S8 E3: About that Liberal Media

About this episode

The episode explores claims of liberal bias in U.S. news media and its implications.

For generations, many on the political right have claimed that major news media in the U.S. have a pronounced liberal bias. Is it true? And why does it matter? We take a fresh look. By John Biewen with co-host Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Michael Massing, Peter Beinart, and William Youmans. Story editor: Diane Hodson. Assistant Producer, Arlene Arevalo. Fact-checking by Anna Pujol Mazzini. Music by Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Michelle Osis, Lili Haydn, Alex Weston, James Nathan Jones, and Jason Hill. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Hosts: John Biewen, Chenjerai Kumanyika

Guests: Michael Massing, Peter Beinart, William Youmans

Topics covered

• media bias
• politics
• news
• liberalism
• interviews
• cultural analysis

Keywords

• liberal media
• news bias
• political right
• media analysis
• interviews
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, Narrative Music, dovetail.prx.org

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