Tilt?: The Search for Media Bias
Nine in ten Americans believe the media are biased. Trust in journalists ranks beneath that in lawyers, and even the media themselves regularly portray their own industry as slanted toward Democrats and liberals. These perceptions, however, do not coincide with reality, as David Niven reveals in his bold new take on an often-debated subject. Tilt? The Search for Media Bias presents the first comprehensive review of the charges, the evidence, and the effects, beginning with a simple but...
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Presents the first comprehensive review of the charges, the evidence, and the effects of media bias allegations.
IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgments1Slanted Headlines: How the Media Cover Media Bias12Reporters and Car Salesmen: Public Opinion on the Media353The Jury Is Still Out: Academic Evidence on Media Bias514An Objective Test of Partisan Media Bias735Biases Without Publicists: Negativity, Race, and Gender Bias in the News976The Partisans Who Cried Wolf: Implications of the Media Bias Claims, Coverage, and Reality115Postscript: Bias and Terror129Appendix133Bibliography137Index151
