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Jp on April 15 you listed a slew of media outlets that you contend to be liberally bias; does it not seem odd to you that the majority of trusted news outlets these days would be liberally bias when America seems to be fairly evenly split between liberals and conservatives, or to suit the terms of this debate Republicans and Democrats. By contending that the vast majority of today’s political media is liberally bias you assert that the vast majority of America’s population is left wing, which as we can see in our judicial, legislative and executive branches of government is not the case.--HKK

Jp on April 15 you listed a slew of media outlets that you contend to be liberally bias; does it not seem odd to you that the majority of trusted news outlets these days would be liberally bias when America seems to be fairly evenly split between liberals and conservatives, or to suit the terms of this debate Republicans and Democrats. By contending that the vast majority of today’s political media is liberally bias you assert that the vast majority of America’s population is left wing, which as we can see in our judicial, legislative and executive branches of government is not the case.--HKK

:HKK: that the majority of media outlets that ''you'' trust are [[liberal]]ly biased, need not seem so odd at all if the population is split evenly between liberals and [[conservative]]s--or even if conservatives are in the majority. The ranks of [[journalism|journalists]] ''are not'' drawn at random from the ranks of the general population. Nine out of every ten professional journalists today, donate regularly or have donated to liberal causes, and to the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>Dedman, Bill. "[Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)]." ''MSNBC'' 5:07 p.m. ET June 25, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2007. Take note also of this correction:''Correction: One of the names was included in error in the list of newspeople who contributed to political campaigns ("The list: Journalists who wrote political checks") on June 21. Joe Cline, a graphic artist at The San Diego Union-Tribune, is in the advertising department, not in news. His name has been removed. Because Cline had given to Republicans, the adjusted tally is 143 journalists: 125 giving to Democrats and liberal causes, 16 to Republicans, and two to both parties.''</ref> The trouble is twofold:

:HKK: that the majority of media outlets that ''you'' trust are [[liberal]]ly biased, need not seem so odd at all if the population is split evenly between liberals and [[conservative]]s--or even if conservatives are in the majority. The ranks of [[journalism|journalists]] ''are not'' drawn at random from the ranks of the general population. Nine out of every ten professional journalists today, donate regularly or have donated to liberal causes, and to the [[Democratic Party]].<ref>Dedman, Bill. "[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113485 Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)]." ''MSNBC'' 5:07 p.m. ET June 25, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2007. Take note also of this correction: ''Correction: One of the names was included in error in the list of newspeople who contributed to political campaigns ("The list: Journalists who wrote political checks") on June 21. Joe Cline, a graphic artist at The San Diego Union-Tribune, is in the advertising department, not in news. His name has been removed. Because Cline had given to Republicans, the adjusted tally is 143 journalists: 125 giving to Democrats and liberal causes, 16 to Republicans, and two to both parties.''</ref> The trouble is twofold:

:#Conservatives do not apply to go to journalism school as frequently as liberals do. The reason: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. And those who don't even know enough to teach, scribble.

:#Conservatives do not apply to go to journalism school as frequently as liberals do. The reason: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. And those who don't even know enough to teach, scribble.