Are European Media Outlets Given An Unfair Fress Pass When It Comes To Bias?

[VX250]

I've noticed a lot of people often knock various US newspapers and news channels for having bias.

However, British newspapers often openly declare their bias, and knock and personally insult Bush on the front page. I.e. their headline "PS WE ARE HERE" with a map.

I think across the board, the European media does have an agenda, and unlike the US media, they don't even bother trying to hide it. While their are some exceptions, they are mostly pretty biased and unreliable.

 

[Nylan]

Everyone and everything that is written is biased. It's impossible to escape such unless you are a

This isn't really news. The European media declares it's bias, the American media assumes you already know.



EDIT: Where's the radioactive monkey or chuck norris option?

 

[Perfection]

I.e. their headline "PS WE ARE HERE" with a map.

Linkiepoo?

 

[Bill3000]

Europe is Britain?

By the way, you broke your promise that you wouldn't create any more dumb polls today.

 

[Stylesjl]

I'm gonna vote "No" mostly because you are incoherent in what you are exactly trying to say

 

[Evie]

At least they're honest about where they stand.

It's more than the American media can say.

 

[LucyDuke]

I think across the board, the European media does have an agenda, and unlike the US media, they don't even bother trying to hide it.

What US media agency is biased and tries to hide it?

 

[Evie]

All of them. Not necessarily bisaed in a left vs right sort of way, but all of them have one bias or another - if only a decidedly pro-American bias (of course, that's simple economics : an american media outlet that engaged in blatant america-bashing wouldn't last long)

 

[Pasi Nurminen]

To an extent, they are. They are a business and put on what is best for business, within limits. They are, of course, not as bad as American media outlets.

 

[Verbose]

Public service has the option of at least trying to tell the audience what is an informed opinion about things, not just sell a commodity by catering to the lowest common denominator of the audience.

Besides, bias and unreliability aren't quite the same thing.

Generally the problem with US media foreign reporting is low quality. That's why a segment of the the US public have started hunting for perspectives from elsewhere.

 

[Theige]

To an extent, they are. They are a business and put on what is best for business, within limits. They are, of course, not as bad as American media outlets.

Of course.

 

[Winner]

I've noticed a lot of people often knock various US newspapers and news channels for having bias.

However, British newspapers often openly declare their bias, and knock and personally insult Bush on the front page. I.e. their headline "PS WE ARE HERE" with a map.

Well, Americans need a lecture in geography, so... never mind.

 

[amadeus]

Well, Americans need a lecture in geography, so... never mind.

Europeans need a lesson in humility, so...

 

[Winner]

Europeans need a lesson in humility, so...

Europeans? Well, we've got so many of them there can hardly be someone more humble in this world. Of course we tend to compensate this by humiliating Americans, but hey, they are convenient target, nobody else gives a damn

 

[azzaman333]

All media is biased. The important thing is to read all the bias and make your own decisions from there.

 

[Truronian]

Something can only be biased with respect to another thing... who's to say what that thing is?

 

[ainwood]

Moderator Action: Stop with the Europe vs USA trolling & flaming.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[Volum]

I doubt it, i dont think theres that much of a difference.

 

[Mirc]

British newspapers are clearly biased. The rest not so much, but they do follow the political interest of some groups, as everywhere.

 

[Winner]

British newspapers are clearly biased. The rest not so much, but they do follow the political interest of some groups, as everywhere.

In Czech rep., newspapers are clearly oriented to certain segment of society. They don't say so, but you know where they stand.

British or French press is even more... pronounced.