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Irish media bias?

Ponster · 2008-10-28 08:30:45

Over the course of the US elections this year you can't help but hear about of the media bias. FoxNews and Drudge leaning right and almost everyone else claimed to be leaning left. Is it the same way in Ireland? Are there some newspapers which tend to have a more favourable slant towards FF or others towards FG ? Are some…

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#32 17-11-2008 9:11pm
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The tabloids and the Irish Independent seem to have a very right-wing bias (particularly Kevin Myers and Ian o' Doherty's columns).

RTE seems fairly non-biased from what I see.

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#33 18-11-2008 8:06pm
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there's right wing bias and then there's establishment bias, ie rte and irish times

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#34 18-11-2008 8:09pm
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djpbarry wrote: »

I think RTE is reasonably impartial and a pretty reputable organisation. I would consider most of their news pretty trustworthy.

You're joking right?

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#35 18-11-2008 9:21pm
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AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

You're joking right?

No. Why?

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