Media Bias
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This document discusses the history of media bias in the United States. It outlines how the media landscape has become increasingly polarized over time, with traditional mainstream media portrayed as liberal and new conservative media like Fox News and Breitbart attacking the mainstream. This polarization has contributed to a situation where facts reported by nonpartisan groups are dismissed as "fake news" if they do not align with certain political viewpoints. The document questions how journalism can fulfill its obligation to truth and hold politicians accountable in this asymmetric environment of polarization.
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Media Bias
- 1. Media bias From nattering nabobs of negativism to Fox News, MSNBC and beyond
- 2. Nonpartisan data, partisan battle • CBO reports that ACA repeal will deprive 32 million of insurance
- 3. Nonpartisan data, partisan battle • CBO reports that ACA repeal will deprive 32 million of insurance • White House refers to nonpartisan CBO data as “fake news”
- 4. Nonpartisan data, partisan battle • CBO reports that ACA repeal will deprive 32 million of insurance • White House refers to nonpartisan CBO data as “fake news” • Message is reinforced by pro-Trump media like Fox and Breitbart
- 5. How did we get to the point at which facts are dismissed by media outlets used by millions of people? What happened to journalism’s obligation to the truth?
- 6. A brief history of media bias
- 7. The McCarthy era • Coverage of McCarthy’s accusations exposed the limits of objectivity
- 8. The McCarthy era • Coverage of McCarthy’s accusations exposed the limits of objectivity • Murrow was accused by some of making rather than reporting the news
- 9. The McCarthy era • Coverage of McCarthy’s accusations exposed the limits of objectivity • Murrow was accused by some of making rather than reporting the news • McCarthy supporters like Buckley launched their own media
- 10. The media consensus fractures • Press portrayed the civil-rights movement in a sympathetic light
- 11. The media consensus fractures • Press portrayed the civil-rights movement in a sympathetic light • Vietnam War further cast the media as a bastion of liberalism
- 12. The media consensus fractures • Press portrayed the civil-rights movement in a sympathetic light • Vietnam War further cast the media as a bastion of liberalism • The media’s embrace of youth culture alienated conservatives
- 13. Nixon and the media • Spoke up on behalf of the conservative “Silent Majority”
- 14. Nixon and the media • Spoke up on behalf of the conservative “Silent Majority” • VP Spiro Agnew denounced “nattering nabobs of negativism”
- 15. Nixon and the media • Spoke up on behalf of the conservative “Silent Majority” • VP Spiro Agnew denounced “nattering nabobs of negativism” • Pentagon Papers and Watergate ignited an all-out war with media
- 17. Does bias affect coverage? • Despite scandal, Ronald Reagan was treated with deference
- 18. Does bias affect coverage? • Despite scandal, Ronald Reagan was treated with deference • The media have pursued the Clintons for nearly three decades
- 19. Does bias affect coverage? • Despite scandal, Ronald Reagan was treated with deference • The media have pursued the Clintons for nearly three decades • Media’s failures in run-up to war in Iraq are well documented
- 20. “Working the refs” “I admit it — the liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures.” — William Kristol
- 21. The big picture in 2004 • Traditional media were culturally liberal but pursued the truth
- 22. The big picture in 2004 • Traditional media were culturally liberal but pursued the truth • Conservative media were partisan and attacked mainstream
- 23. The big picture in 2004 • Traditional media were culturally liberal but pursued the truth • Conservative media were partisan and attacked mainstream • Talk radio was a conservative medium liberals couldn’t match
- 24. The big picture in 2017 • Liberal outlets like MSNBC and HuffPost battle the right
- 25. The big picture in 2017 • Liberal outlets like MSNBC and HuffPost battle the right • Far-right projects like Breitbart have displaced old-line conservatives
- 26. The big picture in 2017 • Liberal outlets like MSNBC and HuffPost battle conservatives • Far-right projects like Breitbart have displaced old-line conservatives • What is journalism’s responsibility in holding politicians to account?
- 29. Discussion • Do you think an overwhelmingly liberal press corps can cover politics fairly and truthfully?
- 30. Discussion • Do you think an overwhelmingly liberal press corps can cover politics fairly and truthfully? • Should news organizations do more to bring in journalists with different ideological viewpoints?
- 31. Discussion • Do you think an overwhelmingly liberal press corps can cover politics fairly and truthfully? • Should news organizations do more to bring in journalists with different ideological viewpoints? • How can the mainstream media overcome an environment in which their reporting is dismissed as “fake news”?