Many thanks to Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby for sharing his views about liberal media bias at our class on Wednesday evening. If you haven’t had a chance yet to read the pieces he discussed, you will find them here. I know you are all working hard on your book reviews, but these are short commentaries that are worth spending a few moments with.
Below are the slides for the talk I gave before Jacoby arrived — what you might call a “prebuttal.” My contention is that though there is a broad liberal consensus within the mainstream media, it does not affect coverage as much as conservatives imagine that it does.
Perspectives on Journalism Ethics 