atmosphere of conflict. But not all newsworthy events contain stir and angst. Getting the balance right is important. Fleischer's discussion of left-leaning bias is relevant but feels outdated in a world where Fox news and right-leaning bloggers...
...Recount: As an example of liberal bias in the press, Fleischer asserts that the coverage of the Florida Supreme Court's 4-3 decision to re-start the counting of votes during the 2000 election was reported without modifiers because it favored Al Gore. When the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to settle the election controversy in George Bush's favor, the papers described the justices as "bitterly divided." He cites a Washington Post story the day after the Florida decision as an example, saying the paper made "no reference to a close or bitter decision...
...heady time to be the man who commands the ETS, and a busy one. L. Brent Bozell spun off the Parents Television Council in 1995 from his Media Research Center, a watchdog group that monitors media bias. The cop drama NYPD Blue had recently debuted to controversy (and huge ratings), and, as Bozell puts it, "suddenly it became artistic to see Dennis Franz's rear end." In 1998 the PTC launched a membership drive that Bozell says netted 500,000 members. (The group now claims a million.) "We awoke a sleeping giant," he says...
Perhaps, in an ideal world, Bush would be right. Unfortunately, in practice, faith-based programs impart an implicit bias in their messages, methods, and interaction with those they help. They cannot help it. After all, most of these groups hire employees only of their own creed (a practice which Bush supports...