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'''Liberal bias''' is partisan support for [[liberal]] positions or policies. This bias infects encyclopedias, periodicals and broadcast media, and is pervasive on the Internet. It is expressed by reporters and other journalists in mainstream media and by teachers in [[public school]] and in many private schools.  

'''Liberal bias''' is partisan support for [[liberal]] positions or policies. This bias infects encyclopedias, periodicals and broadcast media, and is pervasive on the Internet. It is expressed by reporters and other journalists in mainstream media and by teachers in [[public school]] and in many private schools.  

Although some prominent liberal journalists and teachers deny being biased - or indeed that liberal bias exists at all in the media - many have freely admitted it (e.g., [[Andy Rooney]]). For example, New York Times publisher [[Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.]] has denied the the New York Times has a [[liberal]] viewpoint and has stated the New York Times has a "urban" viewpoint.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  However, in the summer of 2004, the newspaper's then public editor (ombudsman), Daniel Okrent, published a piece on the Times' liberal bias and cited the example of their coverage of [[Homosexuality and Marriage|homosexual marriage]].<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/facts/2007/facts2007914.asp</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  

Although some prominent liberal journalists and teachers deny being biased - or indeed that liberal bias exists at all in the media - many have freely admitted it (e.g., [[Andy Rooney]]). For example, [[New York Times]] publisher [[Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.]] has denied the the New York Times has a [[liberal]] viewpoint and has stated the New York Times has a "urban" viewpoint.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  However, in the summer of 2004, the newspaper's then public editor (ombudsman), Daniel Okrent, published a piece on the Times' liberal bias and cited the example of their coverage of [[Homosexuality and Marriage|homosexual marriage]].<ref>http://www.cnsnews.com/facts/2007/facts2007914.asp</ref><ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html?ei=5088&en=452926dcb11511a3&ex=1248667200&pagewanted=all&position=</ref>  

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'''The following persons, organizations, television programs or media outlets have well known liberal bias:'''

'''The following persons, organizations, television programs or media outlets have well known liberal bias:'''