Being observed by many viewers gives them a chance to try and convince the audience to take a side on politics. Many news channel companies are told what to say even if some of the employers may disagree. They find ways to get to the public like exaggerating a story and even to lie on purpose. A Well know journalist such as John Stossel and Bernie Goldberg are witnesses of this action. Both worked for recognized news broadcasters and had very different viewpoints on what to say on issues. On, Stossel In The Classroom, Stossel interviews Bernie Goldberg on the subject of; dealing with media bias. In this interview Bernie explained why mainstream media is bias mentioning that the networks need reality checks and how groupthink happens among the information this means there are many people who think alike and believe that what they are writing is true. This “truth” is then filtered through a liberal prism. Goldberg also says that the problem with bias is the networks get to decide what viewers can hear or see on any issue that is being broadcasted. Goldberg and Stossel are both proof of bias in the media existing and once worked for well know news channels and were then fired for being libertarians, wanting to say truth, because in reality that is what a true journalist …show more content…
On many occasions, once society notices something they do not like, bias will be an automatic idea that will come to them realizing that the bias within the mainstream media exists. Since this has been discovered there are now “watchdog groups” who run through various information from other news stations to identify what is and is not reliable as well as helpful blog posts for viewers to see the other side of the news. Paul Farhi a reporter from, The Washington Post says, “A clear majority (66 percent)say news organizations in general are “often inaccurate”. This sixty six percent comes from people who were asked about news sources being objective and fair. There is much more proof out there for many to take into consideration. Newscast and companies will never admit bias