On the recordOctober 3, 2000
the evidence is mounting that the media tilts left. In its recent poll, ``Editor and Publisher'' magazine found that two-thirds of newspaper readers feel that Al Gore receives preferential treatment. Most revealing, two-thirds of the newspaper readers who consider themselves independents also said there is bias favoring Al Gore. It is no surprise that over half of George Bush's supporters says there is press bias, compared to less than a third of Al Gore's supporters. Media bias is dangerous to our democracy. It prevents the American people from getting the facts, and if we do not have the facts, we cannot make good decisions. We should help the media remember that their job is to give us fair, objective, and impartial news reports. No one should play games with the people's right to know the facts. The media should give us the news straight.
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