http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/05/nervous-watchdogs/ studying the media ecosystem Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/05/nervous-watchdogs/#comment-8342 MiniMediaGuy » Blog Archive » Editor sued by publisher says journalism “under siege” Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/05/nervous-watchdogs/#comment-8342 [...] Okay, I understand, and I do not dismiss the likelihood nor the consternation over such perceived biases. But surveys of political bias miss a much larger point: mass media journalists are fearful. I’ve addressed this point before in a posting called Nervous Watchdogs. Because when you’re worried about layoffs — or in the case of Jerry Roberts, worse – that must affect the nature and character of the news. [...] [...] Okay, I understand, and I do not dismiss the likelihood nor the consternation over such perceived biases. But surveys of political bias miss a much larger point: mass media journalists are fearful. I’ve addressed this point before in a posting called Nervous Watchdogs. Because when you’re worried about layoffs — or in the case of Jerry Roberts, worse – that must affect the nature and character of the news. [...]

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