Reader: News media’s supposed liberal bias a lie accepted as truth

Sam Levin's coverage of Mitt Romney's recent rally in Jefferson County included a post featuring ten rally-goers weighing in on Romney's chances of victory in November. The conversation spurred by the latter wound up raising the question of the media's supposed liberal bias -- an assertion one reader doesn't buy...
By Michael Roberts
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Sam Levin’s coverage of Mitt Romney’s recent rally in Jefferson County included a post featuring ten rally-goers weighing in on Romney’s chances of victory in November. The conversation spurred by the latter wound up raising the question of the media’s supposed liberal bias — an assertion one reader doesn’t buy.

ltjrbf writes:

In what world in the news liberally biased? Is the top-rated cable news network not Fox? Is KOA not the biggest talk radio station in the region? Is there not a Drudge Report for every Huffington Post?

It just goes to show that if you tell a stupid person a lie enough times, he’ll eventually repeat it as gospel.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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