Quote Originally Posted by halo
There are no unbiased news sources. You have to have an equal amount of bias. Read biased articles from both sides and then come to your own conclusion on the subject matter.
Halo's right. The reality is that any news source is a business and a business exists to make money. The other reality is that the truth is often boring and, as such, the truth doesn't sell. Whether the news source leans to the right or to the left, they all only tell partial truths, and twist them, to make the story more exciting.

It's also a fact that most people will form their opinion about a news story from the headline (or the opening statement if a tv news source). The media definitely uses this to sway people's opinions. For example, if you saw the headline "Police Pursue and Shoot Unarmed African American Man" your first impression will likely be "bastard racist cops". If, however, the headline says "Police Forced to Kill Child Killer After Harrowing Pursuit" you'd be thinking the guy got what he deserved. These could be two stories, from two different news sources, about the same incident. The different sources just use differet language, placed in a different way, to stear thier audience one way or another.

You may think "whatever, I can think for myself" but lets face it, most Americans are sheep, happy to be brainwashed and led around. How else could George "Dubya" Bush get elected? If you need furthur proof, just look at Bong (sorry pal, couldn't help myself )