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NeedleCast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 01:10 PM
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23. Neither. It focuses on sensationalism.
Edited on Wed Jun-17-09 01:11 PM by NeedleCast
SOme shows obviously of a bias (Faux News being the most easily seen), but for the most part, the media wants to keep butts in seats (and watching their advertising) so they run the stories that people want to see. If it's controversail, violent, or has some other sensational component, all the better.

Edit: It also depends on where an individual falls on the political specturm. The further you are from center, the more likely you'll see a lean in one direction or another.
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