Bias In The Great Gatsby
Although media bias is clearly seen in the news primarily serves as Goldberg's main focal point, his argument certainly falls between both, his passion and animosity. Goldberg's excessive emotional tone weakens the relevance to his case. In his introduction, Goldberg writes "…let me state without any fear whatsoever that I might be wrong: Anyone who writes a book to be vindictive is almost certainly insane…but my guess is it would be easier to give birth to triplets than write a book, especially if you've never written one before" (Goldberg 2001, 21). In insisting his motive was to respectively voice an acknowledged, yet unsettled issue of the liberal bias in the news' such a statement entails otherwise. This allegation not only imposes vengeance
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First, Goldberg relates CBS News with the similarities of a mafia. Goldberg does this by specifically describing "the wise men of the mob and the newsmen at the networks have a similar kind of people skills…they are just a bunch of honorable men who care about the important things in life and only hurt people who hurt them—that allows these wise men to crush anyone that gets in their way" (Goldberg 2001, 23). Secondly, Goldberg refers to Dan Rather, CBS Evening News' anchorman, as "The Dan." Goldberg indicates Dan Rather to be "the one behind the big anchorman smile. The one the public doesn't get to see. The one who operates with the cool precision of a Mafia hit man who kisses you on the cheek right before he puts a bullet through your eyeball" (Goldberg 2001, 25). As it is rather interesting how Goldberg draws such striking relations between news outlets and its executives to a "News Mafia," it also draws a rather delicate line for an observer to differentiate between Goldberg's speculation of liberal bias within the media and his resentment against his own organization. In his cry for retaliation through literature, Goldberg does not meet the qualifications as a guiltless individual. It was rather apparent to what extent his resentment toward the CBS network and it's administrative which evidently directed Goldberg in his
First, Goldberg relates CBS News with the similarities of a mafia. Goldberg does this by specifically describing "the wise men of the mob and the newsmen at the networks have a similar kind of people skills…they are just a bunch of honorable men who care about the important things in life and only hurt people who hurt them—that allows these wise men to crush anyone that gets in their way" (Goldberg 2001, 23). Secondly, Goldberg refers to Dan Rather, CBS Evening News' anchorman, as "The Dan." Goldberg indicates Dan Rather to be "the one behind the big anchorman smile. The one the public doesn't get to see. The one who operates with the cool precision of a Mafia hit man who kisses you on the cheek right before he puts a bullet through your eyeball" (Goldberg 2001, 25). As it is rather interesting how Goldberg draws such striking relations between news outlets and its executives to a "News Mafia," it also draws a rather delicate line for an observer to differentiate between Goldberg's speculation of liberal bias within the media and his resentment against his own organization. In his cry for retaliation through literature, Goldberg does not meet the qualifications as a guiltless individual. It was rather apparent to what extent his resentment toward the CBS network and it's administrative which evidently directed Goldberg in his