Friday, July 07, 2006
Canadian Liberal Media Bias 101
Bush and Harper together at a press conference (Photo by AP)
MEDIA WATCH
As I'm watching the coverage of Harper's trip to Washington, I've been struck by how many times the Canadian media has made it a point to refer to Harper and Bush as ideological comrades.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall the press ever referring to Jean Chretien and Bill Clinton as fellow liberals, even though that's exactly what they are.
You see, this is what happens when you have a press corps dominated by people who think conservatives are the other guy.
It's a textbook case of media bias.
As I'm watching the coverage of Harper's trip to Washington, I've been struck by how many times the Canadian media has made it a point to refer to Harper and Bush as ideological comrades.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall the press ever referring to Jean Chretien and Bill Clinton as fellow liberals, even though that's exactly what they are.
You see, this is what happens when you have a press corps dominated by people who think conservatives are the other guy.
It's a textbook case of media bias.
