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The following persons, television programs or media outlets have frequently been said to express a well known liberal bias.
The following persons, television programs or media outlets have frequently been said to express a well known liberal bias.
* ''[[The New York Times]]''
* ''[[The New York Times]]''
* The [[United Nations]]{{fact}}
* The [[United Nations]]{{fact}}
* [[Washington Post]]{{fact}}
* [[Washington Post]]{{fact}}
* [[Hollywood]]{{fact}}
* [[MSNBC]]
* [[MSNBC]]
* [[Communism for dummies| Communism for Dummies]]
* [[Communism for dummies| Communism for Dummies]]
* [[Liberals]]
* [[Liberals]]
There are many examples of liberal views in the [[Liberals]] article. When a journalist uses these liberal views in a one-sided manner, the journalist is exhibiting liberal bias.
CBS insider [[Bernard Goldberg]] wrote the definitive book on liberal bias in the media, simply entitled ''[[Bias]]''.
CBS insider [[Bernard Goldberg]] wrote the definitive book on liberal bias in the media, simply entitled ''[[Bias]]''.
== Media Bias==
== Media Bias Is Real, Finds UCLA Political Scientist ==
"I suspected that many media outlets would tilt to the left because surveys have shown that reporters tend to vote more Democrat than Republican," said Tim Groseclose, a UCLA political scientist and the study's lead author. "But I was surprised at just how pronounced the distinctions are." <ref>http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=6664</ref>
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