The analysis is thorough and thoughtful. Wilson raises many widely ignored points. Of particular note regarding right wing statistics on media bias is: "positive/negative studies are a flawed measure of media bias. Not only do they rely on researchers’ interpretations of what is positive and negative, they implicitly assume that reality is neutral, and that fair coverage will produce comparable numbers of “good news” and “bad news” stories." My tendency to shout at ... More »

I admire John K. Wilson as an advocate for press freeom, from the high school level and beyond; but he comes with an agenda, from his books about Obama to his blog, ObamaPolitics.com. In this qualitative article, in which he googles and evaluates sources, he analyzes intelligently, although with a singular goal in mind: to prove his thesis. In doing so he makes common errors associated with advocacy, such as criticizing the Project for Excellence in Journalism and Shorenstein Center ... More »

Excellent article rich in information and supported by good sources. The image of a liberally biased media is neocon fairy tale created decades ago. Contrary to popular opinion, getting people to believe counterfeit propaganda isn't complicated: concoct a good falsehood, then feed it to people over and over until it becomes ingrained in their belief systems. It's even easier with consolidated media ownership: "It is difficult to find even one subject where the press has truly held ... More »

Great story, and it should be read by those who care about fairness in the media. My own opininion is that McCain would be ten or fifteen percent behind Obama in the polls if McCain's grotesque gaffes etc. got the type of attention they would have received had Obama made them.

I was especially impressed that this article actually mentioned that in many respects McCain has not been asked rigorous questions, as an example I am still waiting to hear why he has not (as a loyal American) shared his claimed expertise on how to catch Bin Laddin, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/25/john-mccain-i-know-how-to_n_115050.html

This article is silly and counter to the plain facts that everyone knows. It is an example of pro Obama media bias. Talk radio and fox news are republican. Almost everything else, CBS, ABC, NBC, NYT, Washingto Post, etc are in the tank for Obama.

a journalistic critique of journalism. well done; this doesn't happen nearly often enough.

What are they smoking?........Check out C.Gibson, Chris Matthews,Keith O...you really make me laugh.....