Do You Believe there is Bias in the Media?

there is definately a bias and it 's more more to the right. The one thing that they do that bugs me the most is the way they treat our troops. Our military is the reason why there is such thing as freedom of the press but they seem to forget that. They always print these accusations of abuse byour soldiers .They won't have any proof except testimony from people who hate americans anyway but their artciles are so slanted against our troops ,it makes my blood boil.They seem to forget this thign called innocent til proven guilty.

I think that everything in life has a bias of some sort. But with the news, I see it by watching the three news stations that I get on TV. They can all be reporting the same story, but most times they are on opposite sides, or the telling of the story comes out either better or worse depending on the channel.

I do believe that sometimes media men forget their code and become bias on a certain situation. In our country there is a local network that is been accused of being biased especially on the last local elections. The network is clearly in the administration side. Some of it's new is about the opposition candidate being this and that. It is okay to report about the wrong doings of the opposition candidate but the problem is all they want to do is to report the bad side and not the good side. People in the media shouldn't be bias. They are the one people believes in so they should report the news without fear and with justice.

Of course, they are biased. People are biased by their beliefs and experiences. Reporters, journalists, commentatores, and their bosses are all human. So, naturally, their reports will follow their biases. What I try to do is sample a wide variety of sources, extract the FACTS, and dump the rhetoric and opinions. That let's you get a better picture of what is really going on and then you can let your own biases take over. What I really enjoy, is when my "biases" get a good smack and I end up having to change my opinion on something. While I don't like to find out that I have been mislead or misinformed; I would rather find out the truth and follow the facts instead of some politician's rhetoric.

There is a definate bias. It is easily deciphered by getting the same news from several different sources and reading them side by side. The way I see it, the television and MAJOR newspapers have a liberal stance, whereas the radio and internet news is slightly more right leaning. However, one must also take note that everything in life from the words you speak to a friend, to the song on the radio have a bias.

I also think they are biased.To a large extent media is a tool of the governments or the politicians,media are controled by them,In addition to that media always exaggerate to attract readers,so the fact is wrested for that purpose.Especially to their rival country you barely can get any truths.So if you want to know the truth you'd better see it by yourself.

I definitely believe there is bias in the media. I prefer to read opinions from people who write on networks such as Gather.com, instead of reading newspapers written by so called "professional" journalists. I'd rather hear what regular people think.