ABSTRACT
If one had to choose the single issue that bugs most people about the news, it is probably the issue of bias. The most common assumption is that journalists are all bleeding-heart liberals who continually refuse to give conservatives equal time. This belief provides at least a partial explanation for the establishment of a slew of conservative talk shows and for the creation of Fox News that claims without a bit of irony that it presents “Fair and Balanced News.” There are also critics from the left who claim that the media are capitalist tools whose major interest is to protect elite interests.
