1. Liberal bias in the media
... were Democrats, and only 4% said they were Republicans. The strongest point of this survey was the amount that characterized their political orientation as "liberal" or "moderate to liberal," which was 61%, compared to only 4% who said they were "conservative" or "moderate to conservative." Goldberg summarizes this survey by saying, "In the world of media elites, Democrats outnumber Republicans by twelve to one, and liberals outnumber conservatives ... by seven to one." As Goldberg states, this was not the first poll to portray a liberal bias in the media. Going back to a poll in 1972, ...
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