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Media Balance

Everything That's Wrong With the 'Liberal Media,' in One Terrible Article

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 11.17.2012 | Media
Read More: Sam Sifton, New York Times, Voter Fraud, Margaret Sullivan, Ethan Bronner, False Balance, Media Balance, Media, Balance Journalism, Media News
Jonathan Weiler

A recent New York Times article, Ethan Bronner, has been subject to harsh criticism for practicing the worst kind of stenographic, he-said, she-said journalism. The facts are clear: studies have repeatedly shown that in-person voting fraud is virtually non-existent.

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The "Gridlock" Story: Why Media Balance Is Broken

Spencer Critchley | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics
Read More: New Media, Media Balance, Republican Extremism, Congressional Gridlock, Gridlock, False Equivalence, Media Criticism, Politics News
Spencer Critchley

In order for the mainstream media to claim that their version of balance reflects the moderate middle, they're forced to ignore the actual moderate middle.

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Why Climate Negotiations Keep Failing

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, Historical Emissions, Carbon Emissions, Media Balance, Kyoto Protocol, India, China, President Bush, Cancun Climate Summit, International Energy Agency, Green News
Andrew Winston

Given how deeply felt the convictions are on every side -- and the fact that they're all based in reality and truth -- hoping for the business world to lap the policy world may be the only reasonable hope we have.

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