You DON'T have to watch the entire video above. Watch about ten minutes, and evaluate the arguments made by each speaker about the existence of conservative or liberal media bias.
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I really do agree with the first speaker. I also feel that there really is a biased in the media. I personally see it as a liberal biased considering I see myself as a middle person. He made a great point when he said that most journalism is based on one set of cultural views. However when a story is covered, the story will need to bring in some sort or ratings to allow that group to grow since there is a need to make a profit. There, to me, in relation to media possesses a liberal biased because it seems they for favor abortion, gay rights and for stronger gun control. These types of views do have a strong reporting bias because everybody does have their own views. In the statement made where they claimed that the American people needed a place to go for the facts is a far off myth because I believe we will never get full facts. We might get facts with a slight bias. Now with that said that is because we are all human. I believe that we as a nation have been moving away from our conservative view point of life over the years. By this I mean that 50 years ago there was no issue of changing ideology, however now with changing views of society, it gives the media a base to obtain profit by allowing bias to gain ratings.
Media is viewed through billions of different lenses across the world. Articles, televised news shows, talk shows, newspapers, and radios all across this are motivated and supported by different ideas, ideologies, political views, cultural views, etc. There is one thing that media does have in common. they thrive off of ratings. Anything and everything they do is legitimately put out there for better ratings. The main question is, is the media more conservative or liberal bias? I do feel that Tucker Carlson made some really good points that really support with the above statements. "In a democracy it is vital...," to have 'straight reporters" that tell you what happens in any given situation with facts. They are to tell you "the news without making a case or position for that." Another words to have a reference to go back and get the facts straight. Carlson makes the point that this is a job of the news reporters of news shows and newspapers. Not that of talk show or radio host. I do feel that when you turn on the radio or various talk shows, that each person is biased. Why? They wouldn't have a job if they didn't "tell you the truth," they way they see it. That is what they are paid for, they tell you the truth the way they see it to get you tuned in. Does it mean that other shows are more conservative biased liberal biased? It depends on which you view the world through your own lense. Because depending on the show you watch in terms of talk shows that talk about issues and their views and not so much facts, you probably will see more biased opinions. Media is viewed through different lenses, because we as a society do not all have the same views or backgrounds or upbringing. You could go as far to say that we are biased due to the way we view the world and what we believe. But you have to separate the facts and truth from opinions and bias because there is a fine line in between those, present day.
I would like to say that I can agree most with the 1st speaker. I also believe that the there is a biased opinion in the media on both sides depending on what side you're on. However, being in the middle myself, this is what I can see how both sides tend to be: Conservatives think almost all news media are biased in favor liberals, and they won't admit, or fail to recognize, that conservative media like Fox News are conservative. Liberals tend to not think that the media are biased -- unless they are hardcore leftists. The media are much more balanced than the Republicans think, but on the whole they tend to lean left. They are by and large urban, and staffed by young, well educated, poorly paid middle class workers.
I agree completely with Tucker Carlson on bias media reporting. Our American media is slanted to the left – they do practice liberal views with their reporting. But a movement of late has seen conservative ideas in media. But I do believe it is hard and practically impossible for media to not show bias. Viewers do have the freedom to choose their media outlet in America, liberals with mainstream media like NBC and CBS; conservatives with Fox News. Their difference that I wish all media would make is the clear difference between straight-talk reporting of the facts and opinion/analysis. Viewers need to understand the difference between ethical and objective reporting and a person’s opinion. Hearing one’s opinion is acceptable – but misleading when viewers see it as objective reporting. In the current case of Travyon Martin and George Zimmerman the mainstream media has vilified and turned in their verdict on the case even though the Florida investigation hasn’t made an arrest. The biased reporting should come to a halt on a pending case. If this case does go to court, how will the jury be objective on the case without recalling the media view and persecution of George Zimmerman. I believe the media coverage and their opinion/allegations has ruined and hurt our justice system by assuming guilt before innocence. The media should be patient and straight forward on a delicate case like this until an arrest and or trial is present. Two reporters that I do trust highly are Shepard Smith and Bill O’Reilly. Shepard Smith delivers objective reporting on daily events, he does a great job of not submitting his opinion into most of the stories. Bill O’Reilly gives opinion and analysis; he offers both sides of the argument and will give his opinion.
After watching this argument/debate, I highly agreed with Tucker Carlson-not only because I am personally biased with his opinions, but because I like the fact he is passionate and knowledgeable about his opinions. With Carlson portraying his self-confidence when he spoke, it helps the audience to grasp his opinions and views, liking them-or not-you cannot help but to at least respect or even maybe like him. I do agree that the conservative and liberal parties’ feel that some media is biased toward the opposing party, but I could also see where one party may be feeling a little TOO sensitive and vice versa. The media is what it is today, because of the way it has been accustomed up to this point, so if anyone wants to blame someone, we have only our society to blame. Just from listening to Tucker Carlson and Eric Alterman debate their opinions, Alterman gave me the impression that liberals believe that everyone is out to give them false information and attack their political beliefs. I found it annoying that Alterman even had the audacity to say the media is biased toward conservatives when in doubt it is a known fact that most reporters (in the media) are in fact liberal? I also found it quite agitating the fact Alterman repeatedly brought George Bush up by talking negatively about him-mind you he was the president at the current time. I feel that if you are in the public eye and you are trying to defend your party (trying to get your point across) that it is disrespectful to bash a current or even a former president. As conservative as I am, if I were to be in the public eye discussing politics, I would not bash on Clinton or Obama, even though I dislike both of them (politically and personality). With both of those being said and with me agreeing with his political views, it makes me like Carlson’s persona even more after he rebutted to Alterman’s little sarcastic remark about acting Carlson acting the way he currently was versus the way he acts on television. To sum it up, Carlson basically came back stating that conservatives distrust politics at its root, because politics equals to no end and then he described liberals as seeing politics as an answer to all of their problems; politics is the way you make things better (like human nature). Eric Alterman in MY opinion did not seem very knowledgeable or passionate about his opinions such as Tucker Carlson did. In my opinion, the liberal side seemed to be defeated by the conservatives.
A couple of points stood out to me from the video from each speaker. Starting with Tucker Carlson I thought he started out by saying something very meaningful and true. He said, “In a democracy it is vital that the citizens have a common frame of reference for reality.” He goes on to argue that while the media can hope for perfect objectivity, the best they can do is to strive for that. Mr. Carlson’s argument was that regarding the three issues (gun control, gay marriage, and abortion) our media is not objective and there is media bias. As for the other speaker, Eric Alterman, I thought he had a good point when he first began as well. He begins by pointing out that there is no true way to measure the level of media bias academically and scientifically. His point that issues change over the years is a very valid point. Like Carlson, I think most reporters strive to be objective, however as humans that cannot always be achieved, and like Alterman says, it is impossible to measure the level of media bias. Personally, I believe there is definitely both liberal and conservative bias within the mainstream media.
I feel the media is biased in many different ways. But these days it is hard to really point out if one is being influenced by another person's opinion. I feel media has leaned to the left for a really long time now, because that is where the money is. There are far more people with deep pockets willing to spend on the left than there are on the right. So, I think it is safe to say that media is influenced by the people giving them money or support and also the advertisers that are basically keeping newspapers in business. Then once the media is influenced, then we are influenced. Tucker Carlson said it is his job to be biased, and it is just how his minds works. When Carlson said that the best we can do is strive for perfect objectivity, it brought to mind of how hard it is to see what is personal opinion and what is news. There are a lot of really good reporters that are striving to remain objective, so I think they carry the best hope for us to have unbiased news about events. Overall, I believe Tucker Carlson made very good points, and it is clear he doesn't want to stop being biased because he sticks for what he believes.
I would like to say that I can agree most with the 1st speaker. I also believe that the there is a biased opinion in the media on both sides. Depending on what side you're on, it goes both ways. I personally am more conservative so I tend to watch more conservative media like Fox News. A lot of other news shows tend to lean more towards the left in my opinion. But I do believe it is hard and practically impossible for media to not show bias. It's important that viewers are educated on their own and not just by what they hear reporters say, because some viewers fail to understand the difference between ethical and objective reporting/writing.
I agree with some of the points that both sides made I believe that the media does have a biased opinion but, it is not limited to one side. I feel that both sides have biased opinions and different media/news networks usually lean towards one side over the other. I feel that most news shows lean towards a more liberal point of view because many celebrities and talk show host tend to be more liberal than conservative so, what they talk about or how they present the news tends to be more liberal. Also, a lot of companies such as Disney own so many news networks so they all tend to lean towards the same side and news presented on all the networks they own will be presented in the same way. Also, the opinions of the people presenting/running/writing the news for these channels will show when presenting the news no matter what it is impossible to not be biased when presenting the information. You also have to take into consideration who is paying these people and who is fronting the money to keep them up and running. It is very important for viewers to educate themselves about the issues and hear different sides in order to make a good decision and not be influenced by the biased news media. I think it is easier for someone to be be convinced if they do not know about the issue and will get tricked because honestly everyone makes it sound appealing and convincing. When people become educated it is easier for them to pick out and recognize when someone is trying to manipulate the news and give biased opinions in order to do so.
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I really do agree with the first speaker. I also feel that there really is a biased in the media. I personally see it as a liberal biased considering I see myself as a middle person. He made a great point when he said that most journalism is based on one set of cultural views. However when a story is covered, the story will need to bring in some sort or ratings to allow that group to grow since there is a need to make a profit. There, to me, in relation to media possesses a liberal biased because it seems they for favor abortion, gay rights and for stronger gun control. These types of views do have a strong reporting bias because everybody does have their own views. In the statement made where they claimed that the American people needed a place to go for the facts is a far off myth because I believe we will never get full facts. We might get facts with a slight bias. Now with that said that is because we are all human. I believe that we as a nation have been moving away from our conservative view point of life over the years. By this I mean that 50 years ago there was no issue of changing ideology, however now with changing views of society, it gives the media a base to obtain profit by allowing bias to gain ratings.
Media is viewed through billions of different lenses across the world. Articles, televised news shows, talk shows, newspapers, and radios all across this are motivated and supported by different ideas, ideologies, political views, cultural views, etc. There is one thing that media does have in common. they thrive off of ratings. Anything and everything they do is legitimately put out there for better ratings. The main question is, is the media more conservative or liberal bias?
I do feel that Tucker Carlson made some really good points that really support with the above statements. "In a democracy it is vital...," to have 'straight reporters" that tell you what happens in any given situation with facts. They are to tell you "the news without making a case or position for that." Another words to have a reference to go back and get the facts straight. Carlson makes the point that this is a job of the news reporters of news shows and newspapers. Not that of talk show or radio host.
I do feel that when you turn on the radio or various talk shows, that each person is biased. Why? They wouldn't have a job if they didn't "tell you the truth," they way they see it. That is what they are paid for, they tell you the truth the way they see it to get you tuned in. Does it mean that other shows are more conservative biased liberal biased? It depends on which you view the world through your own lense. Because depending on the show you watch in terms of talk shows that talk about issues and their views and not so much facts, you probably will see more biased opinions.
Media is viewed through different lenses, because we as a society do not all have the same views or backgrounds or upbringing. You could go as far to say that we are biased due to the way we view the world and what we believe. But you have to separate the facts and truth from opinions and bias because there is a fine line in between those, present day.
I would like to say that I can agree most with the 1st speaker. I also believe that the there is a biased opinion in the media on both sides depending on what side you're on. However, being in the middle myself, this is what I can see how both sides tend to be: Conservatives think almost all news media are biased in favor liberals, and they won't admit, or fail to recognize, that conservative media like Fox News are conservative.
Liberals tend to not think that the media are biased -- unless they are hardcore leftists. The media are much more balanced than the Republicans think, but on the whole they tend to lean left. They are by and large urban, and staffed by young, well educated, poorly paid middle class workers.
I agree completely with Tucker Carlson on bias media reporting. Our American media is slanted to the left – they do practice liberal views with their reporting. But a movement of late has seen conservative ideas in media. But I do believe it is hard and practically impossible for media to not show bias.
Viewers do have the freedom to choose their media outlet in America, liberals with mainstream media like NBC and CBS; conservatives with Fox News. Their difference that I wish all media would make is the clear difference between straight-talk reporting of the facts and opinion/analysis. Viewers need to understand the difference between ethical and objective reporting and a person’s opinion. Hearing one’s opinion is acceptable – but misleading when viewers see it as objective reporting.
In the current case of Travyon Martin and George Zimmerman the mainstream media has vilified and turned in their verdict on the case even though the Florida investigation hasn’t made an arrest. The biased reporting should come to a halt on a pending case. If this case does go to court, how will the jury be objective on the case without recalling the media view and persecution of George Zimmerman. I believe the media coverage and their opinion/allegations has ruined and hurt our justice system by assuming guilt before innocence. The media should be patient and straight forward on a delicate case like this until an arrest and or trial is present.
Two reporters that I do trust highly are Shepard Smith and Bill O’Reilly. Shepard Smith delivers objective reporting on daily events, he does a great job of not submitting his opinion into most of the stories. Bill O’Reilly gives opinion and analysis; he offers both sides of the argument and will give his opinion.
After watching this argument/debate, I highly agreed with Tucker Carlson-not only because I am personally biased with his opinions, but because I like the fact he is passionate and knowledgeable about his opinions. With Carlson portraying his self-confidence when he spoke, it helps the audience to grasp his opinions and views, liking them-or not-you cannot help but to at least respect or even maybe like him.
I do agree that the conservative and liberal parties’ feel that some media is biased toward the opposing party, but I could also see where one party may be feeling a little TOO sensitive and vice versa. The media is what it is today, because of the way it has been accustomed up to this point, so if anyone wants to blame someone, we have only our society to blame.
Just from listening to Tucker Carlson and Eric Alterman debate their opinions, Alterman gave me the impression that liberals believe that everyone is out to give them false information and attack their political beliefs. I found it annoying that Alterman even had the audacity to say the media is biased toward conservatives when in doubt it is a known fact that most reporters (in the media) are in fact liberal? I also found it quite agitating the fact Alterman repeatedly brought George Bush up by talking negatively about him-mind you he was the president at the current time. I feel that if you are in the public eye and you are trying to defend your party (trying to get your point across) that it is disrespectful to bash a current or even a former president. As conservative as I am, if I were to be in the public eye discussing politics, I would not bash on Clinton or Obama, even though I dislike both of them (politically and personality).
With both of those being said and with me agreeing with his political views, it makes me like Carlson’s persona even more after he rebutted to Alterman’s little sarcastic remark about acting Carlson acting the way he currently was versus the way he acts on television. To sum it up, Carlson basically came back stating that conservatives distrust politics at its root, because politics equals to no end and then he described liberals as seeing politics as an answer to all of their problems; politics is the way you make things better (like human nature). Eric Alterman in MY opinion did not seem very knowledgeable or passionate about his opinions such as Tucker Carlson did. In my opinion, the liberal side seemed to be defeated by the conservatives.
A couple of points stood out to me from the video from each speaker. Starting with Tucker Carlson I thought he started out by saying something very meaningful and true. He said, “In a democracy it is vital that the citizens have a common frame of reference for reality.” He goes on to argue that while the media can hope for perfect objectivity, the best they can do is to strive for that. Mr. Carlson’s argument was that regarding the three issues (gun control, gay marriage, and abortion) our media is not objective and there is media bias. As for the other speaker, Eric Alterman, I thought he had a good point when he first began as well. He begins by pointing out that there is no true way to measure the level of media bias academically and scientifically. His point that issues change over the years is a very valid point. Like Carlson, I think most reporters strive to be objective, however as humans that cannot always be achieved, and like Alterman says, it is impossible to measure the level of media bias. Personally, I believe there is definitely both liberal and conservative bias within the mainstream media.
I feel the media is biased in many different ways. But these days it is hard to really point out if one is being influenced by another person's opinion. I feel media has leaned to the left for a really long time now, because that is where the money is. There are far more people with deep pockets willing to spend on the left than there are on the right. So, I think it is safe to say that media is influenced by the people giving them money or support and also the advertisers that are basically keeping newspapers in business. Then once the media is influenced, then we are influenced. Tucker Carlson said it is his job to be biased, and it is just how his minds works. When Carlson said that the best we can do is strive for perfect objectivity, it brought to mind of how hard it is to see what is personal opinion and what is news. There are a lot of really good reporters that are striving to remain objective, so I think they carry the best hope for us to have unbiased news about events. Overall, I believe Tucker Carlson made very good points, and it is clear he doesn't want to stop being biased because he sticks for what he believes.
I would like to say that I can agree most with the 1st speaker. I also believe that the there is a biased opinion in the media on both sides. Depending on what side you're on, it goes both ways. I personally am more conservative so I tend to watch more conservative media like Fox News. A lot of other news shows tend to lean more towards the left in my opinion. But I do believe it is hard and practically impossible for media to not show bias. It's important that viewers are educated on their own and not just by what they hear reporters say, because some viewers fail to understand the difference between ethical and objective reporting/writing.
I agree with some of the points that both sides made I believe that the media does have a biased opinion but, it is not limited to one side. I feel that both sides have biased opinions and different media/news networks usually lean towards one side over the other. I feel that most news shows lean towards a more liberal point of view because many celebrities and talk show host tend to be more liberal than conservative so, what they talk about or how they present the news tends to be more liberal. Also, a lot of companies such as Disney own so many news networks so they all tend to lean towards the same side and news presented on all the networks they own will be presented in the same way. Also, the opinions of the people presenting/running/writing the news for these channels will show when presenting the news no matter what it is impossible to not be biased when presenting the information. You also have to take into consideration who is paying these people and who is fronting the money to keep them up and running. It is very important for viewers to educate themselves about the issues and hear different sides in order to make a good decision and not be influenced by the biased news media. I think it is easier for someone to be be convinced if they do not know about the issue and will get tricked because honestly everyone makes it sound appealing and convincing. When people become educated it is easier for them to pick out and recognize when someone is trying to manipulate the news and give biased opinions in order to do so.
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