Wise words from Homer Simpson.

This comment lodged in my mind for two reasons, one being that it was the only sensible remark he has ever made, and t'other was because it struck a chord with me.

I have long noticed a distinct bias in my daily newspaper. Although the owners of this paper are not of this particular religion, it is all too obvious from the names of their journalists, that many of the hacks are.  Moreover, the content of their articles display an ever increasing bias in support of this particular religion.  Why should this be, I ponder ? And what the Hell ( pardon the pun ) can I do anything about it ?

Should I do anything about it ?  If it annoyed Homer, then I feel that I am entitled to be equally affronted.

Touché, and how right you are, amigo !  But I am talking here about flagrantly overt bias of the very worst kind. Moreover, it springs from a newspaper that, whilst a tad conservative and Right wing ( like me, perchance ), has normally prided itself, and been recognised as, largely being free of bias......which is a large part of why I read the bloody thing !

Media bias has existed since there has been media.  My own local newspaper is heavily biased toward Rep. Con. views, whilst the Philly Inquirer is more bent to the Liberal views.

Back in the day, that local paper, was so biased against the town it took it's name from it had to change it's name.

 

Don't you think that this re-branding goes on all of the time, my friend. If we're talking about politicians, then I expect it started about the time of Harold Wilson, who was well known for dropping the ferret, losing his cloth cap, hiding his roll your own fags ( when he moved amongst the proles ), to his Gannex raincoat, Homburg and cigars image when he circulated amongst the hoi-polloi. It might even have started as early as Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas - Home, both of whom advocated a flushing out of the old embalming fluid, and replacing it with new when they saw troubled times ahead.