To be honest, I don't even care that the media is biased. I mean sure, I'd love an unbiased news org, but I don't see that happening soon. However, I do wish we'd be more open about who is biased and which way they're biased towards. I think its fairly common knowledge that Fox News is conservative slanted. I've even heard media refer to them as "right-leaning Fox News" or something of the sort. Thats fine, they are biased. It does annoy me, however, that nobody applies a label to other organizations like CNN or MSNBC. You never hear anyone but conservative blogs say "liberal leaning CNN." I hate it when people act like Fox News is some unreliable brand of news media, yet CNN and MSNBC are legitimate. Its always going to be something towards the middle.
Also, for anyone who is about to say something ridiculous like "MSNBC isn't biased" I need only remind you that their "top political team" consists of Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann.
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