| − | Some media newsroom insiders have questioned Tom Brokaw's objectivity, claiming that some of his past reporting includes a liberal slant. Much of the perceived bias in the mainstream media was blamed at Brokaw, because of the influence he had with NBC, which led in network news ratings. [[Bernard Goldberg]], a employee for CBS News for thirty years, stated that all of the main networks, including NBC, showed significant bias against conservatives<ref> PBS, “Skewing the News”,http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june02/bias_1-24.html</ref>. Goldberg recorded his findings in a book entitled, “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News.” In response to critics, Brokaw stated the he does not believe that the news media had bias<ref>Colombia Journalism Review, 2004, http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2004/1/QA-Brokaw.asp</ref>. | + | Some media newsroom insiders have questioned Tom Brokaw's objectivity, claiming that some of his past reporting includes a liberal slant. Much of the perceived bias in the mainstream media was blamed at Brokaw because of the influence he had with NBC, which led in network news ratings. [[Bernard Goldberg]], a employee for [[CBS News]] for thirty years, stated that all of the main networks, including NBC, showed significant bias against conservatives<ref> PBS, “Skewing the News”,http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june02/bias_1-24.html</ref>. Goldberg recorded his findings in a book entitled, “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News.” In response to critics, Brokaw stated the he does not believe that the news media had bias<ref>Colombia Journalism Review, 2004, http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2004/1/QA-Brokaw.asp</ref>. |