examination of media bias

given the often slanted reporting, public perception of media bias remains well-founded...

a UCLA polisci professor's study (FWIW netlingo definition) examines media outlets for left-right/conservative-liberal bias (via drudge).

somewhat surprisingly, the wall street journal news division tilts left as does drudge(!)

"One thing people should keep in mind is that our data for the Drudge Report was based almost entirely on the articles that the Drudge Report lists on other Web sites," said Groseclose. "Very little was based on the stories that Matt Drudge himself wrote. The fact that the Drudge Report appears left of center is merely a reflection of the overall bias of the media."

quite unsurprisingly, the judgement of the MSM

"[A]lmost all major media outlets tilt to the left."

of particular note, is the attempt to compare news outlets with corresponding members of congress like senator joe lieberman, former senator john breaux

to insulate the study itself from charges of bias

The researchers took numerous steps to safeguard against bias — or the appearance of same — in the work, which took close to three years to complete. They went to great lengths to ensure that as many research assistants supported Democratic candidate Al Gore in the 2000 election as supported President George Bush. They also sought no outside funding, a rarity in scholarly research.
[snip]
The results break new ground.
"Past researchers have been able to say whether an outlet is conservative or liberal, but no one has ever compared media outlets to lawmakers," Groseclose said. "Our work gives a precise characterization of the bias and relates it to known commodity — politicians."

interesting all around

¶ - nitish @ 3:02 PM