Liberal Media Being Destroyed By Own Bias, Author Says
by Chad Groening
July 19, 2004
(AgapePress) - The founder and president of the Media Research Center believes the ongoing liberal bias at major news organizations will cause their imminent collapse.L. Brent Bozell's new book is called Weapons of Mass Distortion: The Coming Meltdown of the Liberal Media (Crown Forum, 2004). According to the author, that process of destruction has actually already started. He says a look at current trends reveals people's growing awareness of the liberal media's left wing bias, and "the public isn't liking it and is leaving."
The change over time has been dramatic. "Fifteen years ago you had about 20 percent of the American people that believed the media were biased. Today that number is 89 percent," Bozell says.
And now, Bozell notes, this new awareness is giving the public a different perspective, and their reaction spells trouble for the liberal news outlets. "The public is fed up with the news media," he says, "and they're going to other sources of information. That's why I predict a meltdown."
But while ABC, NBC, and CBS have lost 50 percent of their viewership, the author notes that the Fox News Channel -- which he describes as "fair and balanced" -- has actually gained ground.
"If you look at the numbers, you see that ABC, NBC, and CBS have lost approximately 50 percent of their audiences since 1994," Bozell says. Meanwhile, he notes, "CNN is in a complete freefall, and MSNBC is so far in last place in the ratings, you have to have binoculars to find them. The only thing that is growing is FOX."
The reason FOX is doing so well, as well as the reason talk radio continues to grow, "is that it's not the same thing as the networks," Bozell asserts. And if trends continue, he says, the Fox cable news organization could actually threaten the "Big Three."
