[DW]

I am a former daily newspaper editor and writer. During my newspaper career, I would have soon be killed than to concede bias on the part of journalists or their media outlets but age, wisdom and experience have since shown me otherwise. My colleagues and I strived to be as objective and impartial as possible. I don’t know that we always succeeded, but at least we tried. Some journalists do a better job of it than others — while some blatantly cast their stories in a particular light. The bias may be conscious or unintended and can creep in due to any number of reasons including but not limited to pressure from advertisers (e.g. car dealers who typically wield significant influence), the publisher’s or other management preferences and the reporter’s own viewpoint. Consider our own preconceived notions. By ‘our,’ I mean the media. I’ll bet you didn’t think Dan Rather had a liberal bias, but that you think Fox News (cable) puts a conservative spin on their stories. Do you watch Fox News? I’ll bet not! Another example: Do you think the Wall Street Journal is a conservative newspaper and the New York Times a liberal publication? Answer honestly! Most conservatives charge the media is liberal and biased and they turn to Fox News and the Wall Street Journal for ‘objective’ reporting, while liberals like CNN and the New York Times and think Fox News and the Wall Street Journal are biased. I could go on but I think you get my drift about spin.

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Name : DW, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 38, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Journalist, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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