Tag Archives: Media

The media isn’t the enemy, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t biased

Read these two headlines. What do you expect from the story? “After spending thousands to buy, renovate Augusta building, state now plans to demolish it.” “State buys bank-owned property for two-thirds of asking price, plans to address parking shortage.” The first headline sounds like an example of government waste. The second sounds like good old-fashioned […]

Read past this headline, or you may not understand what’s really going on

“Report: Majority Of Portland Residents Can’t Afford Average Rent, Median Home Prices” “There’s a growing gap between Republicans and Democrats on helping needy” Read those two headlines. Now, what is your first impression? Probably that Portland is on the verge of mass homelessness and that one political party doesn’t want to help needy individuals. Back […]

All journalism is biased. Let’s acknowledge that and move on.

“It’s the meeeeeeee-dia’s fault.” Back in the 1990s, Chris Rock had a famous-albeit-controversial bit. It dealt with negative stereotypes in the black community, and those who sought to lay the sole blame for them at the feet of the media. He lambasted that view, claiming he wasn’t worried about Ted Koppel when he was at […]