
Is the press biased? Is the Pope Catholic?
by Richard Rider
Jaded cynic that I am, still I was stunned by the biased “news” story today in the nominally centrist SAN DIEGO U-T. It’s anawesomedemonstration of how liberal bias in media is so strong that the reporters and editors don’t even think of it as bias.
The “news” story below is an ode to Pop Francis — especially for his calls for social justice and drastic environmental restrictions because of global warming. But the story interviews only the usual cabal of left wing activists who back the progressive agenda. The number of people at the staged Pope’s cheerleader gatherings (watching him on TV or holding press conferences) number in the dozens at best — not the hundreds, let alone thousands.
Read the headline and the sub-headline below. You’d think all of San Diego was enthralled by the Pope and his economic message. Of course, that’s not the case — not even close. I find such dishonesty breathtaking.
Not a single dissenting opinion was presented, in spite of using two reporters to assemble this propaganda piece. The story touts… Read More