<i>What does it have to do with the New York Times though? I searched the article for references to them, and there is only one that isn&#x27;t relevant to what we are talking about.</i><p>My point is that even these &quot;minor&quot; nitpicks add up, and if they consistently point a particular way, that means something. The original NYTimes article referenced clearly played down one side, you don&#x27;t get such awkward phrasing by accident.<p><i>I agree it&#x27;s a concern, but I don&#x27;t think it necessarily affects people doing their jobs as professional journalists and we still need some evidence of it.</i><p>See <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;journalism.indiana.edu&#x2F;general-news&#x2F;news&#x2F;press-release-survey-finds-u-s-journalists-less-satisfied-have-less-autonomy&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;journalism.indiana.edu&#x2F;general-news&#x2F;news&#x2F;press-releas...</a><p>* Also, as I mentioned, the leading platforms in cable news, business news, and talk radio are heavily Republican; there&#x27;s hardly a lack of balance.*<p>The example you gave of business news is the WSJ, which <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sscnet.ucla.edu&#x2F;polisci&#x2F;faculty&#x2F;groseclose&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;MediaBias.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sscnet.ucla.edu&#x2F;polisci&#x2F;faculty&#x2F;groseclose&#x2F;pdfs&#x2F;M...</a> finds to be more liberal than the NYTimes in <i>news</i> articles.