What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News

WHAT LIBERAL MEDIA? THE TRUTH ABOUT BIAS AND THE NEWS

by Eric Alterman Basic Books; February 2003

Alterman argues that the conservatives in the newspapers, television, talk radio, and the Republican party are lying about liberal bias and repeating the same lies long enough that they've taken on a patina of truth. The perception of such a bias has cowed many media outlets into presenting more conservative opinions to counterbalance a bias, which does not, in fact, exist,